United Microelectronics Corp.'s price per share was $12.14 as of yesterday's market close. One year ago its price was $8.97. Thus, UMC's share price grew by over 35% in the past year.

Suffering from the US-initiated restrictions, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation is prohibited from utilizing software and hardware tools with a certain degree of American technology.

UMC is one of the most efficient companies in the Semiconductors industry with an ROE of 15.9%. UMC is optimistic that the number of 5G connections will more than double by 2025, which will directly affect the demand for its products.

Given the growth potential of the industry, low-priced and fundamentally sound semiconductor stocks United Microelectronics Corporation and Himax Technologies, Inc. are poised to witness immense upside in the near term.

Even though investors have been rotating away from tech stocks with the economy’s recovery, the industry is well-positioned to resume its rally due to the rising demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and 5G-enabled products.

United's price per share closed at $8.70 yesterday. One year ago its price was $2.45.

The semiconductor industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than many other industries.

As investors are pricing in a Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Inc. and BioNTech SE, stocks in industries that were beaten down by the pandemic are witnessing some investor attention.

Today I'm reviewing a Mid-Cap Taiwan-based semiconductor firm that offers wafer foundry and new business solutions worldwide. The company's name is United Microelectronics Corporation. Its trading ticker symbol is UMC.

The average scores across our universe of ADRs is 44.56. The average score over the past four and eight weeks is 48.54 and 48.89, respectively.