In the past week, STX stock has gone up by 1.64%, with a monthly decline of -7.94% and a quarterly plunge of -17.52%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.52%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.50% for Seagate Technology Holdings Plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.24% for STX’s stock, with a -7.93% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (NASDAQ: STX) Right Now?
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (NASDAQ: STX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 23.68x compared to its average ratio. STX has 36-month beta value of 1.08. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for STX is 210.32M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.91% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of STX on January 14, 2025 was 2.51M shares.
STX) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (NASDAQ: STX) has increased by 1.85 when compared to last closing price of 88.93.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.64% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-14 that FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Business leaders expect that adoption of AI applications will generate unprecedented volumes of data, driving a boom in cloud-based storage demands.
Analysts’ Opinion of STX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for STX stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for STX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for STX in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $135 based on the research report published on July 24, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STX reach a price target of $110. The rating they have provided for STX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 05th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to STX, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on May 14th of the previous year.
STX Trading at -5.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.52%, as shares sank -6.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.69% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, STX rose by +2.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $89.49. In addition, Seagate Technology Holdings Plc saw 4.94% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at STX starting from MOSLEY WILLIAM D, who sale 20,000 shares at the price of $86.65 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, MOSLEY WILLIAM D now owns 605,530 shares of Seagate Technology Holdings Plc, valued at $1,733,019 using the latest closing price.
WILLIAM D. MOSLEY, the Director of Seagate Technology Holdings Plc, proposed sale 60,000 shares at $86.31 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that WILLIAM D. MOSLEY is holding shares at $5,178,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Seagate Technology Holdings Plc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.21.
Based on Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX), the company’s capital structure generated 1.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at -4.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.03 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.91. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.14.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
