NASDAQ · MU
Technology · Semiconductors
$975.26
Down-$2.15 (-0.22%)
Updated Sep 13, 2026, 4:25 PM
SID Score
7.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
38/100
Bearish
Price performance
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
MU closed at $975.26 after 19 trading sessions, down 3.61% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $993.195 | $993.99 | $967.38 | $975.26 | 21.74M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $997.00 | $999.00 | $973.50 | $977.41 | 26.23M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $998.805 | $1,042.40 | $992.29 | $1,027.77 | 23.81M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $1,036.40 | $1,041.07 | $997.62 | $1,000.26 | 26.6M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $971.335 | $1,017.77 | $969.00 | $1,016.59 | 35.25M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $956.91 | $959.76 | $918.8801 | $958.16 | 24.18M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $930.825 | $958.00 | $927.1569 | $956.08 | 21.44M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $941.125 | $969.44 | $922.39 | $933.44 | 27.76M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $931.39 | $959.9699 | $930.79 | $958.73 | 22.57M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $919.29 | $946.7999 | $909.09 | $932.86 | 22.89M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $967.01 | $968.71 | $906.89 | $935.39 | 28.84M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $925.74 | $945.7499 | $924.60 | $938.40 | 18.72M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $928.975 | $946.67 | $916.30 | $932.97 | 19.16M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $934.78 | $936.45 | $887.605 | $910.43 | 30.01M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $989.675 | $989.96 | $958.26 | $966.78 | 21.82M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $935.01 | $977.28 | $929.07 | $974.33 | 25.21M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $959.355 | $960.00 | $915.18 | $937.105 | 26.9M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $957.10 | $978.67 | $926.64 | $940.76 | 37.31M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $999.55 | $1,036.13 | $995.26 | $1,011.75 | 33.43M |
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MU research
Company profile and research snapshot.
Micron is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, specializing in memory and storage chips. Its primary revenue stream comes from dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and it also has minority exposure to not-and or NAND, flash chips. Micron serves a global customer base, selling chips into data centers, mobile phones, consumer electronics, and industrial and automotive applications. The firm is vertically integrated.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Mizuho | Outperform | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Citigroup | Buy | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Keybanc | Overweight | — |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | — |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 13, 2026
The memory-shortage thesis assumes AI usage and memory demand rise together. DeepSeek just supplied a reason that relationship may be weaker. Its September 10 release says V4.1-Flash needs one-quarter as much HBM and one-eighth as much SSD capacity for its KV cache as the previous generation. That matters to Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) and Sandisk […]
Yahoo · Sep 12, 2026
This company is already greatly benefiting from AI.
Benzinga · Sep 12, 2026
The DRAM ETF is seeing strong outflows as most memory stocks like SanDisk and Micron remain in a technical bear market
Yahoo · Sep 12, 2026
Micron has produced staggering results in recent years. How long can it possibly last?
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Micron Technology shares have demonstrated significant long-term momentum, with the stock trading at $975.26 and delivering a remarkable 269.82% gain over the trailing twelve months, per SID market data. On a shorter-term basis, MU posted a 7.02% gain over the past month while declining 2.07% over the trailing three months, suggesting near-term consolidation after a sustained rally. The stock currently trades above both key moving averages, sitting 5.02% above its 50-day moving average of $928.61 and a substantial 50.97% above its 200-day moving average of $645.98, according to Massive/Polygon technical data. The 14-day RSI reads 51.3, indicating neutral momentum without overbought or oversold conditions. MU carries a beta of 1.548, reflecting elevated volatility relative to the broader market. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 26.4 million shares, supporting a market capitalization of $288.4 billion.
Micron Technology currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.78, reflecting the market's forward-looking premium on the company's earnings trajectory within the semiconductor memory sector, per SID market data. The PEG ratio stands at 0.92, falling below the commonly referenced 1.0 threshold, which suggests the stock's valuation may be supported relative to its anticipated earnings growth rate. According to SEC filings, the price-to-book ratio registers at 5.33, indicating investors are paying a significant premium over the company's net asset value, consistent with elevated capital returns in the high-bandwidth memory segment. The dividend yield remains modest at approximately 0.18%, reflecting management's prioritization of capital reinvestment over shareholder distributions. Within the broader Technology sector, Micron's valuation metrics reflect investor confidence in the cyclical upswing driven by AI-related demand for advanced memory products, as captured in the company's substantial $288.4 billion market capitalization.
Micron Technology's composite smart money score stands at 38 out of 100, generating a bearish signal according to SID market data. The score reflects a notable divergence between institutional and insider activity. Institutional positioning scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating robust accumulation by large asset managers as reflected in 13F institutional filings. In contrast, insider activity scores 0 out of 25, driven by exclusively negative insider transactions — SEC Form 4 filings reveal 20 insider trades over the past 90 days, all of which were sales with zero purchases recorded. This pattern of consistent insider selling at elevated share price levels weighs heavily on the composite score. Dark pool activity registers at 9.0 out of 25, while congressional trading activity scores 4.4 out of 25, both contributing to the overall bearish reading. The stark disconnect between strong institutional demand and persistent insider liquidation creates a mixed signal for investors monitoring smart money flows.
Micron Technology delivered a significant earnings beat in its most recent reported quarter, posting actual results of $25.11 per share against analyst estimates of $20.20, representing a positive surprise of $4.91 or approximately 24.3%, according to company earnings reports. This outperformance underscores the accelerating demand environment for high-bandwidth memory products. Looking ahead, analyst estimates project substantial sequential earnings growth, with the upcoming quarter estimated at $8.42 per share and subsequent quarters forecasting $31.26 per share, per consensus analyst estimates. The projected trajectory from $25.11 to $31.26 reflects expectations of continued margin expansion and volume growth tied to AI infrastructure buildouts. The forward estimates imply a meaningful acceleration in profitability that supports the company's current PEG ratio of 0.92. Investors await confirmation of these growth assumptions in forthcoming quarterly results to validate the premium valuation multiples currently embedded in Micron's share price.
Wall Street consensus on Micron Technology remains uniformly positive, with all recent analyst actions reiterating bullish ratings, per SID consensus data. In August 2026, Mizuho maintained its Outperform rating while Citigroup reiterated its Buy recommendation, reinforcing institutional confidence in Micron's growth trajectory. Earlier in the summer, Keybanc, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Barclays each reaffirmed Overweight designations following the company's strong fiscal quarter earnings beat of $4.91 per share above estimates. Notably, none of the five most recent analyst actions involved a downgrade or a shift to a neutral stance, according to Wall Street analyst reports. The consistency of positive ratings across major investment banks — spanning Mizuho, Citigroup, Keybanc, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Barclays — reflects broad consensus that Micron's positioning in AI-driven memory demand supports continued outperformance. The absence of any dissenting voices among tracked analysts is notable given the stock's 269.82% appreciation over the past twelve months and elevated valuation multiples.
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