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Universal Display Corporation (OLED)

Technology | Electronic Components | Ewing, United States | NasdaqGS
82.98 USD -1.87 (-2.204%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 82.98

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:33 a.m. EDT

Universal Display presents a classic value-versus-growth dilemma. The company boasts a fortress balance sheet with minimal debt and ample cash, supporting a reliable dividend that has grown consistently over the past five years. However, the core business is contracting, with revenue and earnings both in double-digit decline, which casts doubt on the sustainability of this payout trajectory. While the stock trades near its 52-week lows, offering a margin of safety against further downside, the lack of top-line expansion limits the long-term upside potential. Speculators are caught in a tug-of-war, placing protective hedges at current levels while simultaneously betting on a rebound toward the $140 range. For the patient investor, the strong fundamentals offer a floor, but the missing growth engine prevents a strong buy recommendation at this stage.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.052714
MSTL0.056116
AutoETS0.062420
AutoARIMA0.063745

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 7.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.221
Excess Kurtosis -0.82
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 1.288
Revenue per Share 12.867
Market Cap 3,814,328,320
Trailing P/E 20.49
Forward P/E 17.43
Beta 1.56
Profit Margins 32.24%
Website https://oled.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are displaying a conflicted stance with elevated implied volatility indicating uncertainty. Call buyers are aggressively targeting the $125 to $160 range, suggesting a belief in a significant recovery, while put buyers are hedging downside risks near the $95 level. The heavy open interest at the $140 strike acts as a psychological resistance zone, whereas the $95 put volume spike suggests active protection against further weakness.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.56% 1.81% 1.23% 1.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-16 0.50 0.558036
2026-03-17 0.50 0.531632
2025-12-17 0.45 0.390117
2025-09-16 0.45 0.328515
2025-06-16 0.45 0.288684
2025-03-17 0.45 0.287522
2024-12-17 0.40 0.256657
2024-09-16 0.40 0.196638
2024-06-14 0.40 0.198610
2024-03-14 0.40 0.250094
2023-12-14 0.35 0.188273
2023-09-14 0.35 0.217797
2023-06-15 0.35 0.246098
2023-03-16 0.35 0.243648
2022-12-15 0.30 0.268625
2022-09-15 0.30 0.295654
2022-06-15 0.30 0.264317
2022-03-16 0.30 0.187359
2021-12-15 0.20 0.127632
2021-09-15 0.20 0.102417
2021-06-14 0.20 0.093002
2021-03-15 0.20 0.086685
2020-12-14 0.15 0.064502
2020-09-15 0.15 0.086891
2020-06-12 0.15 0.097453
2020-03-16 0.15 0.125723
2019-12-12 0.10 0.051201
2019-09-13 0.10 0.055331
2019-06-13 0.10 0.057511
2019-03-14 0.10 0.064599
2018-12-13 0.06 0.062208
2018-09-13 0.06 0.049669
2018-06-14 0.06 0.060852
2018-03-14 0.06 0.047695
2017-12-14 0.03 0.017595
2017-09-14 0.03 0.022736
2017-06-13 0.03 0.024969
2017-03-13 0.03 0.035842
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.0
dividendYield 2.36
exDividendDate 2026-09-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.9
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.022392457
lastDividendValue 0.5
lastDividendDate 2026-06-16
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.38665605
Address1 250 Phillips Boulevard
All Time High 262.77
All Time Low 3.0
Ask 83.39
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 724,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 756,751
Average Volume 756,751
Average Volume10Days 724,180
Beta 1.561
Bid 83.07
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 36.425
City Ewing
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 82.98
Current Ratio 8.498
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 85.73
Day Low 82.92
Debt To Equity 1.288
Display Name Universal Display
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Rate 2.0
Dividend Yield 2.36
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,445,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,445,200
Earnings Growth -0.249
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.265
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 257,538,000
Ebitda Margins 0.42433998
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.065
Enterprise To Revenue 5.544
Enterprise Value 3,364,708,096
Eps Current Year 4.19378
Eps Forward 4.7612
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.05
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 609 671 0995
Fifty Day Average 84.3086
Fifty Day Average Change -1.328598
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.01575875
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -38.665604
Fifty Two Week High 153.38
Fifty Two Week High Change -70.4
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.45899072
Fifty Two Week Low 76.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.560005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08584147
Fifty Two Week Range 76.42 - 153.38
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 829,229,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.96
Float Shares 42,124,927
Forward Eps 4.7612
Forward P E 17.428381
Free Cashflow 111,837,128
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 469
Fullday Change -1.87
Fullday Change Percent -2.20388
Fullday Price 82.98
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.73767996
Gross Profits 447,704,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.08344
Held Percent Institutions 0.9742
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,966,835
Industry Electronic Components
Industry Disp Electronic Components
Industry Key electronic-components
Ir Website http://www.universaldisplay.com/default.asp?contentID=580
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
Last Dividend Value 0.5
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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. It offers phosphorescent organic light-emitting diode (PHOLED) technologies and materials for displays and lighting products under the UniversalPHOLED brand. The company also offers FOLED that are flexible OLEDs for the fabrication of OLEDs on flexible substrates; and OVJP, an organic vapor jet printing technology. In addition, it provides technology development and support services, including third-party collaboration and support to third parties for the commercialization of their OLED products; and contract research services in the areas of chemical synthesis research, development, and commercialization for non-OLED applications, as well as engages in the intellectual property and technology licensing activities. The company has operations in South Korea, China, Japan, the United States, and internationally. Universal Display Corporation was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.
Long Name Universal Display Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,814,328,320
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_391070
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 195,643,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,900,285,949
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 85.02
Operating Cashflow 262,187,008
Operating Margins 0.35257998
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.4589
Peg Ratio 1.0
Phone 609 671 0980
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 82.98
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 84.85
Price Eps Current Year 19.786448
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.2781057
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.284854
Profit Margins 0.32243
Quick Ratio 5.628
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.77778
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.87
Regular Market Change Percent -2.20388
Regular Market Day High 85.73
Regular Market Day Low 82.92
Regular Market Day Range 82.92 - 85.73
Regular Market Open 85.02
Regular Market Previous Close 84.85
Regular Market Price 82.98
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 485,634
Return On Assets 0.06767
Return On Equity 0.115159996
Revenue Growth -0.114
Revenue Per Share 12.867
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 45,966,835
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.083900005
Shares Short 3,854,643
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,155,359
Short Name Universal Display Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0858
Short Ratio 5.13
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol OLED
Target High Price 158.0
Target Low Price 80.36
Target Mean Price 115.37333
Target Median Price 115.0
Total Cash 471,312,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.253
Total Debt 21,690,000
Total Revenue 606,908,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.9
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.022392457
Trailing Eps 4.05
Trailing P E 20.48889
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 100.71895
Two Hundred Day Average Change -17.738945
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.17612322
Type Disp Equity
Volume 485,634
Website https://oled.com
Zip 8,618