Seagate Technology Plc Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

STX Stock  USD 99.92  1.90  1.94%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your conservative risk appetite, our recommendation regarding Seagate Technology PLC is 'Cautious Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Seagate Technology PLC given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Seagate Technology. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Seagate Technology PLC, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell Seagate TechnologyBuy Seagate Technology
Cautious Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Almost mirrors the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Seagate Technology PLC has a Mean Deviation of 1.36, Standard Deviation of 1.86 and Variance of 3.45
Macroaxis provides recommendation on Seagate Technology PLC to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on Seagate Technology PLC. Our trade recommendation engine determines the firm's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Seagate Technology PLC is not overpriced, please validate all Seagate Technology fundamentals, including its shares outstanding, price to sales, cash per share, as well as the relationship between the number of shares shorted and ebitda . Given that Seagate Technology PLC has a price to earning of 10.12 X, we advise you to double-check Seagate Technology PLC market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your current risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Seagate Technology Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Seagate Technology generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Over 91.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 7th of October 2024 Seagate Technology paid $ 0.7 per share dividend to its current shareholders
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Seagate Technology Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Seagate Technology's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Seagate Technology's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Seagate Technology daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Seagate Technology PLC price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Seagate Technology returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Seagate Technology.
Mean Return
-0.06
Value At Risk
-2.81
Potential Upside
2.78
Standard Deviation
1.86
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Seagate Technology historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Seagate Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument, such as Seagate Technology, soars without any apparent reason? This usually happens because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Seagate Technology PLC back and forth among themselves.
Shares
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2024-06-30
3.5 M
Slate Path Capital Lp2024-09-30
3.1 M
Clearbridge Advisors, Llc2024-06-30
2.5 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
2.1 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-06-30
1.8 M
Duquesne Family Office Llc2024-06-30
1.8 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
1.5 M
Royal Bank Of Canada2024-06-30
1.4 M
Franklin Resources Inc2024-06-30
1.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
26.2 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-06-30
23 M
Note, although Seagate Technology's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Seagate Technology Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(166M)(64M)(361M)425M(99M)358M
Change In Cash(527M)(513M)(594M)171M572M437M
Free Cash Flow1.1B1.1B1.3B626M664M190M
Depreciation379M397M451M513M264M931M
Other Non Cash Items110M(49M)64M(329M)(45M)2.3B
Capital Expenditures585M498M381M316M254M633M
Net Income1.0B1.3B1.6B(529M)335M(3.1B)
End Period Cash Flow1.7B1.2B617M788M1.4B1.4B
Dividends Paid673M649M610M582M585M132M
Change To Netincome155M59M200M(204M)(183.6M)(174.4M)
Investments(635M)28M29M217M126M132.3M
Change Receivables87M204M(127M)911M1.0B1.1B
Net Borrowings(143M)967M499M22M19.8M18.8M

Seagate Technology Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Seagate Technology or Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Seagate Technology's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Seagate stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.15
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.94
σ
Overall volatility
1.90
Ir
Information ratio -0.08

Seagate Technology Volatility Alert

Seagate Technology PLC exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -1.12 and kurtosis of 4.47. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Seagate Technology's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Seagate Technology's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Seagate Technology Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Seagate Technology's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Seagate Technology's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Seagate Technology and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Seagate Technology or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Seagate Technology's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Seagate Technology by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Seagate Technology to competition
FundamentalsSeagate TechnologyPeer Average
Return On Equity0.22-0.31
Return On Asset0.079-0.14
Profit Margin0.11 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.19 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation25.17 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding211.53 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.48 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions90.68 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted11.61 M4.71 M
Price To Earning10.12 X28.72 X
Price To Book101.31 X9.51 X
Price To Sales2.85 X11.42 X
Revenue6.55 B9.43 B
Gross Profit3.47 B27.38 B
EBITDA1.03 B3.9 B
Net Income335 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents772 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share3.74 X5.01 X
Total Debt6.07 B5.32 B
Current Ratio1.19 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share(6.15) X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations918 M971.22 M
Short Ratio4.98 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share3.87 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth0.31 X4.89 X
Target Price117.84
Number Of Employees30 K18.84 K
Beta1.07-0.15
Market Capitalization20.73 B19.03 B
Total Asset7.74 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(8.96 B)9.33 B
Working Capital233 M1.48 B
Current Asset3.53 B9.34 B
Note: Disposition of 565 shares by John Morris of Seagate Technology at 101.96 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Seagate Technology Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Seagate . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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