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Universal Display Co. (NASDAQ:OLED) Receives $225.88 Average PT from Analysts

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Universal Display Co. (NASDAQ:OLED - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $225.88.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on OLED. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Universal Display from $198.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 2nd. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Universal Display from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Susquehanna raised their target price on Universal Display from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Roth Mkm upped their price target on Universal Display from $189.00 to $217.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Universal Display from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Universal Display in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Universal Display during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Universal Display by 60.2% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 173 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Universal Display by 210.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 233 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in Universal Display in the second quarter valued at $44,000. Institutional investors own 78.19% of the company's stock.

Universal Display Trading Down 4.6 %

Shares of Universal Display stock traded down $9.83 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $204.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 639,459 shares, compared to its average volume of 361,861. Universal Display has a one year low of $133.67 and a one year high of $237.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $201.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.42.

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The semiconductor company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $158.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $159.46 million. Universal Display had a net margin of 35.74% and a return on equity of 15.25%. Universal Display's revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.04 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Universal Display will post 4.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Universal Display Company Profile

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Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers PHOLED technologies and materials for displays and lighting products under the UniversalPHOLED brand.

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