Seagate Technology (STX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seagate Technology Holdings plc provides data storage technology and solutions in Singapore, the United States, the Netherlands, and internationally. It provides mass capacity storage products, including enterprise nearline hard disk drives (HDDs), enterprise nearline solid state drives (SSDs), enterprise nearline systems, video and image HDDs, and network-attached storage drives. The company also offers legacy applications comprising Mission Critical HDDs and SSDs; external storage solutions under the Seagate Ultra Touch, One Touch, and Expansion product lines, as well as under the LaCie brand name; desktop drives; notebook drives, DVR HDDs, and gaming SSDs. In addition, it provides Lyve edge-to-cloud mass capacity platform. The company sells its products primarily to OEMs, distributors, and retailers. Seagate Technology Holdings plc was founded in 1978 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $86.27 to $89.47
• 50-Day Range: $86.39 to $108.42
• 52-Week Range: $82.31 to $115.32
• Volume: 3.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.86
• Dividend Yield: 3.32%
• Price Target: $122.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Seagate Technology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seagate Technology scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Seagate Technology has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Seagate Technology has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 62.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Seagate Technology are expected to grow by 62.23% in the coming year, from $6.83 to $11.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seagate Technology is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seagate Technology is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.91.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.91% of the float of Seagate Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seagate Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seagate Technology has recently increased by 16.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Seagate Technology pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Seagate Technology does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Seagate Technology is 52.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Seagate Technology will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.99% next year. This indicates that Seagate Technology will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.07

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.91% of the float of Seagate Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seagate Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seagate Technology has recently increased by 16.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

Seagate Technology has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Seagate Technology this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for STX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 8 people have added Seagate Technology to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Seagate Technology insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.81% of the stock of Seagate Technology is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.87% of the stock of Seagate Technology is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STX shares performed this year?

Seagate Technology's stock was trading at $86.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, STX stock has increased by 0.5% and is now trading at $86.73.
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How were Seagate Technology's earnings last quarter?

Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The data storage provider reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.28. The company's quarterly revenue was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Seagate Technology have any subsidiaries?

Seagate Technology subsidiaries include Lyve Minds Inc, Dot Hill Systems, EVault Inc, SandForce, Xyratex Ltd, LaCie, Samsung - Hard Disk Drive Business, and others.

Who are Seagate Technology's major shareholders?

Seagate Technology's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.21%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (7.92%), Sanders Capital LLC (7.81%) and Capital Research Global Investors (7.38%). Insiders that own company stock include William D Mosley, Gianluca Romano, Jeffrey D Nygaard, Katherine Schuelke, Ban Seng Teh, John Christopher Morris, Yolanda Lee Conyers, Jay L Geldmacher, Edward J Zander and Kian Fatt Chong.
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How do I buy shares of Seagate Technology?

Shares of STX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Seagate Technology own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Seagate Technology investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/6 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/06/2025
• Today: 3/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend: 3/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer storage devices
• Sub-Industry: Computer Hardware
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:STX
• CIK: 1137789
• Web: www.seagate.com
• Phone: (531) 234-3136
• Fax: 353-1661-2040
• Employees: 30,000
• Year Founded: 1979

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $122.56
• High Stock Price Target: $160.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $68.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.70
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $335 million
• Net Margins: 14.67%
• Pretax Margin: 15.71%
• Return on Equity: -63.48%
• Return on Assets: 11.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.29
• Cash Flow: $1.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.75
• Book Value: ($5.10) per share
• Price / Book: -17.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 211,707,000
• Free Float: 209,992,000
• Market Cap: $18.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01