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Shares of Micron Technology, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MU – Get Free Report ) fell 0.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday following insider selling activity. The company traded as low as $88.10 and last traded at $89.15. 4,495,905 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 79% from the average session volume of 21,926,012 shares. The stock had previously closed at $89.28. Specifically, EVP April S. Arnzen sold 4,890 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.21, for a total value of $416,676.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 181,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,442,011.83. The trade was a 2.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website . Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Micron Technology from $135.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Micron Technology from $150.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Micron Technology in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Micron Technology from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $140.00 to $67.00 in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Finally, Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of Micron Technology from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and twenty-three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $135.24. Micron Technology Trading Down 1.3 % The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $107.22. The company has a market cap of $98.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 130.34 and a beta of 1.16. Micron Technology ( NASDAQ:MU – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 18th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.71 billion. Micron Technology had a net margin of 3.10% and a return on equity of 1.58%. Micron Technology’s revenue for the quarter was up 84.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.95) EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 8.31 EPS for the current fiscal year. Micron Technology Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.115 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%. Micron Technology’s payout ratio is 13.26%. Institutional Trading of Micron Technology A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MU. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Micron Technology in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Davis Capital Management acquired a new stake in Micron Technology in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Micron Technology by 1,096.3% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 323 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. DT Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 261.1% in the 3rd quarter. DT Investment Partners LLC now owns 325 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stone House Investment Management LLC raised its position in Micron Technology by 602.2% during the third quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 323 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the period. 80.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. About Micron Technology ( Get Free Report ) Micron Technology, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Micron Technology Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Micron Technology and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Saints hope to ride the Rizzi factor back to relevance after their bye weekPure Storage, Inc. ( NYSE:PSTG – Get Free Report ) CRO Dan Fitzsimons sold 8,895 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.11, for a total transaction of $570,258.45. Following the sale, the executive now directly owns 72,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,675,349.97. This represents a 10.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link . Pure Storage Stock Performance NYSE:PSTG opened at $63.65 on Friday. Pure Storage, Inc. has a 52 week low of $34.32 and a 52 week high of $70.41. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market cap of $20.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 167.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.69 and a beta of 1.13. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Pure Storage by 210.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,553,402 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $137,628,000 after buying an additional 1,730,123 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. lifted its stake in Pure Storage by 22.5% in the third quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 4,063,776 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $204,163,000 after acquiring an additional 747,034 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Pure Storage by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,262,666 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $515,596,000 after acquiring an additional 626,427 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Pure Storage in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $20,470,000. Finally, FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Pure Storage by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 49,153,797 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,469,487,000 after purchasing an additional 368,643 shares in the last quarter. 83.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analyst Ratings Changes Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on PSTG About Pure Storage ( Get Free Report ) Pure Storage, Inc engages in the provision of data storage and management technologies, products, and services in the United States and internationally. Its Purity software is shared across its products and provides enterprise-class data services, such as always-on data reduction, data protection, and encryption, as well as storage protocols, including block, file, and object. 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