Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STX – Get Free Report) CEO William Mosley sold 2,849 shares of Seagate Technology stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $862.13, for a total transaction of $2,456,208.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 296,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $255,577,576.37. This represents a 0.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.
Seagate Technology Trading Down 3.7%
NASDAQ:STX opened at $830.17 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $188.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.81 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $848.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $725.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC has a 12-month low of $193.32 and a 12-month high of $1,145.00.
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The data storage provider reported $5.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.10 by $0.61. Seagate Technology had a net margin of 26.11% and a return on equity of 369.98%. The company had revenue of $3.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.59 earnings per share. Seagate Technology’s revenue was up 48.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Seagate Technology has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 7.100-7.500 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Seagate Technology Holdings PLC will post 35.7 EPS for the current year.
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Institutional Trading of Seagate Technology
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Seagate Technology by 168.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 7,177 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after acquiring an additional 4,499 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Seagate Technology in the second quarter worth about $262,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Seagate Technology by 25.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 36,682 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $5,294,000 after purchasing an additional 7,517 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Seagate Technology by 64.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 8,543 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $1,233,000 after purchasing an additional 3,358 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted 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 during the period. 92.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Seagate Technology from $1,035.00 to $1,187.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Seagate Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Seagate Technology from $1,100.00 to $1,180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Seagate Technology from $775.00 to $875.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Seagate Technology from $1,240.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $986.00.
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More Seagate Technology News
Here are the key news stories impacting Seagate Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary remains constructive on Seagate’s fiscal 2027 prospects. Cloud-storage demand, growing AI workloads and the company’s HAMR technology are expected to support revenue growth exceeding fiscal 2026 levels. Can Seagate Sustain Its Strong Revenue Growth in Fiscal 2027?
- Positive Sentiment: Seagate’s recent earnings momentum and exposure to AI infrastructure continue to underpin the bullish case; the company previously exceeded quarterly EPS and revenue expectations and issued strong fiscal 2027 guidance.
- Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, giving investors additional commentary on the company’s strategy and demand outlook, but no major new financial catalyst was identified. Seagate Technology Holdings plc Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026
- Negative Sentiment: Storage and semiconductor stocks came under selling pressure following an AI algorithmic-efficiency breakthrough, raising concerns that improved efficiency could reduce the near-term intensity of infrastructure spending. Seagate Stock Drops Friday: What’s Going On?
- Negative Sentiment: After roughly tripling during the year, Seagate stock is experiencing profit-taking as investors lock in gains. The pullback reflects elevated expectations and high valuation sensitivity across the storage group. Storage Stocks Slide as Profit Taking Follows Big Run
- Negative Sentiment: CEO William Mosley, CFO Gianluca Romano and executives John Morris and Ban Teh reported stock sales totaling about $4.7 million. The sales were relatively small compared with their remaining holdings, and Ban Teh’s transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, but the cluster of insider selling may add to short-term investor caution. SEC insider transaction filings
Seagate Technology Company Profile
Seagate Technology Holdings plc is a data storage technology company that develops and manufactures mass-capacity storage solutions for businesses and consumers. Its product portfolio is centered on hard disk drives (HDDs), which are used in cloud data centers, enterprise systems, network-attached storage, video and imaging applications, and personal computing.
The company also offers solid-state drives (SSDs), external storage products, storage systems, and related data-management and recovery services.
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