Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.210–0.110 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.020. The company issued revenue guidance of $87.0 million-$97.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $98.2 million.

Universal Electronics Trading Down 4.5 %

NASDAQ UEIC traded down $0.43 on Thursday, hitting $9.22. 73,853 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 56,858. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $10.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.79. The company has a market capitalization of $120.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 1.19. Universal Electronics has a 52-week low of $7.53 and a 52-week high of $14.20.

Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The technology company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.04). Universal Electronics had a negative return on equity of 8.61% and a negative net margin of 6.96%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Universal Electronics will post -0.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UEIC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. B. Riley upgraded Universal Electronics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $11.00 to $14.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Universal Electronics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities raised shares of Universal Electronics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, November 8th.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Paul D. Arling sold 13,185 shares of Universal Electronics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.73, for a total transaction of $154,660.05. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 283,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,326,803.95. This trade represents a 4.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 9.37% of the company’s stock.

Universal Electronics Company Profile

Universal Electronics Inc designs, develops, manufactures, ships, and supports control and sensor technology solutions in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, rest of Asia, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company offers voice-enabled automatically-programmed universal two-way radio frequency, as well as infrared remote controls to video service providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), retailers, and private label customers; wall-mount and handheld thermostat controllers and connected accessories for smart energy management systems to OEM customers, hotels, hospitality, and system integrators; proprietary and standards-based RF sensors for residential security, safety, and home automation applications; and integrated circuits on which its software and universal device control database is embedded to OEMs, video service providers, and private label customers.