Lifeworks Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in Seagate Technology Holdings PLC $STX

Lifeworks Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STXFree Report) by 23.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,737 shares of the data storage provider’s stock after selling 8,271 shares during the quarter. Seagate Technology makes up approximately 1.4% of Lifeworks Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Lifeworks Advisors LLC’s holdings in Seagate Technology were worth $10,866,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its holdings in Seagate Technology by 124.4% in the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 92 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Seagate Technology by 884.2% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 187 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Seagate Technology during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Avion Wealth grew its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 343.5% during the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 102 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Seagate Technology in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. 92.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Seagate Technology news, EVP Ban Seng Teh sold 989 shares of Seagate Technology stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $880.19, for a total value of $870,507.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,290 shares in the company, valued at $3,776,015.10. The trade was a 18.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Christopher Morris sold 1,364 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $880.19, for a total value of $1,200,579.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 12,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,639,736.72. This trade represents a 10.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 151,069 shares of company stock worth $126,191,753 in the last three months. 0.79% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. 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 research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Argus increased their price objective on shares of Seagate Technology from $450.00 to $750.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore raised their target price on shares of Seagate Technology from $750.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. China Renaissance boosted their target price on Seagate Technology from $802.00 to $983.00 in a report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Melius Research started coverage on Seagate Technology in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $1,600.00 price target for the company. Twenty-two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $894.92.

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Seagate Technology Stock Performance

NASDAQ:STX opened at $910.34 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $880.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $572.75. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC has a 1-year low of $138.30 and a 1-year high of $1,145.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $204.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.37 and a beta of 2.04.

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STXGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The data storage provider reported $4.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.51 by $0.59. The business had revenue of $3.11 billion during 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 business’s revenue was up 44.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts forecast that Seagate Technology Holdings PLC will post 14.14 EPS for the current year.

Seagate Technology Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 24th were paid a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 24th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Seagate Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.08%.

Seagate Technology Company Profile

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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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