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Seagate rises as upbeat AI storage outlook and sector strength continue to support shares

Seagate Technology (STX) is up 7.0% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is continued investor enthusiasm after Seagate posted a strong fiscal fourth-quarter beat and issued fiscal first-quarter guidance well above Wall Street expectations in late July. This could also reflect a broader rebound in memory and storage names, with investors leaning back into AI infrastructure suppliers after a recent sector pullback.

Details:

  • Seagate’s late-July quarterly results topped expectations, with revenue rising sharply year over year and adjusted earnings beating consensus.
  • Management guided for about $4.1 billion in next-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings of about $7.30 per share, both ahead of market forecasts and supportive of the AI storage demand story.
  • The company has highlighted strong demand for high-capacity hard drives used in cloud and AI data infrastructure, helped by its HAMR technology and improving pricing.
  • Recent analyst target increases after earnings appear to have reinforced bullish sentiment, while today’s move also fits with strength across storage and semiconductor-linked names.
  • Sources:

    Seagate, SEC, Reuters

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $STX Insider Trading Activity

    STX Insider Trades

    $STX insiders have traded $STX stock on the open market 330 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 330 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $STX stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • WILLIAM D MOSLEY (CEO) has made 0 purchases and 207 sales selling 189,207 shares for an estimated $131,854,383.
    • GIANLUCA ROMANO (EVP & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 68 sales selling 24,464 shares for an estimated $19,738,901.
    • BAN SENG TEH (EVP & Chief Commercial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 24 sales selling 16,549 shares for an estimated $13,558,487.
    • JOHN CHRISTOPHER MORRIS (EVP & CTO) has made 0 purchases and 21 sales selling 8,083 shares for an estimated $6,104,152.
    • KIAN FATT CHONG (EVP Global Operations) sold 5,846 shares for an estimated $2,434,740
    • JAMES CI LEE (EVP & CLO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 1,933 shares for an estimated $1,616,286.
    • STEPHANIE TILENIUS has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,580 shares for an estimated $1,211,249.
    • YOLANDA LEE CONYERS has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,500 shares for an estimated $959,190.
    • PRAT BHATT sold 1,000 shares for an estimated $929,880
    • SHANKAR ARUMUGAVELU sold 1,000 shares for an estimated $927,680

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

    $STX Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 1,052 institutional investors add shares of $STX stock to their portfolio, and 679 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $STX Congressional Stock Trading

    Members of Congress have traded $STX stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $STX stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

    To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

    $STX Analyst Ratings

    Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $STX in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

    Here are some recent analyst ratings:

    • Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/30/2026
    • TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 04/29/2026

    To track analyst ratings and price targets for $STX, check out Quiver Quantitative's $STX forecast page.

    $STX Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $STX recently. We have seen 15 analysts offer price targets for $STX in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1000.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • Mehdi Hosseini from Susquehanna set a target price of $775.0 on 07/08/2026
    • Wamsi Mohan from B of A Securities set a target price of $1150.0 on 07/01/2026
    • C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $1300.0 on 06/29/2026
    • Erik Woodring from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $1035.0 on 06/15/2026
    • Samik Chatterjee from JP Morgan set a target price of $920.0 on 06/12/2026
    • Vijay Rakesh from Mizuho set a target price of $1090.0 on 06/08/2026
    • Asiya Merchant from Citigroup set a target price of $1150.0 on 06/02/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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