PFG Investments LLC Trims Stock Position in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

PFG Investments LLC trimmed its position in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) by 5.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,465 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 862 shares during the quarter. PFG Investments LLC’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $5,563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Micron Technology by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,318 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $532,000 after buying an additional 976 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Micron Technology by 21.7% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,528 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $435,000 after acquiring an additional 628 shares during the period. United Bank purchased a new position in Micron Technology in the second quarter worth approximately $236,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its stake in Micron Technology by 67.9% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,984 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,093,000 after acquiring an additional 6,867 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in Micron Technology by 5.6% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 405,545 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $49,987,000 after acquiring an additional 21,619 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Micron Technology

In other Micron Technology news, Director Lynn A. Dugle sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,150.43, for a total transaction of $1,495,559.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,728 shares in the company, valued at $20,394,823.04. This represents a 6.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Steven J. Gomo sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $787.03, for a total transaction of $1,574,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,488,907.17. This represents a 10.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 147,300 shares of company stock valued at $119,422,004 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on MU. Wedbush upped their price target on Micron Technology from $1,300.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Micron Technology from $950.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Melius Research began coverage on shares of Micron Technology in a report on Monday, April 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price objective on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $900.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Micron Technology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Micron Technology presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,263.76.

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Micron Technology Price Performance

MU opened at $975.56 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $876.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $552.77. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 12-month low of $103.38 and a 12-month high of $1,255.00. The company has a current ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm has a market cap of $1.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 2.14.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 24th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $25.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $21.39 by $3.72. The company had revenue of $41.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.91 billion. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 71.13% and a net margin of 55.91%.Micron Technology’s revenue was up 345.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.91 EPS. Micron Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-32.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 72.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Micron Technology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 21st. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Micron Technology’s payout ratio is 1.36%.

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About Micron Technology

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Micron Technology, Inc is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures memory and storage solutions. Its product portfolio includes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, solid-state drives (SSDs), memory modules and embedded memory solutions for a wide range of computing and electronic devices. Micron supplies components used in data centers, enterprise and cloud infrastructure, client computing, mobile devices, automotive systems and industrial applications, and also markets consumer-facing products under the Crucial brand.

Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Boise, Idaho, Micron has grown into an international manufacturer with research, development and production facilities across multiple regions.

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