Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd Has $16.11 Million Stock Holdings in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd trimmed its position in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) by 8.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 47,682 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,471 shares during the quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $16,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of MU. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Micron Technology by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 106,608,094 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,427,016,000 after purchasing an additional 1,954,644 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 52,749,817 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $15,061,310,000 after buying an additional 1,090,644 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Micron Technology in the 4th quarter valued at $6,433,456,000. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,396,655 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $4,679,771,000 after buying an additional 794,289 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 10,654,349 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,040,858,000 after buying an additional 194,550 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.84% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,083.94, for a total value of $43,357,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 85,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $92,933,763.78. The trade was a 31.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $536.26, for a total value of $21,450,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 424,503 shares in the company, valued at approximately $227,643,978.78. This trade represents a 8.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 163,300 shares of company stock valued at $152,667,204 over the last quarter. 0.24% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $1,050.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $950.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Micron Technology from $1,200.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Wedbush upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $1,300.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Melius Research started coverage on Micron Technology in a report on Monday, April 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 target price for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Micron Technology presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,268.93.

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Micron Technology Trading Down 7.0%

Shares of Micron Technology stock opened at $920.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 3.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $966.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $622.56. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 12-month low of $103.38 and a 12-month high of $1,255.00.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 24th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $25.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $21.39 by $3.72. The firm had revenue of $41.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.91 billion. Micron Technology had a net margin of 55.91% and a return on equity of 71.13%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 345.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.91 earnings per share. Micron Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-32.000 EPS. Research analysts expect that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 72.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Micron Technology Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Micron Technology’s payout ratio is 1.36%.

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About Micron Technology

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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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