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Micron Slips After 2025 Surge as Wall Street Lifts Targets on AI Memory Boom

Tight AI‑memory supply plus higher chip prices underpin bullish expectations for Micron.

Overview

  • Micron shares dipped on profit‑taking after a roughly 230% year‑to‑date rally, trading near a 52‑week high of $298.83 and valuing the company around $325 billion.
  • The company’s fiscal Q1 2026 beat included $13.64 billion in revenue and $4.78 in adjusted EPS, with guidance pointing to about $18.7 billion next quarter and record profitability in fiscal 2026.
  • Rosenblatt set a Street‑high $500 price target, while JPMorgan and Cantor moved to $350, KeyBanc to $325, and Needham to $300, reflecting broad bullishness on AI‑driven memory demand.
  • Management projected a 68% non‑GAAP gross margin for the February quarter as DRAM and NAND contract prices rise and HBM momentum accelerates.
  • Lynx Equity highlighted severe supply tightness, estimating roughly 30% unmet demand and suggesting imbalances could begin to ease by mid‑2026 as new capacity ramps.