Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund increased its stake in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU – Free Report) by 23.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 175,540 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,800 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $21,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 2.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 101,906,368 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $8,854,644,000 after acquiring an additional 2,049,163 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Micron Technology by 23.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,616,488 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $922,467,000 after purchasing an additional 2,038,641 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Micron Technology by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,938,848 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $602,917,000 after buying an additional 58,285 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Micron Technology by 26.3% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,800,052 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $590,807,000 after buying an additional 1,416,174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in Micron Technology by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 4,434,898 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $546,601,000 after buying an additional 68,267 shares in the last quarter. 80.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Micron Technology
In other news, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 19,761 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.12, for a total value of $4,013,854.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 469,078 shares in the company, valued at $95,279,123.36. This trade represents a 4.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.04, for a total value of $2,460,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 131,580 shares in the company, valued at $21,584,383.20. This trade represents a 10.23% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 144,256 shares of company stock worth $25,564,625 in the last 90 days. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Micron Technology Price Performance
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 23rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.86. The company had revenue of $11.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.05 billion. Micron Technology had a net margin of 22.84% and a return on equity of 17.21%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 46.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.18 earnings per share. Micron Technology has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.600-3.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Micron Technology Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Micron Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.06%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Micron Technology from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Micron Technology from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Erste Group Bank began coverage on Micron Technology in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Micron Technology from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $201.89.
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Micron Technology Company Profile
Micron Technology, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels.
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