Boreal Capital Management LLC Purchases New Shares in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Boreal Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 700 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $237,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MU. Senvest Management LLC acquired a new stake in Micron Technology in the 1st quarter valued at about $8,108,000. Cannell & Spears LLC grew its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 914.6% during the first quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC now owns 46,631 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $15,744,000 after purchasing an additional 42,035 shares during the last quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Micron Technology by 10.3% in the first quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 21,500 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $7,264,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Micron Technology by 18.9% in the first quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. now owns 17,629 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,956,000 after purchasing an additional 2,808 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pennington Partners & CO. LLC bought a new position in Micron Technology in the 1st quarter worth approximately $272,000. Institutional investors own 80.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MU has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wolfe Research set a $1,500.00 price objective on Micron Technology in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Micron Technology from $1,750.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Wedbush upped their price target 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. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $1,500.00 price target on shares of Micron Technology in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on Micron Technology from $1,150.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,268.93.

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Micron Technology News Summary

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Insider Activity

In other news, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,083.94, for a total value of $43,357,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven J. Gomo sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, 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. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 163,300 shares of company stock worth $152,667,204 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Micron Technology Trading Down 7.0%

NASDAQ:MU opened at $920.95 on Friday. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 1-year low of $103.38 and a 1-year high of $1,255.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $966.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $622.56. The company has a current ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.04 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 2.14.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 24th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $25.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $21.39 by $3.72. The company had revenue of $41.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.91 billion. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 71.13% and a net margin of 55.91%.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 company earned $1.91 EPS. Micron Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-32.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 72.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Micron Technology Dividend Announcement

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

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

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