Menlo Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU – Free Report) by 57.3% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 500 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 670 shares during the quarter. Micron Technology comprises about 0.3% of Menlo Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Menlo Advisors LLC’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $577,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Micron Technology by 0.8% during the second quarter. M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. now owns 1,324 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,528,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the period. Cherrydale Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Micron Technology by 1.4% in the second quarter. Cherrydale Wealth Management LLC now owns 972 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,122,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the period. Bellevue Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 25.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bellevue Asset Management LLC now owns 64 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the period. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Micron Technology by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $186,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares during the period. Finally, Red Door Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Micron Technology by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,914 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,209,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.84% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Micron Technology
Here are the key news stories impacting Micron Technology this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Micron demonstrated what it describes as the world’s first 512GB DDR5 RDIMM across multiple server platforms. The module reaches speeds of up to 9,200 MT/s and uses more than 60% less operating power than four 128GB modules, strengthening Micron’s position in data-center memory and AI infrastructure. Micron ultra-dense memory module announcement
- Positive Sentiment: Strong AI-related memory demand remains the core bullish argument. Analysts and industry commentary point to tight DRAM supply, high-bandwidth memory demand, planned capacity expansion and potentially extended shortages, supporting Micron’s revenue and pricing outlook. Micron AI memory cycle analysis
- Positive Sentiment: Micron appointed semiconductor veteran Deirdre Hanford to lead Micron Research Labs. The facility is backed by a planned $10 billion, decade-long investment focused on memory, compute architectures, advanced packaging and manufacturing, potentially supporting longer-term technology leadership. Micron Research Labs leadership announcement
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentary remains bullish, with some analysts and Jim Cramer supporting substantially higher price targets. However, these opinions are not new company guidance and depend on continued AI spending, strong memory pricing and successful execution. Jim Cramer Micron thesis
- Negative Sentiment: A Taiwan union representing Micron workers is keeping strike preparations alive while demanding a permanent profit-sharing arrangement. A labor disruption at a major manufacturing hub could create production delays, higher costs or additional uncertainty during a supply-constrained period. Reuters report on Micron Taiwan labor dispute
- Negative Sentiment: Recent warnings from AI leaders calling for slower development triggered a broader technology selloff and renewed questions about future hyperscaler spending. Although infrastructure demand may remain intact, any reduction in AI capital expenditures would threaten Micron’s high-growth memory outlook and elevated valuation. AI concerns affecting semiconductor stocks
Insider Buying and Selling
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Micron Technology from $550.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Micron Technology from $1,500.00 to $1,550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Wolfe Research set a $1,500.00 price objective on shares of Micron Technology in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Micron Technology from $1,550.00 to $1,650.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Micron Technology from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,295.63.
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Micron Technology Stock Up 0.4%
Shares of NASDAQ MU opened at $927.60 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $928.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $764.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.42 and a quick ratio of 2.98. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 1 year low of $154.65 and a 1 year high of $1,255.00. The firm has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 21.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.22.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 24th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $25.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $21.39 by $3.72. Micron Technology had a net margin of 55.91% and a return on equity of 71.13%. The firm had revenue of $41.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.91 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 345.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Micron Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-32.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Micron Technology, Inc. will post 72.93 EPS for the current year.
Micron Technology Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 21st. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Micron Technology’s payout ratio is currently 1.36%.
Micron Technology Company Profile
Micron Technology, Inc is a global semiconductor company that designs, develops, manufactures and sells memory and storage solutions. Its product portfolio includes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, NOR flash memory, solid-state drives, memory modules and high-bandwidth memory used in data-intensive computing applications.
Micron’s products support a range of markets, including data centers, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, personal computers, smartphones, automotive systems, industrial equipment and networking devices.
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