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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)

Technology | Semiconductors | Hsinchu City, Taiwan | NYSE
23.46 USD -0.88 (-3.615%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 23.36 -0.10 (-0.100%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:36 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is mixed, characterized by a defensive posture from retail and institutional traders. While the stock has rallied significantly off its lows, the options market is screaming caution, with massive put open interest acting as a psychological ceiling and a potential crash target. This defensive positioning contrasts with the company's actual operational recovery; earnings growth is robust at nearly 108%, and the business is generating strong free cash flow. However, the market remains skeptical of the valuation, evidenced by the wide dispersion in analyst targets and the fact that the stock trades at a premium to its book value despite a low P/S ratio. The recent price action shows volatility rather than a clean breakout, suggesting that while the fundamental story is turning positive, the path to a full valuation re-rating will likely be choppy and contested.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.353173
AutoETS0.699015
MSTL0.715143
AutoARIMA0.851146

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 28%
H-stat 27.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.322
Excess Kurtosis -1.05
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 18.694
Revenue per Share 96.395
Market Cap 58,867,863,552
Trailing P/E 39.76
Forward P/E 28.77
Beta 1.57
Profit Margins 20.82%
Website https://www.umc.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest (OI) walls at strikes significantly below the current price, particularly in the 10-22 strike range for near-term expirations. This suggests a fear of a sharp downside correction or a 'mean reversion' trade targeting a drop back toward historical lows. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a baseline bullish bias but lacking the aggressive speculative volume seen in the put side.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.67% 1.67% 4.46% 6.05%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-08 0.412000 1.665993
2025-06-24 0.483000 6.121673
2024-07-02 0.463000 5.578313
2023-06-26 0.586000 7.261462
2022-06-21 0.517000 6.486826
2021-07-21 0.285000 3.111354
2020-07-14 0.136000 4.927536
2019-07-15 0.094000 4.177778
2018-07-09 0.118000 4.229391
2017-07-11 0.083000 3.624454
2016-07-12 0.088000 4.378109
2015-07-14 0.089000 4.494949
2014-07-07 0.083000 3.254902
2013-07-08 0.068000 3.008850
2012-07-09 0.084000 4.057971
2011-07-22 0.193000 8.109243
2010-07-08 0.078000 2.549020
2008-08-08 0.123000 4.979757
2007-07-10 0.146871 2.972229
2006-08-02 0.083730 2.006579
2005-08-02 0.021962 0.423281
2002-08-05 0.183292 3.640776
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.41
dividendYield 1.69
exDividendDate 2026-07-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.10682005
lastDividendValue 0.412
lastDividendDate 2026-07-08
dividendDate 2026-08-06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 2.2715054
Address1 Hsinchu Science Park
Address2 No. 3, Li-Hsin 2nd Road
All Time High 28.96
All Time Low 1.42
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 1,200
Average Analyst Rating 3.8 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 16,004,950
Average Daily Volume3 Month 17,066,700
Average Volume 17,066,700
Average Volume10Days 16,004,950
Beta 1.572
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 2,800
Book Value 5.031506
City Hsinchu City
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Country Taiwan
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 23.46
Current Ratio 2.719
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 23.7285
Day Low 23.02
Debt To Equity 18.694
Display Name United Microelectronics
Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Dividend Rate 0.41
Dividend Yield 1.69
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,453,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,453,200
Earnings Growth 1.081
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.079
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,328,200
Ebitda 104,007,925,760
Ebitda Margins 0.43205002
Enterprise To Ebitda 0.008
Enterprise To Revenue 0.003
Enterprise Value 828,198,016
Eps Current Year 0.6922
Eps Forward 0.81532
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,468,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 886 3 577 9392
Fifty Day Average 20.647
Fifty Day Average Change 2.8129997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13624254
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 227.15054
Fifty Two Week High 28.96
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.5
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18991713
Fifty Two Week Low 6.56
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.5762196
Fifty Two Week Range 6.56 - 28.96
Financial Currency TWD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 969,370,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.84
Float Shares 2,204,394,276
Forward Eps 0.81532
Forward P E 28.773977
Free Cashflow 34,353,795,072
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 20,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.29609
Gross Profits 71,278,346,240
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.07236
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,509,286,774
Industry Semiconductors
Industry Disp Semiconductors
Industry Key semiconductors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,468,800
Last Dividend Value 0.412
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,218,153,600
Last Split Factor 1,045:1000
Long Business Summary United Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It manufactures and sells integrated circuits. The company offers circuit design; mask tooling; wafer fabrication; and assembly and testing services for communication devices, consumer electronics, computer, and other applications. It also provides venture capital and marketing support; consulting and planning; energy technical; solar engineering integrated design; research and development services; and insurance services. United Microelectronics Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Long Name United Microelectronics Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 58,867,863,552
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_528092
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 50,110,980,096
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 61,196,375,690
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 23.56
Operating Cashflow 98,019,819,520
Operating Margins 0.18457001
Payout Ratio 0.71449995
Peg Ratio 1.83
Phone 886 3 578 2258
Post Market Change -0.099998474
Post Market Change Percent -0.42625096
Post Market Price 23.36
Post Market Time 1,783,987,196
Previous Close 24.34
Price Eps Current Year 33.891937
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.6626196
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.24453679
Profit Margins 0.20816
Quick Ratio 2.178
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key underperform
Recommendation Mean 3.75
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.880001
Regular Market Change Percent -3.61545
Regular Market Day High 23.7285
Regular Market Day Low 23.02
Regular Market Day Range 23.02 - 23.7285
Regular Market Open 23.56
Regular Market Previous Close 24.34
Regular Market Price 23.46
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 18,490,113
Return On Assets 0.04833
Return On Equity 0.12515001
Revenue Growth 0.055
Revenue Per Share 96.395
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 2,509,286,774
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0104
Shares Short 26,177,159
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 26,098,399
Short Name United Microelectronics Corpora
Short Percent Of Float 0.0112
Short Ratio 1.35
Source Interval 15
Symbol UMC
Target High Price 37.42038
Target Low Price 7.4
Target Mean Price 16.24496
Target Median Price 10.07972
Total Cash 134,263,775,232
Total Cash Per Share 53.368
Total Debt 76,035,743,744
Total Revenue 240,732,143,616
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.10682005
Trailing Eps 0.59
Trailing P E 39.76271
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.8342
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.7953
Two Hundred Day Average Change 11.6647
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.9889278
Type Disp Equity
Volume 18,490,113
Website https://www.umc.com