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Semiconductors

STMicroelectronics (STM)

Your signal

Sell29 / 100

Sell: 29 is at or below your Sell line of 40. Trend (+2% vs 200-day) scores 48 and lifts it; Off the high (−38% from its 1-year high) scores 0 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightSTMPointsWeightAdds
Plays in36%364014.4
Off the high−38% from its 1-year high0300.0
Trend+2% vs 200-day483014.4
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for STM
FactorSTMPointsWhat it is
Plays in36%36The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+51% · 12 analysts100How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating1.9 · buy54The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E––Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E19.5×34Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG0.1996P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales3.4×53Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book2.5×62Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yield0.7%21Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth––Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher.
Revenue growth+26%71Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin4%29Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity3%23Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity0.23×72Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−38% from its 1-year high0How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend+2% vs 200-day48How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum+74%87The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure3/10 · moderate70The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on STM

This analysis does not constitute trading advice. Please meet with an advisor or independently review sources before making any decision. New to this? Start with the basics.

Plays in36 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureModerate3 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple1.02×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+2%). Higher than on 48% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about STM now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved STM lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P 500; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Mon Sep 14−6.8% against the S&P 5001.7× a normal day

STM −7.2%, the S&P 500 −0.5% that session; −2.5% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on STM was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for STM starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved −0.5%. The 22 other Semiconductors stocks Be The Puck covers moved −6.4% on average: much of the move was shared with its group.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on STM

