Seagate Tech (STX)

Price: $27.10

Industry: Computer-Office Equipment

Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Feb 29 11:41 EST 2012 Power Gauge Rating

STX - Very Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for STX is very bullish due to very bullish price/volume activity and very positive expert opinions. Price and volume activity for STX is very bullish which is indicated by its price strength versus the market and a positive Chaikin price trend.
TM

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral
STX Seagate Tech February 21, 2012

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for STX is neutral. Stories concerning STX have a balanced or neutral sentiment.

TM

News Sentiment :Neutral

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics

Financial Metrics Rating

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Neutral
STX's financial metrics are neutral. The company yields a high return on shareholder's equity and is carrying too much long term debt relative to its industry group. The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industry group, high price to book value ratio, high return on equity and relatively high cash flow.

Price to Book Value

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 2.28 1.20

Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 3.63 1.15

Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 17.6% 35.6%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Earnings Growth

Neutral
STX's earnings performance has been neutral. The company is priced relatively low compared to next year's projected EPS and has a history of weak earnings growth. The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

06/07 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth 11,360.00 23.40% $1.64 -3.53% 06/08 12,708.00 11.87% $2.46 50.00% 06/09 9,805.00 -22.84% $-6.32 -356.91% 06/10 11,395.00 16.22% $3.28 151.90% 06/11 10,971.00 -3.72% $1.13 -65.55%

EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $0.21 $1.13 Actual EPS Growth 4.98% EST EPS Current $2.06 $6.31 Est EPS Growth 29.35% Change +1.85 +5.18 Change +24.37

EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $1.09 $0.31 $0.25 $0.27 Actual $1.32 $0.34 $0.28 $0.25 Difference $0.23 $0.03 $0.03 $-0.02 % Difference 21.10 9.68 12.00 -7.41

EPS Quarterly Results

FY 06/10 06/11 06/12 Qtr 1 $0.36 $0.32 $0.33 Qtr 2 $1.07 $0.32 $1.32 Qtr 3 $1.05 $0.21 Qtr 4 $0.79 $0.28 Total $3.27 $1.13 -

Fiscal Year End Month is June.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs Market

Very Bullish
Price and volume activity for STX is very bullish. STX has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and has a rising price trend. The rank for STX is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price Trend

Price Trend ROC

Volume Trend

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chaikin Money Flow

Chart shows whether STX is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 27.49 9.49 54.35%

Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value 28.10% 137.54% 22.52% 103.04%

Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 13,821,390 12,074,056 68%

Expert Opinions

Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Very Bullish
Expert opinions about STX are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for STX and analysts's opinions on STX have been more positive recently. The rank for STX is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Computer-Office Equipment industry group.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Current Current Qtr Next Qtr 2.06 2.59 Current Current FY 6.31 7 Days Ago % Change 2.06 2.59 0.00% 0.00%

Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Buy

EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 0 0 0 Down 0 0 0 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 15 17 15 17 Down 0 0 0 0

30 Days Ago % Change 5.05 1.26

Next Yr

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The Company & Its Competitors

STX's Competitors in Computer-Office Equipment

Company STX WDC XRTX TDC EMC NTAP SMCI IMN Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 4.98% 18.96% 13.01% 9.16% 12.84% 20.47% 26.88% -2.39% Projected EPS growth 29.35% 8.00% 14.00% 16.00% 15.50% 13.00% Profit Margin 7.92% 7.36% 1.95% 14.94% 12.30% 9.82% 3.90% -3.62% PEG 0.15 0.86 1.91 1.23 1.55 1.61 PE 12.36 12.70 16.30 29.96 22.21 24.21 19.34 Revenue(M) 10,971 9,526 1,448 2,362 20,007 5,123 943 1,290

News Headlines for STX California firm buys Springs apartment building Feb 15, 2012 Seagate Technology plc Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 39% and Announces New Share Repurchase of $1 Billion - Jan 26, 2012 Seagate Breaks Areal Density Barrier: Unveils Worlds First Hard Drive Featuring 1 Terabyte Per Platter - May 3, 2011 Seagate to buy Samsung's hard disk drive business - Apr 19, 2011 Seagate to Buy Samsung Disk Drive Unit - Apr 19, 2011

Company Details Seagate Tech 38/39 FITZWILLIAM SQUARE DUBLIN 2, L2 00000 IRL Phone: (353) (1) 234-3136 Website: http://http://www.seagate.com Full Time Employees: 52,700 Sector: Computer and Technology

Company Profile 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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