Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC Invests $283,000 in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 990 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $283,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. REAP Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Micron Technology during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. High Note Wealth LLC grew its position in Micron Technology by 65.4% during the fourth quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 86 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 295.8% during the 4th quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 95 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. raised its holdings in Micron Technology by 4,800.0% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 98 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, GHP Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Micron Technology by 91.2% in the fourth quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 109 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.84% of the company’s stock.

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Micron Technology Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ MU opened at $1,064.10 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $569.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $418.02. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 12-month low of $96.96 and a 12-month high of $1,076.56. The stock has a market cap of $1.20 trillion, a P/E ratio of 50.24 and a beta of 2.15.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 18th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $12.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.19 by $3.01. The company had revenue of $23.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.97 billion. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 41.16% and a net margin of 41.49%.Micron Technology’s revenue for the quarter was up 196 compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.56 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 58.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 30th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This is an increase from Micron Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 30th. Micron Technology’s payout ratio is presently 2.83%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MU has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Micron Technology from $535.00 to $1,625.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Micron Technology from $360.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $450.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $470.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on Micron Technology to $800.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $621.97.

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Insider Activity

In other Micron Technology news, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 37,439 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $960.38, for a total value of $35,955,666.82. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 387,064 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $371,728,524.32. This represents a 8.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.39, for a total transaction of $13,895,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 125,737 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,679,776.43. This trade represents a 24.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 146,000 shares of company stock valued at $85,486,715. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Micron Technology Company 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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