Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.250-0.350 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.460. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion. Microchip Technology also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.25-0.35 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of Microchip Technology from $100.00 to $96.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Microchip Technology in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Microchip Technology from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Bank of America downgraded shares of Microchip Technology from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $110.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised Microchip Technology from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $97.89.

Microchip Technology Stock Performance

Shares of MCHP traded up $0.62 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $75.09. 8,141,283 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,934,871. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.29 billion, a PE ratio of 29.76 and a beta of 1.53. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 1.08. Microchip Technology has a 52-week low of $71.76 and a 52-week high of $100.57.

Microchip Technology Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.455 per share. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.42%. This is a positive change from Microchip Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Microchip Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 72.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Microchip Technology

In other news, CFO James Eric Bjornholt sold 2,154 shares of Microchip Technology stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.50, for a total value of $175,551.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 33,257 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,710,445.50. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Incorporated engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers; 32-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications.