Q3 EPS Forecast for Seagate Technology Decreased by Analyst

Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Seagate Technology in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now forecasts that the data storage provider will post earnings of $1.63 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.77. The consensus estimate for Seagate Technology’s current full-year earnings is $6.92 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Seagate Technology’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.39 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on STX. UBS Group lifted their price target on Seagate Technology from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Seagate Technology from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Seagate Technology from $130.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Northland Securities reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target (up previously from $144.00) on shares of Seagate Technology in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Seagate Technology from $112.00 to $99.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Seagate Technology has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $122.56.

Seagate Technology Stock Down 3.1 %

Seagate Technology stock opened at $100.27 on Monday. Seagate Technology has a 12 month low of $82.31 and a 12 month high of $115.32. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.28. The stock has a market cap of $21.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.33 and a beta of 1.06.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Seagate Technology

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in STX. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Seagate Technology by 33.7% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 14,484 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $1,496,000 after acquiring an additional 3,647 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in Seagate Technology by 26.1% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 10,475 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $1,081,000 after buying an additional 2,165 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 519.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 323,401 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $33,398,000 after buying an additional 271,160 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. increased its position in shares of Seagate Technology by 19.6% during the second quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 228,392 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $22,007,000 after acquiring an additional 37,446 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Seagate Technology during the second quarter worth $1,505,000. 92.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Seagate Technology news, SVP Kian Fatt Chong sold 9,182 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.50, for a total value of $968,701.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO William D. Mosley sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.53, for a total value of $1,990,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 642,497 shares in the company, valued at $63,947,726.41. The trade was a 3.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 50,073 shares of company stock worth $5,106,149 in the last 90 days. 0.81% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Seagate Technology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 19th will be issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 19th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.87%. Seagate Technology’s payout ratio is presently 52.65%.

About Seagate Technology

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.