STMicroelectronics has missed earnings estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters with an average negative surprise of 34% and its quality score of 3.5 sits below the minimum threshold, while free cash flow is deeply negative at -245% of net income; the indicated price upside is also negative, making the fundamental and technical cases both weak.
Thesis pillars
- 23pct Revenue Growth Thesis→Stable
- Earnings Miss Streak 34pct Avg→Stable
- Below Quality Floor Negative Fcf→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM) Stock Analysis
Technology · Semiconductors
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $70.68: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.50; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
STMicroelectronics N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Analog products, MEMS and Sensors Group (AM&S); Power... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $70.68: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.50; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 18d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-06Recent Developments — STMicroelectronics N.V.
Latest news
- NEWS If You Invested $100 In STMicroelectronics Stock 15 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today — benzinga Jun 30, 2026
- NEWS Europe’s Reckoning: SpaceX’s Record IPO Exposes the Continent’s Space Gap — benzinga Jun 26, 2026 neutral
- NEWS STMicroelectronics' New ST54M Single-Die Chip Brings Post-Quantum Cryptography To Mobile Payments, Digital Identity And — benzinga Jun 24, 2026 positive
- NEWS Taiwan Semiconductor, Primoris Services, Micron And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Tuesday’s Pre-Market Session — benzinga Jun 23, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Nvidia Isn't The Only Potential Winner From SpaceX's $85 Billion IPO — benzinga Jun 22, 2026 positive
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $70.68: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.50; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $64.78. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $79.47 (+16.3% upside). Prior stop was $64.78. Stop-loss: $64.78.
Target reached (-15.7% upside); Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0).
STMicroelectronics N.V. trades at a P/E of 427.2 (forward 27.7). TrendMatrix value score: 4.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover STM with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $66.
What does STMicroelectronics N.V. do?STMicroelectronics N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor...
STMicroelectronics N.V., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Analog products, MEMS and Sensors Group (AM&S); Power and Discrete products (P&D); Embedded Processing (EMP); and RF Products (D&RF) segments. It offers industrial application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and application-specific standard products (ASSPs); power management solutions; custom analog ICs, wireless charging solutions; galvanic isolated gate and LED drivers; converters, transistors, intelligent power switches, clocks and timers, comparators, and current-sense amplifiers; micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, including accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetic sensors, pressure, temperature, presence detection, biosensors, machine learning, and edge AI processing smart sensors, as well as thermal and piezoelectric actuators; and optical sensing solutions. The company also provides silicon MOSFETs, SiC MOSFETs, IGBTs, thyristors, rectifiers, and power modules and bipolar transistors; microcontrollers, and automotive microcontrollers and secured; radio frequency (RF) communications and ASICs; car infotainment products; ultra-wide band and radar systems; and Connected Security Products; and automotive driver assistance systems. It serves automotive, industrial, personal electronics and communications equipment, and computers and peripherals markets. STMicroelectronics N.V. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands.