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NASDAQ:MU

Micron Technology (MU)

994.00
-1.87 (0.19%)
as of Jun 12, 2026, 3:47:53 pm Market Open.
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star iconJun 12, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 46 opinions in the last 12 months.

Micron Technology (MU) has experienced a remarkable increase in value, gaining about 220% this year due to a shortage in memory supply, notably from data centers. While many analysts agree that the stock's fundamentals are strong, the overall market sentiment reveals caution due to its high beta and historical cyclicality in the semiconductor industry. Experts point to the risks of a potential correction, particularly as speculative interest has surged, making the stock feel more like a meme than a solid investment. Furthermore, although there are bullish projections regarding demand from AI and data centers, many analysts also suggest reducing positions or waiting for a pullback before making new investments. Overall, the landscape appears promising, yet fraught with risks that warrant careful consideration before entering or expanding investment in MU.

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COMMENT

This is the cyclical of the tech names. It is a deep cyclical in that when things are going well, things are very, very well, but when they go badly, the earnings just disappear. Closed at $31.04 and his model price is $52.85, a 70% upside. However, the market is sceptical because obviously earnings are great today, but what is going to happen tomorrow. There is a significant discount between the price today and what the model price is. The good news is, it is holding up one of his structural levels and, obviously, the balance sheet has grown quickly as they are aggressively buying back stock. Appropriately priced. If it pulled back to the $24-$25 level, this would be very positive for the name.

DON'T BUY

Fighting a war against very aggressive competitors, especially Intel. It has always been a very competitive business. Prefers Intel, but it is expensive.

COMMENT

Bought this because this was a fragmented industry that has been consolidated down to 3 players. Historically pricing for D-RAM was quite volatile but there is a lot of pricing discipline now in the market. If there is more pricing discipline and less big new supply, then you could get a higher earnings multiple paid for the shares.

TOP PICK

Likes technology as a group. There is a boom in content being distributed and in the need for storage. They make storage for tablets, phones, etc. Historically they were cyclical. In the last 2-3 years there was consolidation in the industry and now there are only 3 companies in the market. There is pricing power and discipline so there are not boom and bust cycles. Earnings multiple may expand because investors don’t have to worry as much about the future.

COMMENT

Semiconductor stocks have run substantially as investors are slowly starting to put their toe in the growth pond. A better semiconductor area to think about right now is Analog Devices (ADI-Q) which is effectively a play on automobiles and industrial production. If you believe that the economy is starting to improve, particularly the US economy, this is probably an interesting area to look at.

BUY
Probably never earns its cost of capital. Highly capital intensive business. When there is an excess of DRAMs, price is driven down to marginal costs, which loses them tons of money but they have to keep reinvesting in the latest technologies. Manufacturers NAN, which is flash memory. Timing is now looking good. Could be volatile but in 6 months from now you’ll be better off owning it.
SELL
Well below its 200-day and 50-day moving averages. Would rather see it get above those levels before buying. If you own, consider looking at others in the technology space such as Xilinx (XLNX-Q).
BUY
Fairly volatile and sensitive to DRAM and the market for memory. One of the most aggressive in technology development and is better geared to be a leader than it has been in the past.
TOP PICK
Market cap of $7 billion, have almost $2 billion in cash and they cash flow almost $400 million a quarter and trading at only 9X earnings.
BUY
Likes the technology and semiconductor space. The technology here is being recycled very quickly, which is what he likes. Forward PE is only at 10X earnings.
SHORT
Not time to buy semiconductor space yet. The memory sector, which this company is in, is a terrible sector. This company lost $700 million out of $1.4 billion in revenues last quarter. Balance sheet is stretched.
DON'T BUY
Earnings are very cyclical. A very competitive business. Trying to compete with Asian companies.
DON'T BUY
Serial overbuilder of capacity, consistantly fails to make it's earning targets.
DON'T BUY
The amount of capacity that’s coming in to produce products in their area is pretty substantial. Everyone’s producing Nan-Flash and the supply is driving prices down.
BUY
This is a sector you should be involved in. 18 % of his U.S. fund is involved in this sector. Feels comfortable buying.
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