United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC) shares are trading higher Wednesday after the company reported December and full-year sales growth.
What To Know: United Microelectronics said it posted unaudited net sales of NT$19.28 billion for December 2025, up from NT$18.97 billion in the same month last year. That represents a year-over-year increase of 1.66%.
For the full year, UMC reported net sales of NT$237.55 billion, compared with NT$232.30 billion in 2024. Full-year sales rose 2.26% year over year.
All figures are reported in thousands of New Taiwan dollars and are unaudited.
How To Buy United Microelectronics Stock
By now you’re likely curious about how to participate in the market for United Microelectronics – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.
Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy “fractional shares,” which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share.
In the case of United Microelectronics, which is trading at $8.87 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 11.27 shares of stock.
If you’re looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You’ll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to “go short” a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.
UMC Price Action: At the time of writing, United Microelectronics shares are trading 8.74% higher at $8.82, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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