On August 6, Seagate Technology PLC declined 3.02% overnight, trading at $813.5/share, with turnover of $8.7334 million.

The decline was driven by a broad selloff across the storage sector, with peer Western Digital falling over 11% and SanDisk dropping over 9%, creating systemic downward pressure. Additionally, a Form 4 filing disclosed that CEO William D. Mosley sold approximately 35,842 shares of common stock through a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan on August 3, with transaction prices ranging from $783.83 to $837.99 per share, adding short-term sentiment pressure.

Seagate had previously surged over 20% cumulatively from July 30 following a strong Q4 earnings report featuring revenue of $3.629 billion (up 48% YoY), adjusted EPS of $5.71 (up 120% YoY), and a record gross margin of 52.7%. Multiple investment banks including BNP Paribas, Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Barclays collectively raised target prices. The current pullback represents concentrated profit-taking after the rapid advance.

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