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The closing price of Microchip Technology, Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP) was $67.13 for the day, up 0.81% from the previous closing price of $66.59. In other words, the price has increased by $0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.87 million shares were traded. MCHP stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.3803.
Ratios:
Our analysis of MCHP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 46.95 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 46.92. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 2.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.81.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on July 10, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $88.
On June 18, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $70.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on May 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $56.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’25 when KARLTON JOHNSON bought 456 shares for $65.85 per share.
Bjornholt James Eric sold 2,015 shares of MCHP for $112,397 on May 23 ’25. The SENIOR VP AND CFO now owns 34,313 shares after completing the transaction at $55.78 per share. On May 23 ’25, another insider, Bjornholt James Eric, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,015 shares for $55.72 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MCHP now has a Market Capitalization of 36228382720 and an Enterprise Value of 41219383296. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.365 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.62.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MCHP is 1.55, which has changed by -0.067638874 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MCHP has reached a high of $82.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.02%.
Shares Statistics:
MCHP traded an average of 9.32M shares per day over the past three months and 10517830 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 538.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 528.16M. Insiders hold about 2.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.20% stake in the company. Shares short for MCHP as of 1752537600 were 33034489 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, compared to 1749772800 on 37366546. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33034489 and a Short% of Float of 7.140000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.816, MCHP has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.82. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027271364The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.75.
