Q4 EPS Estimate for Seagate Technology Reduced by Analyst

Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Seagate Technology in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the data storage provider will post earnings of $1.96 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Seagate Technology’s current full-year earnings is $6.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Seagate Technology’s Q2 2027 earnings at $2.67 EPS.

STX has been the subject of several other research reports. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target (up previously from $144.00) on shares of Seagate Technology in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Seagate Technology from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Seagate Technology from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “negative” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Seagate Technology from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Seagate Technology from $133.00 to $129.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $122.56.

Seagate Technology Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of Seagate Technology stock opened at $101.48 on Thursday. Seagate Technology has a twelve month low of $82.31 and a twelve month high of $115.32. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $94.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.63. The firm has a market cap of $21.48 billion, a PE ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 1.07.

Seagate Technology Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 19th. Seagate Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.65%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO William D. Mosley sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.83, for a total value of $2,056,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 622,497 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,011,366.51. This trade represents a 3.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Yolanda Lee Conyers sold 750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.82, for a total value of $76,365.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,555 shares in the company, valued at approximately $667,430.10. The trade was a 10.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 20,891 shares of company stock worth $2,146,848 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Seagate Technology

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of STX. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Seagate Technology in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Seagate Technology by 177.9% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 403 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Seagate Technology by 232.5% in the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 419 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. Human Investing LLC purchased a new position in Seagate Technology in the fourth quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Mizuho Bank Ltd. increased its holdings in Seagate Technology by 140.0% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Bank Ltd. now owns 600 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.87% of the company’s stock.

Seagate Technology Company Profile

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.