Micron Technology MU shares climbed on Friday after New Street upgraded the memory-chip maker to 'Buy', arguing that artificial intelligence could transform the company into a $2 trillion to $3 trillion business by the end of the decade. New Street raised its rating from Neutral to Buy and set a price target of $1,250, implying roughly 29% upside from current levels.
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Shares of Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) are up 7% to $1,630 in early Friday trading, extending Thursday's blowout session.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) at $949.83 looks compelling, and the rally still has room to run.
Michael Burry is becoming more aggressive against the AI trade, but one company he has criticised remains off limits: CoreWeave. The “Big Short” investor has retained put options on Nvidia and Palantir, increased his Micron short and replaced losing semiconductor ETF puts with a larger bearish position in the Nasdaq-heavy QQQ.
Memory and storage names are rallying Thursday afternoon on blowout earnings across the sector.
Memory and storage stocks opened roughly flat Thursday and then rallied sharply through the morning session, making the group the standout trade of the day.
Micron Technology (MU) stock extended its rebound to a third straight session on Thursday, rising 6% to $966.01 after rising around 5% on Wednesday. The stock remains up more than 200% this year, although it is still down 20% from its late-June peak.
The company fell behind in the second quarter among suppliers of NAND memory chips.
Semiconductor stocks face further downside but potential remains. Memory names, especially Micron (MU), are high-risk in H2 due to supply increases, waning ASP leverage, and cyclical dynamics returning despite prior bullish narratives.
China's Yangtze Memory Technologies has broken into the global top three for NAND shipments, overtaking Kioxia and finishing ahead of Micron, showing how quickly China's memory industry is advancing. YMTC captured 14% of global NAND shipments in the second quarter, behind Samsung's 25% and SK Hynix's 22%, according to Counterpoint Research.
Memory and storage names are ripping higher into Wednesday's close. SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) is up 6% to $1,344, while Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has gained 5% to $911.