MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) by 40.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 36,909 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 24,896 shares during the period. Micron Technology makes up approximately 1.2% of MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. MIdWestOne Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $10,534,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MU. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,318 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $532,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,528 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $435,000 after acquiring an additional 628 shares during the last quarter. United Bank bought a new stake in Micron Technology in the 2nd quarter valued at $236,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 67.9% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,984 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,093,000 after acquiring an additional 6,867 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 405,545 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $49,987,000 after acquiring an additional 21,619 shares during the last quarter. 80.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Micron Technology

In related news, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of Micron Technology stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.39, for a total transaction of $13,895,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 125,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,679,776.43. The trade was a 24.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Sumit Sadana sold 24,000 shares of Micron Technology stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $421.35, for a total transaction of $10,112,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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 146,000 shares of company stock valued at $85,486,715. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Micron Technology Stock Performance

Micron Technology stock opened at $995.87 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $665.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $459.87. Micron Technology, Inc. has a twelve month low of $103.38 and a twelve month high of $1,089.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $1.12 trillion, a PE ratio of 47.02 and a beta of 2.16.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last posted its 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 net margin of 41.49% and a return on equity of 41.16%. The firm had revenue of $23.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.97 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.56 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 196 on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 59.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

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

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

MU has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $350.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $700.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $550.00 to $660.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $360.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Micron Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $737.63.

Read Our Latest Analysis on MU

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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