$Seagate Tech(STX.US)

🤔 Is Seagate (STX) Too Pricey to Buy Now?

I came across a post about Seagate and decided to dig deeper as I am always on the hunt for value stocks!

Here is what I found:

🔷The Turnaround Story Is Impressive

1️⃣ FY2026 revenue: US$12.2B

2️⃣ Gross margin surged from 32.9% → 52.3% in just 8 quarters 🚀

3️⃣ Free cash flow: ~US$3.1B ✅

But the Stock Has Rerated Hard and I realise that there is NO Margin of Safety ⚠️

At US$798.61, Seagate trades at 56x trailing P/E and 23.3x forward P/E.

There is effectively no margin of safety here. A margin of safety means buying at a discount to intrinsic value to protect you if things go slightly wrong, no buffer to protect you. The current share price already assumes perfect execution.

🔷 Compared to peers:

• Western Digital: 22.7x forward P/E

• Micron: 13.2x

• SanDisk: 7.1x

• Seagate: 23.3x — 🏆 the highest of the group!

On EV/Operating Income, the gap is even clearer:

Seagate at 42.8x 🏆 ,

Western Digital at 34.3x

Micron and SanDisk at just 17.9x.

So yes, Seagate is trading at a clear premium and that premium leaves no room for error.😔

🔷 The Big Question: Can Earnings Justify the Price?

The market is already pricing in a strong FY2027. The consensus EPS is around US$34.33. If EPS reaches US$38–41.50, the valuation becomes more reasonable.

But here’s the risk: because there’s no margin of safety, any earnings miss has an oversized impact.

Currently, STX is down 30% from June’s US$1,144 peak. It looks cheaper than before but it is not exactly cheap based on the valuation ratio compare to peers.

Great business momentum but expensive valuation with very high expectations already built in plus and no margin of safety to fall back on.

Would you buy STX at US$798 or wait for a better entry point that offers a real margin of safety? 👇

Not financial advice. Do your own DD.