STMicroelectronics Shares Trade at 52-Week High Thursday
24 January 2020 - 8:25AM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
Shares of STMicroelectronics NV (STM) hit a 52-week high
Thursday, after the company reported fourth-quarter results that
beat analysts' expectations and offered guidance for the first
quarter of 2020.
At 3:43 p.m. EST, the company's shares had risen 5.57% to trade
at $29.97. Earlier in the session, they hit a 52-week high of
$30.22. Volume topped 5.3 million shares, above the 65-day average
volume of some 1.9 million.
The company reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of 43
cents on sales of $2.754 billion. Analysts were expecting EPS of 40
cents on sales of $2.713 billion, according to FactSet. The company
had guided fourth-quarter sales of $2.68 billion.
The semiconductor company also said it was anticipating
first-quarter net revenue of $2.36 billion, an increase of 13.7%
from the year ago period.
On Thursday morning, Craig-Hallum said it was raising its price
target on the stock to $34 per share from $28.
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
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