Picton Mahoney Asset Management reduced its stake in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU – Free Report) by 1.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 92,937 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 961 shares during the quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $7,820,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Stone House Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Micron Technology by 602.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 323 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of Micron Technology by 1,096.3% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 323 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Micron Technology by 114.9% during the 4th quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 374 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Micron Technology during the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Midwest Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Micron Technology during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. 80.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Micron Technology Price Performance
Shares of Micron Technology stock opened at $100.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $98.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.05 and a beta of 1.23. Micron Technology, Inc. has a one year low of $83.54 and a one year high of $157.54.
Micron Technology Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.46%. Micron Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.26%.
Insider Activity
In related news, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 4,890 shares of Micron Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.21, for a total transaction of $416,676.90. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 181,223 shares in the company, valued at $15,442,011.83. The trade was a 2.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mary Pat Mccarthy sold 2,404 shares of Micron Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.93, for a total value of $223,403.72. Following the sale, the director now owns 27,358 shares in the company, valued at $2,542,378.94. This represents a 8.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
MU has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on Micron Technology from $140.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Micron Technology from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. KGI Securities raised Micron Technology to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on Micron Technology from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Micron Technology from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.56.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Micron Technology
Micron Technology Company Profile
Micron Technology, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels.
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