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on STM went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $52.89 (+6.7%)27% 171/635+3.3% / +7.0%−62.0% / −80.6%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyOUTJul 24, 2026 −3.7%Enter above $59.33 (+19.7%)28% 31/111+7.4% / +7.0%−53.6% / −80.6%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $53.62 (+8.2%)27% 97/363+10.6% / +7.0%−60.3% / −80.6%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTJul 15, 2026 −26.7%Not on one close20% 29/142+6.0% / +7.0%−45.8% / −80.6%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Enter above $56.53 (+14.0%)29% 21/72+6.5% / +7.0%−44.3% / −80.6%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Enter above $56.53 (+14.0%)29% 25/86+7.2% / +7.0%−44.3% / −80.6%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endINDec 31, 2025 +92.2%Exit below $50.02 (+0.9%)37% 16/43+6.7% / +7.0%−49.9% / −80.6%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyINDec 22, 2025 +92.2%Exit below $48.86 (−1.4%)15% 26/175+7.1% / +7.0%−51.9% / −80.6%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyINFeb 5, 2026 +72.0%Not on one close45% 15/33+7.8% / +7.0%−66.0% / −80.6%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyINDec 22, 2025 +92.2%Exit below $48.86 (−1.4%)16% 15/95+6.2% / +7.0%−54.3% / −80.6%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyINSep 25, 2026 −4.5%Exit below $43.95 (−11.3%)32% 48/148+3.0% / +7.0%−78.7% / −80.6%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $54.76 (+10.5%)25% 196/791−0.9% / +7.0%−75.3% / −80.6%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINAug 21, 2026 −1.8%Exit below $33.87 (−31.7%)38% 101/264+4.4% / +7.0%−60.3% / −80.6%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyINJan 28, 2026 +64.4%Not on one close29% 10/35+6.5% / +7.5%−50.9% / −80.6%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyOUTJul 17, 2026 −20.0%Enter above $64.18 (+29.5%)31% 38/123+9.3% / +7.0%−51.4% / −80.6%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyOUTJul 23, 2026 −7.2%Enter above $61.77 (+24.6%)33% 33/99+10.5% / +7.0%−58.5% / −80.6%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $55.28 (+11.5%)37% 76/203+9.9% / +7.0%−54.7% / −80.6%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyINOct 6, 2026 −15.6%Not on one close43% 119/278+9.6% / +7.0%−46.6% / −80.6%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −1.8%Enter above $51.91 (+4.7%)34% 216/643+5.2% / +7.0%−63.0% / −80.6%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINSep 24, 2026 −3.9%Exit below $47.45 (−4.3%)37% 77/208+9.6% / +7.0%−64.1% / −80.6%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Enter above $58.18 (+17.4%)36% 168/466+2.3% / +7.0%−57.7% / −80.6%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJun 23, 2026 −31.4%Not on one close33% 42/127+5.3% / +7.0%−44.8% / −80.6%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyINSep 30, 2026 −7.1%Exit below $51.70 (+4.3%)34% 58/170+12.9% / +7.0%−44.5% / −80.6%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyOUTOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Enter above $54.14 (+9.2%)35% 99/285+4.2% / +7.0%−70.7% / −80.6%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 1, 2026 −7.3%Exit below $28.05 (−43.4%)31% 72/232+8.0% / +7.0%−62.1% / −80.6%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Not on one close36% 92/253+6.6% / +7.0%−58.7% / −80.6%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $53.74 (+8.4%)33% 56/171+10.0% / +7.0%−52.3% / −80.6%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyOUTJul 27, 2026 −7.1%Enter above $66.68 (+34.5%)30% 30/99+7.2% / +7.0%−60.0% / −80.6%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyOUTSep 14, 2026 +3.9%Enter above $49.83 (+0.5%)36% 94/259+5.7% / +7.0%−42.1% / −80.6%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −26.2%Not on one close45% 9/20+1.3% / +7.0%−21.3% / −80.6%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyINSep 22, 2026 −7.2%Exit below $47.45 (−4.3%)43% 53/124+13.6% / +7.0%−55.6% / −80.6%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −1.8%Enter above $59.29 (+19.6%)29% 44/151+5.3% / +7.0%−53.0% / −80.6%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTJul 16, 2026 −20.9%Enter above $59.29 (+19.6%)28% 31/109+5.7% / +7.0%−54.6% / −80.6%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTJul 16, 2026 −20.9%Enter above $67.83 (+36.8%)38% 36/96+8.6% / +7.0%−35.7% / −80.6%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyOUTMar 3, 2026 +57.7%Not on one close39% 47/121+5.7% / +7.0%−50.9% / −80.6%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $58.90 (+18.8%)30% 58/195+3.6% / +7.0%−53.3% / −80.6%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Enter above $59.20 (+19.4%)33% 72/215+3.3% / +7.0%−60.7% / −80.6%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $58.72 (+18.5%)39% 79/205+9.5% / +7.0%−51.6% / −80.6%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $55.85 (+12.7%)37% 89/239+6.5% / +7.0%−58.1% / −80.6%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyINSep 22, 2026 −7.2%Exit below $46.61 (−6.0%)39% 43/110+7.5% / +7.0%−63.4% / −80.6%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $54.32 (+9.6%)28% 114/411+7.9% / +7.0%−50.3% / −80.6%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Not on one close30% 93/315+1.5% / +7.0%−45.3% / −80.6%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTAug 24, 2026 +0.6%Not on one close44% 30/68+2.5% / +7.0%−34.3% / −80.6%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Enter above $51.63 (+4.2%)31% 259/837+0.0% / +7.0%−68.2% / −80.6%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTJan 20, 2026 +83.8%Not on one close38% 19/50+1.4% / +7.0%−34.2% / −80.6%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endINDec 31, 2025 +92.2%Exit below $25.14 (−49.3%)26% 8/31+8.0% / +7.6%−55.5% / −80.6%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endINJan 30, 2026 +78.8%Not on one close47% 20/43+7.4% / +7.6%−63.9% / −80.6%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endINJan 30, 2026 +78.8%Exit below $27.96 (−43.6%)36% 12/33+9.5% / +7.6%−49.9% / −80.6%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTJun 2, 2026 −37.5%Not on one close20% 30/149+10.8% / +7.0%−52.3% / −80.6%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTJul 31, 2026 −5.2%Enter above $75.70 (+52.7%)43% 12/28+5.6% / +7.0%−51.2% / −80.6%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTJul 24, 2026 −3.7%Enter