Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC Purchases New Holdings in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,173 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $335,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 1,030 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Round Rock Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC now owns 4,333 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,237,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Arlington Trust Co LLC boosted its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 26.3% in the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 120 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Manuka Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Manuka Financial LLC now owns 1,243 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. Finally, Valued Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. 80.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Erste Group Bank cut Micron Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Micron Technology from $350.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Micron Technology in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Micron Technology from $535.00 to $1,625.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on Micron Technology from $450.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Micron Technology has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $707.63.

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Micron Technology Stock Down 4.7%

NASDAQ MU opened at $891.88 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $652.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $454.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.90 and a quick ratio of 2.32. Micron Technology, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $103.38 and a fifty-two week high of $1,089.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 42.11 and a beta of 2.16.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 18th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $12.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.19 by $3.01. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 41.16% and a net margin of 41.49%.The firm had revenue of $23.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.97 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.56 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 196 on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 59.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 30th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is a boost from Micron Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 30th. Micron Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 2.83%.

Insider Activity at Micron Technology

In other news, EVP Sumit Sadana sold 24,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $421.35, for a total transaction of $10,112,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 224,021 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,391,248.35. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven J. Gomo sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $787.03, for a total transaction of $1,574,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,488,907.17. This trade represents a 10.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 146,000 shares of company stock valued at $85,486,715 over the last three months. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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