GAMMA Investing LLC Has $6.80 Million Stock Holdings in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) by 14.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 23,811 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,053 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $6,796,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Micron Technology during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Micron Technology during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in shares of Micron Technology during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 79.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 199 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC raised its stake in shares of Micron Technology by 4,500.0% during the 2nd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 276 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on MU. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Micron Technology in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $390.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $220.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Micron Technology from $200.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Micron Technology to $475.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Micron Technology presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $400.79.

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Micron Technology Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MU opened at $461.73 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The firm has a market cap of $519.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.89 and a beta of 1.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $398.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $279.79. Micron Technology, Inc. has a one year low of $61.54 and a one year high of $471.34.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.50 by $3.70. The company had revenue of $23.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.90 billion. Micron Technology had a return on equity of 22.71% and a net margin of 28.15%.The company’s revenue was up 196.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.56 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 6.08 EPS for the current year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 30th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This is a positive change from Micron Technology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 30th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Micron Technology’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.37%.

Key Micron Technology News

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Insider Transactions at Micron Technology

In other Micron Technology news, EVP Manish H. Bhatia sold 26,623 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $391.04, for a total transaction of $10,410,657.92. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 323,486 shares in the company, valued at $126,495,965.44. This represents a 7.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $277.09, for a total transaction of $4,156,350.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 165,618 shares in the company, valued at $45,891,091.62. This represents a 8.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 23,200 shares of company stock worth $7,821,723 and have sold 73,623 shares worth $27,307,408. 0.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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