National Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STX – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,596 shares of the data storage provider’s stock, valued at approximately $990,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of STX. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,063 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. increased its stake in Seagate Technology by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 1,428 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $337,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. United Community Bank raised its holdings in Seagate Technology by 35.2% during the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 169 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Seagate Technology by 43.7% during the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 148 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Seagate Technology by 2.6% in the third quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,865 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $440,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.87% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Seagate Technology in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Seagate Technology from $360.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Evercore lifted their price target on Seagate Technology from $330.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Seagate Technology from $385.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Seagate Technology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $447.35.
Insider Transactions at Seagate Technology
In other news, CEO William D. Mosley sold 24,584 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $406.77, for a total value of $10,000,033.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 375,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $152,779,151.07. This represents a 6.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kian Fatt Chong sold 5,846 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $416.48, for a total value of $2,434,742.08. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 113,635 shares of company stock worth $44,430,443. 0.79% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Seagate Technology Stock Performance
Shares of STX stock opened at $413.22 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $395.15 and a 200-day moving average of $304.77. The company has a market cap of $90.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.63, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC has a one year low of $63.19 and a one year high of $459.84.
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The data storage provider reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.77 by $0.34. Seagate Technology had a net margin of 19.59% and a negative return on equity of 936.38%. The business had revenue of $2.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.03 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Seagate Technology has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.200-3.600 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Seagate Technology Holdings PLC will post 6.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Seagate Technology Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 25th will be paid a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 25th. Seagate Technology’s payout ratio is presently 33.48%.
Seagate Technology News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Seagate Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets. Multiple firms have raised targets and ratings this quarter, and MarketBeat notes Seagate among the most-upgraded names — supporting longer-term bullish sentiment and providing upside thesis for investors. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Memory/storage demand from AI/data centers remains a tailwind. Bloomberg coverage highlighted memory and storage names (including Seagate) as Wall Street favorites as AI spending drives outsized demand for data-center storage — a key fundamental driver for revenue and margins. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Dividend declaration/ex‑dividend date: Seagate recently declared a quarterly dividend (record/ex-dividend timing noted in filings), which supports income-focused buyers and can stabilize demand at current price levels. (See company filings summarized in recent coverage.)
- Neutral Sentiment: Very high implied volatility (IV Rank ~80%) — creates trading opportunities but also larger short-term price swings; options strategies like iron condors are being highlighted as possible ways to generate returns if volatility calms. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/momentum checks: recent strong multi-month returns have prompted fresh valuation analysis — some see continued upside, others warn of re‑rating risk if growth expectations slip. Useful context for investors weighing longer-term buys vs. near-term profit-taking. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Ideas about intrinsic value: broader market write-ups have included Seagate as a candidate for potential undervaluation in a pullback — relevant for value-minded investors doing discounted cash‑flow or relative valuation work. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports are inconsistent/appear to show zero in recent feeds — the data looks unreliable across sources, so don’t rely on those prints until confirmed by the exchange’s official release.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO William Mosley sold ~24,584 shares (~$10M) in mid‑March. Insider sales can trigger short-term selling pressure and are being cited by traders as a reason for pullback. Read More.
Seagate Technology Company Profile
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) is a global data storage company that designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of storage products and systems. The firm’s product portfolio includes traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), hybrid storage devices and integrated storage systems aimed at enterprise, cloud, OEM and consumer markets. Seagate also provides services that support its hardware offerings, including data recovery and storage management solutions.
Seagate’s products are used in a wide array of applications, from large-scale data centers and cloud infrastructure to desktop and portable consumer devices.
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