Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STX – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 7,545 shares of the data storage provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,078,000.
Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Seagate Technology by 168.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 7,177 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after purchasing an additional 4,499 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Seagate Technology during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $262,000. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in Seagate Technology by 25.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 36,682 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $5,294,000 after purchasing an additional 7,517 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Seagate Technology by 64.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 8,543 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $1,233,000 after purchasing an additional 3,358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Seagate Technology by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 127,887 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $18,458,000 after purchasing an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. 92.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Seagate Technology
In other news, EVP Ban Seng Teh sold 8,003 shares of Seagate Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $817.28, for a total value of $6,540,691.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,691 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,016,580.48. This trade represents a 68.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Christopher Morris sold 5,626 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $738.37, for a total value of $4,154,069.62. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,826,474.98. This represents a 32.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 160,629 shares of company stock worth $112,739,671 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
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Seagate Technology Price Performance
Shares of STX opened at $931.04 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $208.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.33 and a beta of 2.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $709.54 and a 200-day moving average of $475.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.16. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC has a 52 week low of $124.63 and a 52 week high of $966.80.
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The data storage provider reported $4.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.51 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $3.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. Seagate Technology had a return on equity of 1,005.65% and a net margin of 21.60%.The business’s revenue was up 44.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.90 EPS. Seagate Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.200 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Seagate Technology Holdings PLC will post 14.14 EPS for the current year.
Seagate Technology Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 24th will be given a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 24th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Seagate Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.08%.
Key Seagate Technology News
Here are the key news stories impacting Seagate Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Seagate announced it will redeem all outstanding 3.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028, a move investors view as a balance-sheet strengthening step. Seagate Announces Redemption of Exchangeable Notes
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts remained bullish, with JPMorgan raising its price target to $920 and keeping an Overweight rating, while China Renaissance lifted its target to $983, reinforcing momentum in the stock. JPMorgan raises price target on Seagate Technology to 920 from 775, maintains overweight rating
- Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted surging free cash flow and record AI-related demand, suggesting Seagate is benefiting from cloud and data-center storage expansion. Seagate’s Strengthening Free Cash Flow: Can Growth Continue?
- Positive Sentiment: Another update said Seagate has most of its nearline storage capacity allocated through 2027 and raised its long-term annual revenue growth target to at least 20%, pointing to sustained demand from large cloud customers. Seagate Locks In Nearline Demand And Lifts Long Term Growth Outlook
- Neutral Sentiment: Several Seagate executives sold shares this week, including the CFO and CEO, which may weigh on sentiment a bit, but the sales were relatively small versus their remaining holdings. Insider Selling: Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) EVP Sells 574 Shares of Stock
About Seagate Technology
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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