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STMicroelectronics N.V.

$STM·$64B·Semiconductors·Technology
$67.75-3.4%YTD+146.2%1Y+114.9%
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STSTM
$STMSTMicroelectronics N.V.
$67.75-3.39%1.3k posts+43%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $STM, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-14

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

STMicro at 149% YTD with 435x P/E — 9 days from earnings and the multiple has to defend the entire European semi cycle recovery.

STMicroelectronics is the European analog + power semi franchise (auto, industrial, personal electronics). Up 149% YTD in one of the year's largest single-stock moves, the July 23 print has to defend a multiple that has priced in a full cycle recovery.

  • The mechanics are showing the cyclical reset the bulls wanted: revenue grew 23% YoY last quarter to $3.10B with 34% gross margin and 3% operating margin — the cyclical bottom is behind, but the margin recovery is still early.
  • Valuation is where the argument really is: at 435x TTM P/E and 5x sales for a business that had negative EPS not long ago, the multiple has priced continued cycle recovery through FY27 — consensus at $1.29 FY26 EPS rising to $2.63 in FY27 is the target the market is holding.
  • The pricing-power signal is real: STM led the first round of power-semi pricing hikes (ADI followed), and lead-times and pricing trends higher for MOSFETs — that's what an early cyclical inflection looks like.
  • The insider tape is a clean-quiet: no Section 16 activity in the period, no filings drama — a name where the trade is fully on the earnings print and the cycle read.

The path if it works is the July 23 Q2 print landing above $0.26 EPS with FY26 revenue guide above $14.3B consensus, Automotive segment margin expansion, and a firm Industrial-orders reacceleration commentary — that sustains the 149% YTD run toward $80. A guide-down on Automotive, an Industrial-orders slip, or an ADI-comparative margin miss is what caps this at $68.

Agrees with X sentimentAgrees with the semi pricing-power framing — STM leading the MOSFET pricing hikes plus ADI following is real early-cycle-recovery data. Where the crowd is honest: the RS-65 Power Semi breakdown alongside ALGM and MPWR is a real technical signal — the print at 435x TTM P/E has to deliver, not just meet.

What to watch: July 23 Q2 earnings: EPS above $0.26, FY26 revenue guide above $14.3B, Automotive segment margin expansion, and firm Industrial-orders reacceleration commentary sustains the 149% YTD run toward $80. Automotive guide-down, Industrial-orders slip, or ADI-comparative margin miss caps this at $68.

On the calendar: 2026-07-23 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Mixed sentiment⚠5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-11 · top-engagement diverged

STMicroelectronics draws mixed views with bulls noting Q2 2026 earnings release timing announced, power semiconductor pricing hikes (STM led first, followed by ADI), and lead-time and pricing trends higher for MOSFETs. Skeptics flag Power Semiconductors RS 65 breakdown alongside ALGM and MPWR as semi-adjacent groups losing structure while the core still holds. Sentiment splits between fundamental pricing power and technical breakdown.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes microcontrollers, silicon carbide power chips, and imaging sensors for automotive, industrial, and IoT markets; European semiconductor.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $STM.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $STM

Partial — Makes microcontrollers, silicon carbide power chips, and imaging sensors for automotive, industrial, and IoT markets; European semiconductor; this segment overlaps with the AI capex and HBM/compute demand cycle but is not the dominant revenue driver.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
+60.1%YTD
+103.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
435.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
0.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
3.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
0.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
34.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.13$0.19-31.6%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$0.11$0.27-59.3%
Q3 2025Oct 23, 2025$0.29$0.22+31.8%
Q2 2025Jul 24, 2025$0.06$0.10-40.0%
Next earningsThu, Jul 23·consensus EPS $0.26

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.1B+22.8%33.8%3.1%$0.04$155.5M
Q4 FY25$3.3B+0.1%35.2%6.2%$-0.03$-62K
Q3 FY25$3.2B-2.4%33.2%5.1%$0.26$182.4M
Q2 FY25$2.8B-13.3%33.0%-0.9%$-0.11$-177.2M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 11 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$14.3B$13.7B – $14.6B$1.29$1.03 – $1.6511
FY27$16.7B$15.7B – $17.7B$2.63$1.80 – $3.3811
FY28$18.8B$17.4B – $19.8B$3.91$3.52 – $4.164
FY29$16.7B$15.4B – $17.5B$2.28$2.05 – $2.435
FY30$18.0B$16.6B – $18.9B$2.51$2.26 – $2.675

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.77%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-2.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+68.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 888.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.565-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 20 other (16 6-Ks · 1 11-K · 1 SD · 1 F-3ASR) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

STM vs. ADI: Which Semiconductor Stock Looks More Attractive Now?zacks.com·19h agoWill STMicroelectronics' AI Partnerships Spark Its Next Revenue Wave?zacks.com·2d agoLive Nasdaq Composite: Tech Stocks Rise in Relief, Treasury Yields Fall as Cooler Inflation Gives Markets a Tailwind247wallst.com·2d agoThe Physical AI Proof Points Are Suddenly Everywhereinvestorplace.com·2d agoFTSE 100 Live: AstraZeneca drags while Computacenter soars, US AI stocks gainproactiveinvestors.com·7d ago

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