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Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (NASDAQ: STX) closed the day trading at $71.53 down -16.36% from the previous closing price of $85.52. In other words, the price has decreased by -$16.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.91 million shares were traded. STX stock price reached its highest trading level at $80.655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.2807.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of STX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23.
Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on January 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $133 to $129.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’25 when MOSLEY WILLIAM D sold 20,000 shares for $84.56 per share. The transaction valued at 1,691,119 led to the insider holds 555,677 shares of the business.
WILLIAM D. MOSLEY bought 20,000 shares of STX for $1,699,000 on Apr 01 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, MOSLEY WILLIAM D, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 20,000 shares for $101.57 each. As a result, the insider received 2,031,474 and left with 572,644 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STX now has a Market Capitalization of 15143402496 and an Enterprise Value of 19583430656. As of this moment, Seagate’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.437 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.179.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STX is 1.35, which has changed by -0.20513391 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STX has reached a high of $115.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $82.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.87%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, STX traded about 3.27M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, STX traded about 3692500 shares per day. A total of 211.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 210.26M. Insiders hold about 0.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.15% stake in the company. Shares short for STX as of 1741910400 were 18781543 with a Short Ratio of 5.75, compared to 1739491200 on 16079766. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18781543 and a Short% of Float of 11.359999.
Dividends & Splits
STX’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.84, up from 2.82 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032974742The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.75.
