Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC Boosts Holdings in Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP)

Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC grew its position in Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) by 10.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 365,973 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 33,334 shares during the period. Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC owned 0.07% of Microchip Technology worth $20,989,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MCHP. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Microchip Technology by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,093,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $636,184,000 after buying an additional 3,131,807 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Microchip Technology by 9,901.6% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,857,654 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $163,886,000 after buying an additional 2,829,082 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Microchip Technology by 30.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,347,643 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $264,430,000 after buying an additional 776,408 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its stake in shares of Microchip Technology by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,751,987 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $220,957,000 after buying an additional 460,697 shares during the period. Finally, DF Dent & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Microchip Technology in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,744,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.51% of the company’s stock.

Microchip Technology Price Performance

Shares of MCHP opened at $55.76 on Friday. Microchip Technology Incorporated has a twelve month low of $50.21 and a twelve month high of $100.57. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 99.57 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.15). Microchip Technology had a net margin of 6.49% and a return on equity of 12.41%. Equities analysts forecast that Microchip Technology Incorporated will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Microchip Technology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a $0.455 dividend. This represents a $1.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 24th. Microchip Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 325.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $65.00 price objective (down from $85.00) on shares of Microchip Technology in a report on Friday, February 7th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective on shares of Microchip Technology in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Raymond James restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective (down from $95.00) on shares of Microchip Technology in a report on Friday, February 7th. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective (down from $85.00) on shares of Microchip Technology in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Microchip Technology from $92.00 to $82.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Microchip Technology presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.11.

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Incorporated engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers; 32-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications.