Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Raises Stake in Seagate Technology Holdings PLC $STX

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its stake in Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STXFree Report) by 48.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 54,073 shares of the data storage provider’s stock after buying an additional 17,752 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Seagate Technology were worth $14,891,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in STX. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 1,072.5% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,949,512 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $696,262,000 after buying an additional 2,697,957 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 1,510.1% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,008,516 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $553,125,000 after buying an additional 1,883,769 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Seagate Technology in the 4th quarter worth about $498,363,000. Soroban Capital Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 1,468.1% in the 2nd quarter. Soroban Capital Partners LP now owns 1,417,600 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $204,602,000 after buying an additional 1,327,197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service boosted its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 298.7% in the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 997,223 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $274,625,000 after buying an additional 747,102 shares during the last quarter. 92.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Seagate Technology

In other news, Director Shankar Arumugavelu sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $927.68, for a total value of $927,680.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,146,807.68. This represents a 13.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO William D. Mosley sold 13,780 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $924.99, for a total transaction of $12,746,362.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 323,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $299,318,439.09. The trade was a 4.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 155,187 shares of company stock valued at $108,267,701. Company insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

STX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Seagate Technology from $700.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Seagate Technology from $750.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on shares of Seagate Technology from $500.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Seagate Technology from $582.00 to $767.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Seagate Technology from $525.00 to $775.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $772.04.

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Seagate Technology Price Performance

NASDAQ STX opened at $847.47 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $190.03 billion, a PE ratio of 80.41 and a beta of 2.04. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC has a 52 week low of $124.63 and a 52 week high of $966.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.16. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $661.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $454.23.

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The data storage provider reported $4.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.51 by $0.59. The business had revenue of $3.11 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. Seagate Technology had a net margin of 21.60% and a return on equity of 1,005.65%. The company’s revenue was up 44.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.90 earnings per share. Seagate Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.200 EPS. Research analysts predict that Seagate Technology Holdings PLC will post 14.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Seagate Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 24th will be issued a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 24th. Seagate Technology’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.08%.

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About Seagate Technology

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Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) is a global data storage company that designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of storage products and systems. The firm’s product portfolio includes traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), hybrid storage devices and integrated storage systems aimed at enterprise, cloud, OEM and consumer markets. Seagate also provides services that support its hardware offerings, including data recovery and storage management solutions.

Seagate’s products are used in a wide array of applications, from large-scale data centers and cloud infrastructure to desktop and portable consumer devices.

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