Seagate Tech Ireland: (NASD: STX)

$44.45

-0.55 (-1.21%)

Volume 2,697,014

Jun 19 03:19 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		44.13 - 45.05
	
		52wk Low - High
		22.59 - 45.05
	
		Previous Close
		44.99
	
		Avg. Volume
		4,036,673
	
		Industry
		COMP-STORAGE DEV
	
		Market Cap
		16.13 B
	
		Div - Yield
		1.52 - 3.38
	
		Beta
		2.45
	
		P/E (F1)
		8.54
	
		Current Year Est.
		5.27
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            8.54
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            3.85
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            5.27
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            1.18
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-05-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            6.50
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            2.21%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Seagate Technology  is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Branded Solutions. Seagate's business model leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing to deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global customers, and to be the low cost producer in all markets in which it participates. The company is committed to providing award- winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the world's growing demand for information storage.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (06/2013)	Next Year (06/2014)
Average Estimate	1.18	1.30	5.27	5.47
Number of Estimates	16	15	18	17
Low Estimate	1.14	1.02	5.21	4.65
High Estimate	1.27	1.50	5.30	NA
Year Ago EPS	2.41	1.45	6.75	5.27
EPS Growth	-50.86%	-10.62%	-21.93%	3.82%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
SEAGATE TECH	STX	44.99
DOT HILL SYS CP	HILL	2.05
HUTCHINSON TECH	HTCH	6.09
IMATION CORP	IMN	4.35
NETAPP INC	NTAP	39.39
WESTERN DIGITAL	WDC	64.67
DATALINK CORP	DTLK	11.56
EMC CORP -MASS	EMC	24.99
FUSION-IO INC	FIO	13.26
GSI TECHNOLOGY	GSIT	6.46

Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:COMP-STORAGE DEV

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

WDC Ships High Capacity HDD

Jun 04, 2013

Seagate Announces $1B Senior Notes

May 20, 2013

Seagate Reaches New 52-Week High

May 06, 2013

Seagate Beats Earnings, Rev Down

May 02, 2013

What's in Store for Seagate's 3Q Earnings?

Apr 30, 2013

LSI, Intel Team Up

Apr 10, 2013

Cyprus is 'Too Small to Matter'

Mar 22, 2013

Western Digital Invests in Skyera

Mar 14, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	6.50
Sales	14,939
Net Income	2,503
Price/Earnings	6.92
Price/Book	4.87
Price/Cash Flow	5.05
Price/Sales	1.05

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News

Can the Cloud Save this Failing Industry? - TheMotleyFool

Jun 19, 2013

Relatively Good Performance Detected in Shares of SanDisk in the Computer Storage & Peripherals Industry (SNDK, STX, NTAP, SYNA, LXK) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 19, 2013

Shares of Seagate Technology Under Pressure, Down 1.6% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 19, 2013

Seagate Technology Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 2.23% - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 18, 2013

Watch for Seagate Technology to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 2.23% Yesterday - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 18, 2013

Seagate Technology (STX) Showing Bullish Technicals With Support At $43.13 - Freshbrewedmedia

Jun 17, 2013

Seagate Technology Bullish Moving Average Crossover Alert (STX) - Financial News Network Online - Moving Average Crossovers

Jun 17, 2013

Seagate completes subsidiary's tender offer for USD700m senior notes due 2018 and 2016 - M2

Jun 17, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.81
ABR (Last Week)	2.81
# of recs in ABR	21
Average Target Price	39.69
Industry Rank by ABR	108 out of 265
Rank in Industry	6 out of 18

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Day Low - High	44.13 - 45.05
52wk Low - High	22.59 - 45.05
Previous Close	44.99
Avg. Volume	4,036,673
Industry	COMP-STORAGE DEV
Market Cap	16.13 B
Div - Yield	1.52 - 3.38
Beta	2.45
P/E (F1)	8.54
Current Year Est.	5.27
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

P/E (F1)	8.54
PEG Ratio	3.85
Current Year Est.	5.27
Current Quarter Estimate	1.18
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	08-05-2013
EPS Last Year	6.50
Expected Earnings Growth	2.21%

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Seagate Tech Ireland: (NASD: STX)

$44.45

-0.55 (-1.21%)

Volume 2,697,014

Jun 19 03:19 PM ET

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