Triton Wealth Management PLLC Makes New Investment in Micron Technology, Inc. $MU

Triton Wealth Management PLLC purchased a new position in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 697 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $199,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MU. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 lifted its position in shares of 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 purchased a new stake in shares of Micron Technology in the 2nd quarter worth about $236,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of 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. lifted its position in shares of Micron Technology by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 405,545 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $49,987,000 after purchasing an additional 21,619 shares during the period. 80.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Steven J. Gomo sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $787.03, for a total value of $1,574,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,139 shares in the company, valued at $13,488,907.17. The trade was a 10.45% 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 40,000 shares of the business’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 transaction of $13,895,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 125,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,679,776.43. The trade was a 24.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 106,000 shares of company stock valued at $47,032,460 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on MU. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $425.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $330.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Micron Technology in a research report on Tuesday. DA Davidson assumed coverage on shares of Micron Technology in a research report on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $1,000.00 price target for the company. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $450.00 to $700.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Five investment 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Micron Technology has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $495.63.

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Micron Technology Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of Micron Technology stock opened at $776.01 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $875.13 billion, a PE ratio of 36.64 and a beta of 1.91. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 52-week low of $90.93 and a 52-week high of $818.67. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $472.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $368.17.

Micron Technology Increases Dividend

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