Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC Invests $283,000 in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC bought a new position in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 992 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $283,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its stake in Micron Technology by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 1,030 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC raised its stake in Micron Technology by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 271 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP raised its stake in Micron Technology by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 1,964 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $561,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC now owns 4,333 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,237,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 26.3% in the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 120 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. 80.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Micron Technology Price Performance

MU stock opened at $981.61 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $677.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $465.20. The stock has a market cap of $1.11 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.35 and a beta of 2.15. Micron Technology, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $103.38 and a fifty-two week high of $1,089.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last posted 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. The firm had revenue of $23.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.97 billion. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 41.16% and a net margin of 41.49%.The firm’s revenue was up 196 compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.56 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 59.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 30th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. This is a positive change from Micron Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 30th. Micron Technology’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2.83%.

Insider Transactions at Micron Technology

In other news, Director Steven J. Gomo sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $787.03, for a total value of $1,574,060.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,488,907.17. The trade was a 10.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.39, for a total value of $13,895,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 125,737 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,679,776.43. The trade was a 24.13% 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 146,000 shares of company stock worth $85,486,715. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on MU. Wedbush raised their target price on Micron Technology from $320.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Micron Technology from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on Micron Technology from $550.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Micron Technology from $350.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Micron Technology from $360.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Micron Technology presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $737.63.

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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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