Harbour Investments Inc. Sells 559 Shares of Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Harbour Investments Inc. trimmed its position in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,059 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 559 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc.’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $5,154,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 411.9% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,627,022 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $606,873,000 after purchasing an additional 2,918,535 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 106,608,094 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,427,016,000 after purchasing an additional 1,954,644 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 70.2% in the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 3,023,799 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $505,942,000 after purchasing an additional 1,246,773 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 1,064.3% in the third quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,304,471 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $218,264,000 after purchasing an additional 1,192,433 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 19.9% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,150,530 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,196,427,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188,296 shares during the period. 80.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Micron Technology Stock Performance

Shares of Micron Technology stock opened at $895.88 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $528.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $397.68. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 1-year low of $92.22 and a 1-year high of $916.80. The company has a market cap of $1.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 42.30 and a beta of 1.91.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 18th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $12.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.19 by $3.01. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 41.16% and a net margin of 41.49%.The firm had revenue of $23.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.97 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 196 compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 57.82 EPS for the current year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 30th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 30th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is a boost from Micron Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Micron Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2.83%.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on MU shares. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Micron Technology from $550.00 to $660.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. UBS Group upgraded Micron Technology from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $1,175.00 price objective on shares of Micron Technology in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho increased their price objective on Micron Technology to $800.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Micron Technology from $470.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $571.47.

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Insider Transactions at Micron Technology

In other news, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $536.26, for a total value of $21,450,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 424,503 shares in the company, valued at $227,643,978.78. This trade represents a 8.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Sumit Sadana sold 24,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $421.35, for a total value of $10,112,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 224,021 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $94,391,248.35. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 106,000 shares of company stock valued at $47,032,460. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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