STMicroelectronics Stock Forum

The company's Q4 performance was slightly below expectations, with slower growth in the automotive business offsetting gains in personal electronics. The company's outlook for 2024 suggests a cautious stance, with a lower revenue target and gross margin percentage.

Analysts forecast STMicroelectronics will see margin recovery by H2 2024, due to strong silicon carbide sales, fresh products, and a sluggish consumer rebound. Bulls dominate the opinion, with a 'strong buy' from Seeking Alpha authors, a 'buy' from Wall Street while Seeking Alpha's system ranks it a 'hold'.

Gerra expressed concern about potential market oversupply impacting gross margins. Despite bullish ratings, he believes supply and demand normalization and weakening sectors might affect companies negatively in the coming year.