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Seagate Technology PLC is a computer hardware business based in the US. Seagate Technology shares (STX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Seagate Technology employs 40,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $11.7 billion.
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| Latest market close | $57.00 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $53.04 - $114.35 |
| 50-day moving average | $70.82 |
| 200-day moving average | $86.39 |
| Wall St. target price | $112.95 |
| PE ratio | 7.6209 |
| Dividend yield | $2.77 (5.26%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $7.36 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $57 from 2022-10-04
| 1 week (2022-09-25) | N/A |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-09-06) | -12.78% |
| 3 months (2022-07-06) | -20.31% |
| 6 months (2022-04-06) | -33.80% |
| 1 year (2021-10-06) | -29.29% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2020-10-06) | 14.92% |
| 3 years (2019-10-04) | 6.18% |
| 5 years (2017-10-05) | 67.16% |
Valuing Seagate Technology stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Seagate Technology's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Seagate Technology's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Seagate Technology shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Seagate Technology's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 27.3157. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Seagate Technology's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Seagate Technology's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.4 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Seagate Technology's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $11.7 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 16.79% |
| Gross profit TTM | $3.5 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 13.89% |
| Return on equity TTM | 44.57% |
| Profit margin | 14.14% |
| Book value | $0.52 |
| Market capitalisation | $11.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Seagate Technology.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 20.26
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Seagate Technology's overall score of 20.26 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 16th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Seagate Technology is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 5.09/100
Seagate Technology's environmental score of 5.09 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Seagate Technology is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 13.84/100
Seagate Technology's social score of 13.84 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Seagate Technology is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 12.33/100
Seagate Technology's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Seagate Technology is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Seagate Technology scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Seagate Technology has managed to keep its nose clean.
Seagate Technology PLC was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 20.26 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 15.56 |
| Environmental score | 5.09 |
| Environmental score percentile | 8 |
| Social score | 13.84 |
| Social score percentile | 8 |
| Governance score | 12.33 |
| Governance score percentile | 8 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
Dividend payout ratio: 37.84% of net profits
Recently Seagate Technology has paid out, on average, around 37.84% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 5.26% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Seagate Technology shareholders could enjoy a 5.26% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Seagate Technology's case, that would currently equate to about $2.77 per share.
While Seagate Technology's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Seagate Technology may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Seagate Technology's most recent dividend payout was on 4 October 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 19 September 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Seagate Technology's shares were split on 18 May 2021.
Over the last 12 months, Seagate Technology's shares have ranged in value from as little as $53.04 up to $114.3495. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Seagate Technology's is 1.1302. This would suggest that Seagate Technology's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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. .
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