1,474 Shares in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU Purchased by Fortem Financial Group LLC

Fortem Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 1,474 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $421,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MU. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Micron Technology by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,318 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $532,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Micron Technology by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,528 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $435,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares during the period. United Bank acquired a new position in Micron Technology in the 2nd quarter worth about $236,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its holdings in Micron Technology by 67.9% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 16,984 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,093,000 after purchasing an additional 6,867 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in Micron Technology by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 405,545 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $49,987,000 after buying an additional 21,619 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.84% of the company’s stock.

Micron Technology Price Performance

MU stock opened at $746.33 on Monday. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $435.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $348.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $841.66 billion, a PE ratio of 35.24 and a beta of 1.91. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.68 and a 1 year high of $747.21.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

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

Micron Technology News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Micron Technology this week:

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. HSBC boosted their price objective on Micron Technology from $350.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Micron Technology in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Micron Technology from $400.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Micron Technology from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Micron Technology in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Micron Technology currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $478.24.

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Insider Activity

In other news, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $43,679,776.43. This represents a 24.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Sumit Sadana sold 24,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $421.35, for a total value of $10,112,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 224,021 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $94,391,248.35. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 104,000 shares of company stock worth $45,458,400 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

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