Universal Display Corporation (OLED) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 17th

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:OLED) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a dividend of 0.50 per share by the semiconductor company on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a 11.1% increase from Universal Display’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45.

Universal Display has raised its dividend by an average of 0.2%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 8 years. Universal Display has a dividend payout ratio of 35.3% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Universal Display to earn $5.41 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 37.0%.

Universal Display Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ OLED opened at $94.07 on Friday. Universal Display has a 52-week low of $93.03 and a 52-week high of $163.21. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55, a P/E/G ratio of 7.39 and a beta of 1.65. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $114.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $126.20.

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The semiconductor company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.11. Universal Display had a net margin of 37.21% and a return on equity of 14.07%. The company had revenue of $172.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.35 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Universal Display will post 4.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Universal Display News

Here are the key news stories impacting Universal Display this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Unrelated industry note — Fabrinet (FN) has risen recently on strong demand for optical and AI‑driven HPC components; this is sector context but not directly tied to OLED. Fabrinet Stock Rises 9% in 3 Months
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut multiple 2026 and 2027 quarterly EPS estimates for Universal Display and maintained a “Hold” rating — reductions include Q1–Q4 2026 and several 2027 quarters, plus a lower FY2026 view (from $5.28 to $4.86). This broad set of downward revisions signals weaker near‑term growth expectations and is the primary driver of the stock decline. MarketBeat OLED Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks also lowered specific mid‑ and late‑2027 quarterly forecasts (examples: Q1 2027 to $1.31 from $1.44; Q3 2027 to $1.42 from $1.57; Q4 2027 to $1.48) while issuing an FY2028 estimate of $5.87 — mixed longer‑term view but the immediate impact is negative because near‑term EPS were trimmed. MarketBeat OLED Coverage

Universal Display Company Profile

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: OLED) is a technology company specializing in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) solutions. The company develops and commercializes materials, technologies and software used in the creation of OLED displays and lighting. Its offerings include proprietary phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) materials, display driver integrated circuits and process technologies that enable higher efficiency, longer lifetimes and improved color performance for a range of display and lighting applications.

Universal Display’s core business is licensing its extensive OLED patent portfolio to display manufacturers and providing them with the key organic materials needed for device fabrication.