A Director at Microchip is Exercising Options


Today it was reported that a Director at Microchip (NASDAQ: MCHP), Esther Johnson, exercised options to buy 2,387 MCHP shares at $87.41 a share, for a total transaction value of $208.6K.

Following this transaction Esther Johnson’s holding in the company was increased by 55.51% to a total of $628.8K. In addition to Esther Johnson, 4 other MCHP executives reported Buy trades in the last month.

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Based on Microchip’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending June 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $1.21 billion and quarterly net profit of $35.7 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $972 million and had a net profit of $171 million. MCHP’s market cap is $23.05B and the company has a P/E ratio of 208.12. Currently, Microchip has an average volume of 19.24M.

26 different firms, including Argus Research and B.Riley FBR, currently also have a Buy rating on the stock. Based on 16 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Strong Buy with an average price target of $116.06, reflecting a -24.7% downside. Starting in June 2018, MCHP received 16 Buy ratings in a row.

The insider sentiment on Microchip has been positive according to 81 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is slightly higher than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.

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Microchip Technology, Inc. engages in developing and manufacturing semiconductor products. It operates through the Semiconductor Products and Technology Licensing segments.

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