Lewis Asset Management LLC Acquires Shares of 780 Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Lewis Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 780 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $264,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MU. Heritage Trust Co raised its position in shares of Micron Technology by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Heritage Trust Co now owns 15,026 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $4,289,000 after buying an additional 1,323 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Micron Technology by 19.9% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,188,296 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. lifted its position in shares of Micron Technology by 79.1% in the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 16,183 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,619,000 after acquiring an additional 7,147 shares during the period. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Micron Technology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,316,000. Finally, PKO BP BANKOWY Universal Pension Society JSC bought a new stake in shares of Micron Technology during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $61,306,000. 80.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Micron Technology

In other Micron Technology news, EVP Sumit Sadana sold 24,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $421.35, for a total transaction of $10,112,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 224,021 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $94,391,248.35. The trade was a 9.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Steven J. Gomo sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $787.03, for a total value of $1,574,060.00. Following the sale, the director owned 17,139 shares in the company, valued at $13,488,907.17. The trade was a 10.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 146,000 shares of company stock worth $85,486,715. Company insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Key Micron Technology News

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on MU shares. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $550.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group increased their target price on Micron Technology from $535.00 to $1,625.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Micron Technology in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on Micron Technology from $1,750.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,263.76.

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Micron Technology Trading Down 6.7%

MU opened at $1,132.33 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $817.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $524.65. Micron Technology, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $103.38 and a fifty-two week high of $1,255.00. The company has a market cap of $1.28 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.64 and a beta of 2.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.42 and a quick ratio of 2.32.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 24th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $25.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $21.39 by $3.72. The business had revenue of $41.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.91 billion. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 71.13% and a net margin of 55.91%.The firm’s revenue was up 345.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.91 EPS. Micron Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-32.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 60.62 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. Stockholders 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2.83%.

Micron Technology Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

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