above $61.33 (+23.7%)30% 32/108+5.5% / +7.0%−55.2% / −80.6%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −1.8%Enter above $58.04 (+17.1%)33% 155/465+0.4% / +7.0%−60.3% / −80.6%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $52.90 (+6.7%)28% 228/809−0.4% / +7.0%−75.4% / −80.6%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINAug 11, 2026 −9.8%Exit below $46.53 (−6.1%)37% 119/322+2.1% / +7.0%−67.9% / −80.6%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINMay 30, 2025 +101.3%Not on one close39% 7/18+8.0% / +7.5%−58.6% / −80.6%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $59.36 (+19.8%)27% 183/682−1.5% / +7.0%−55.9% / −80.6%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINAug 17, 2026 −11.0%Exit below $33.82 (−31.8%)38% 107/282−0.2% / +7.0%−62.1% / −80.6%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyINSep 30, 2026 −7.1%Exit below $51.23 (+3.4%)36% 60/166+12.5% / +7.0%−45.0% / −80.6%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endINAug 31, 2026 −1.0%Exit below $50.13 (+1.1%)32% 29/91+5.1% / +7.6%−56.1% / −80.6%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endINJan 30, 2026 +78.8%Not on one close50% 16/32+8.6% / +7.8%−58.1% / −80.6%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyINFeb 27, 2026 +48.3%Not on one close46% 17/37+6.8% / +7.6%−69.8% / −80.6%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINSep 2, 2026 −2.1%Exit below $52.44 (+5.8%)35% 124/358+3.2% / +7.0%−66.9% / −80.6%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJan 8, 2026 +77.8%Not on one close65% 26/40+0.7% / +7.0%−71.0% / −80.6%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −4.8%Sell above $51.20 (+3.3%)61% 135/223+3.6% / +7.0%−37.5% / −80.6%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Sell above $58.72 (+18.5%)62% 193/313+4.5% / +7.0%−56.8% / −80.6%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTAug 17, 2026 −11.0%Buy below $46.81 (−5.6%)59% 109/184+0.1% / +7.0%−67.7% / −80.6%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 −4.5%Enter above $51.04 (+3.0%)63% 106/168−2.4% / +7.0%−83.8% / −80.6%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −3.9%Enter above $50.72 (+2.3%)61% 182/300+5.3% / +7.0%−72.9% / −80.6%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTDec 8, 2025 +93.3%Not on one close73% 60/82+6.2% / +7.0%−74.5% / −80.6%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +302.4%Sell above $118.10 (+138.3%)–+7.0% / +7.0%−80.6% / −80.6%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTMar 9, 2022 +29.8%Not on one close73% 19/26+3.0% / +7.0%−22.8% / −80.6%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Not on one close47% 156/329+3.1% / +7.0%−63.2% / −80.6%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −3.9%Enter above $51.40 (+3.7%)54% 223/414−0.3% / +7.0%−82.9% / −80.6%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Buy below $49.57 (0.0%)55% 963/1736+6.7% / +7.0%−52.7% / −80.6%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 22, 2026 −7.2%Not on one close56% 48/86+1.2% / +7.0%−65.6% / −80.6%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 −11.8%Enter above $59.67 (+20.4%)38% 421/1112+1.3% / +7.0%−85.8% / −80.6%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −7.1%Buy below $54.44 (+9.8%)63% 74/118+1.0% / +7.0%−80.5% / −80.6%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +3.3%Exit below $49.57 (0.0%)27% 199/734+9.3% / +7.0%−54.9% / −80.6%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyINSep 22, 2026 −7.2%Not on one close40% 80/200−2.5% / +7.0%−86.9% / −80.6%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyOUTDec 8, 2025 +93.3%Not on one close57% 23/40+2.6% / +7.0%−66.2% / −80.6%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyINApr 8, 2026 +30.9%Not on one close40% 46/115+3.4% / +7.2%−69.8% / −80.6%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Enter above $51.55 (+4.0%)28% 210/753+2.2% / +7.0%−61.5% / −80.6%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $61.14 (+23.3%)36% 131/361+6.9% / +7.0%−56.3% / −80.6%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyINSep 22, 2026 −7.2%Not on one close41% 241/594+3.8% / +7.0%−66.6% / −80.6%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyINJan 28, 2026 +64.4%Not on one close34% 38/111+8.9% / +7.4%−56.1% / −80.6%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −6.0%Not on one close33% 334/1000+2.4% / +7.0%−62.8% / −80.6%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyOUTAug 10, 2026 −8.6%Not on one close56% 37/66+3.9% / +7.0%−75.8% / −80.6%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTSep 14, 2026 +3.9%Not on one close39% 32/83+6.2% / +7.0%−49.9% / −80.6%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTNov 15, 2024 +100.6%Not on one close36% 18/500.0% / +7.0%−42.9% / −80.6%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −9.8%Buys Oct 3060% 26/43+11.3% / +7.0%−69.2% / −80.6%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTMay 12, 2026 −14.2%Enter above $60.21 (+21.5%)63% 27/43+10.9% / +7.0%−75.8% / −80.6%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 −18.8%Window opens Oct 1658% 25/43+11.0% / +7.0%−66.5% / −80.6%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 +81.9%Buys Dec 2352% 23/44+2.1% / +7.0%−13.2% / −80.6%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 −14.1%Buys Oct 2951% 269/526+3.2% / +7.0%−49.2% / −80.6%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 −7.1%Sells Jun 3064% 7/11+5.5% / +7.0%−44.6% / −80.6%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −4.9%Buys Nov 2450% 199/400+2.0% / +7.0%−19.3% / −80.6%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +44.3%Not on one close35% 7/20+2.5% / +7.0%−80.1% / −80.6%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −1.8%Sells Oct 1650% 1139/2284+0.3% / +7.0%−69.6% / −80.6%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +3.3%Buys Oct 2752% 180/348+5.5% / +7.0%−19.3% / −80.6%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −13.4%Sells Oct 1649% 264/541+0.5% / +7.0%−69.7% / −80.6%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 3, 2005Always in–+7.0%−80.6%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureModerate3 of 10 points
  • Market swings2/3
  • Past crashes1/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up0/2
  • It moves about 1.6× its index.
  • It fell about 1.5× as far as its index in past crashes.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Mar 2009 · back to its old high Dec 2016

