908 Shares in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU Bought by LeClair Wealth Partners LLC

LeClair Wealth Partners LLC 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 Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 908 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $259,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Prudent Man Advisors LLC bought a new position in Micron Technology during the 4th quarter worth $1,271,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH raised its position in Micron Technology by 48.7% during the 4th quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH now owns 206,159 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $60,933,000 after purchasing an additional 67,530 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in Micron Technology by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 165,677 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $47,286,000 after purchasing an additional 23,700 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Micron Technology during the 4th quarter worth $126,000. Finally, Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna raised its position in Micron Technology by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna now owns 22,866 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $6,526,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares during the last quarter. 80.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Micron Technology

In related news, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.39, for a total value of $13,895,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 125,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,679,776.43. The trade was a 24.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 37,439 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $960.38, for a total value of $35,955,666.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 387,064 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $371,728,524.32. The trade was a 8.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 146,000 shares of company stock valued at $85,486,715. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on MU. Citigroup raised their target price on Micron Technology from $425.00 to $840.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. DA Davidson began coverage on Micron Technology in a research report on Monday, May 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $1,000.00 target price for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Micron Technology from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Micron Technology in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Micron Technology from $425.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Micron Technology presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $641.97.

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Micron Technology Stock Performance

Shares of Micron Technology stock opened at $864.01 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.90, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $617.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $439.38. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 1-year low of $103.38 and a 1-year high of $1,089.29. The company has a market cap of $974.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.79 and a beta of 2.15.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MUGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 18th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $12.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $19.97 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 196 compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 58.79 EPS for the current year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

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

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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