The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Seagate Technology Holdings Plc shares valued at $915,275 were sold by Teh Ban Seng on Aug 01 ’25. At $155.00 per share, Teh Ban Seng sold 5,905 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,147 shares worth approximately $0.91 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lee James CI sold 3,509 shares, netting a total of over 542,995 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $154.74 each, the insider now holds 1,288 shares.
Before that, Lee James CI had sold 1,116 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $171,150, the Chief Legal Officer traded Seagate Technology Holdings Plc shares for $153.36 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,116 shares, worth approximately $37848.39.
As published in a research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on July 30, 2025, Seagate Technology Holdings Plc [STX] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $175. Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 10, 2025, Goldman has initiated its “Buy” rating for STX. Earlier on May 28, 2025, BofA Securities resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for STX stock.
Analyzing STX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Seagate Technology Holdings Plc [NASDAQ: STX] plunged -2.95% to $147.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $146.88, but it reached a high of $153.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.10%. Over the course of the year, Seagate Technology Holdings Plc shares have jumped approximately 55.73%.
Is Seagate Technology Holdings Plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Seagate Technology Holdings Plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.04 million shares to 18.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 17.7 million shares. A jump of 5.53% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.5 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.5.
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In terms of Seagate Technology Holdings Plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 168 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.72% from the previous closing price of $151.74. Analysts anticipate Seagate Technology Holdings Plc stock to reach 188 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 130. In spite of this, 22 analysts ranked Seagate Technology Holdings Plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 16, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $100.
