Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases New Holdings in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 858 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $245,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Micron Technology by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC now owns 4,333 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,237,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC boosted its holdings in Micron Technology by 26.3% in the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 120 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Manuka Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Micron Technology by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Manuka Financial LLC now owns 1,243 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valued Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Micron Technology by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.84% of the company’s stock.

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Micron Technology Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:MU opened at $891.88 on Thursday. 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $103.38 and a 52-week high of $1,089.29. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $652.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $454.31. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 42.11 and a beta of 2.16.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 18th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $12.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $23.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.97 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.56 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 196 on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 59.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on MU shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on Micron Technology from $450.00 to $675.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Micron Technology from $450.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Micron Technology from $360.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America boosted their price target on Micron Technology from $400.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on Micron Technology from $600.00 to $1,750.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $707.63.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Micron Technology news, EVP Sumit Sadana sold 24,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $421.35, for a total value 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. The trade was a 9.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $536.26, for a total value of $21,450,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 424,503 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $227,643,978.78. This trade represents a 8.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 146,000 shares of company stock valued at $85,486,715. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

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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