Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $50.97 Million Stock Position in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund reduced its stake in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 178,587 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 800 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $50,971,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. High Note Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Micron Technology by 65.4% during the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 86 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Micron Technology by 295.8% during the 4th quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 95 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. lifted its position in shares of Micron Technology by 4,800.0% during the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 98 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Micron Technology during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Luken Investment Analytics LLC bought a new stake in shares of Micron Technology during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. 80.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MU has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $450.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $470.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $550.00 to $660.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $520.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on Micron Technology from $600.00 to $1,750.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report 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 issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $641.97.

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Key Micron Technology News

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Micron Technology Price Performance

Shares of MU opened at $864.01 on Friday. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 1 year low of $103.38 and a 1 year high of $1,089.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.90 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The company has a market capitalization of $974.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.79 and a beta of 2.16. The business has a 50-day moving average of $617.28 and a 200-day moving average of $437.99.

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, 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 company 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 company earned $1.56 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 196 compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 58.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.39, for a total transaction of $13,895,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 125,737 shares in the company, valued at $43,679,776.43. This trade represents a 24.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $536.26, for a total value of $21,450,400.00. Following 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 146,000 shares of company stock valued at $85,486,715 over the last three months. 0.24% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Micron Technology Company 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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