Goldman Sachs Maintains Bullish Stance on Universal Display (PANL) Following Management Meetings

December 21, 2011 7:26 AM EST
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Goldman Sachs reiterated their Buy rating and $68 price target on Universal Display (NASDAQ: PANL) following meetings with senior management team, including the CEO, CTO and VP of sales.

Takeaways from the meeting include:
1. the company sees significant revenue opportunity in host materials – both green and blue;
2. Management sees growth in the OLED market outpacing expectations and sees upside to third-party estimates of $14bn in 2015;
3. Confidence in the ability to defend core OLED IP remains very high;
4. the potential for commercialization of advancements in OLED technology provides
call options for sustained long-term revenue growth;
5. The SEC has ruled the company is compliant in its disclosure on terms of its recent agreement with Samsung;
6. Confusion and speculation around ongoing IP litigation is acknowledged, and the company is exploring ways to provide more timely, detailed disclosure and improve clarity in the the future.

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Shares of Universal Display closed at $34.54 yesterday.


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