STM−76%
S&P 500−57%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Oct 2020

STM−50%
S&P 500−34%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Jul 2022 · back to its old high Feb 2023

STM−41%
S&P 500−25%
  • Beta1.60Moves about 1.6× as much as the S&P 500 week to week.
  • Downside capture−23%In months the S&P 500 fell, this fell -23% as much on average (it often rose anyway).
  • Two-year change+81%Run-ups of 100%+ crashed 40% or more within two years about half the time (Greenwood, Shleifer & You).
  • From 52-week high−38%
  • Debt to equity0.24×
  • Net debt / EBITDANet cashHolds more cash than debt.
  • Interest cover8.3×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Semiconductors · 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.

Size and valuation
Market cap$44.4BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$13.1BTotal sales. The market values it at 3.4× sales.
P/E ratio1,239.2×Buyers pay $1,239 for each $1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E19.5×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book2.5×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin3.6%Keeps 4¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth+26.1%Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Return on equity2.7%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$106MCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$17.8BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$4.2BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$6.0BCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.24×Comfortable.
Interest cover8.3×Interest is easily paid from profit.
Wall Street
Average analyst target$75.0451% above the close, from 12 analysts (range $52.00 to $98.00).
Consensus ratingBuyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.
Dividend yield0.71%Yearly dividends as a share of the price.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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