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Micron Technology, Inc.
TechnologySemiconductorsRisk-First
$736.70 · 15min delay
β 1.92

A high-quality mega-cap risk-flagged situation trading at a discounted valuation. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.

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52-wk low $90.9352-wk high $818.67

Mkt Cap

$830.80B

P/E

—

PEG

0.26

P/B

11.47

Dividend

0.08%

ROE

39.8%

About the business

Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products in the United States, Taiwan, Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Europe, and internationally. It operates through the Cloud Memory Business Unit; Core Data Center Business Unit; Mobile and Client Business Unit; and Automotive and Embedded Business Unit segments. The company provides memory products, including dynamic random access memory components and modules, CXL-based memory, LPDDR components and modules, graphics memory, high-bandwidth memory, and data center memory products; multichip packages (MCP) comprising embedded multimedia card-based, universal flash storage-based, and NAND-based MCPs; and technology leadership products that include 1y DRAM and G9 NAND technologies. It also offers storage products, such as data center solid-state drives (SSD), client SSD storage, and auto and industrial SSD storage; managed NAND; NAND flash; NOR flash; and memory cards. In addition, the company provides design tools, including FBGA and part decoders; DRAM power calculators; NAND power calculators; simulation models; chipset compatibility guides; serial presence-detection tools; cross-reference tools; UFSparm; SSD firmware; software and drivers; storage executive software; and obsolete part catalogs. It markets its semiconductor memory and storage products under the Micron and Crucial brands. The company serves the data center, PC, graphics, networking, automotive, industrial, and consumer embedded markets, as well as the smartphone and other mobile-device markets. It sells its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; web-based customer direct sales channel; and channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Who would buy MU?

Consensus 62/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.

8 6 1

Endorses

· 3 frameworks
  • Warren Buffett· Buffett Quality100/100

    ROE > 15% 39.8% clears "> 15.0%".

  • Joel Greenblatt· Magic Formula100/100

    ROE > 20% 39.8% clears "> 20.0%".

  • Howard Marks· Marks Risk-First100/100

    Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.15 clears "< 0.50".

Insider activity · Mixed

Open-market buying concentrated in one insider

Strength 35/100

Buying is limited to a single filer (LIU TEYIN MARK, $7.8M). Single-insider buys are worth noting but carry less weight than broad-based conviction — they can reflect an outlier view rather than a shared read inside the C-suite. Over the 6M window, insiders are net sellers by 180,630 shares.

  • Buying concentrated in one filer — lower conviction signal.

In Prism's context

Insider activity is inconclusive here. The stock's case should lean on the framework verdict (Partial match, score 62/100) and the archetype read (Risk-First).

InsiderRoleTypeDateSharesAvg priceValueOwn
RAY MICHAEL CHARLESOfficerOpen-market sellMay 1, 20267,601$534.30$4.06MDirect
MEHROTRA SANJAYChief Executive OfficerOpen-market sellMay 1, 202640,000$536.26$21.45MDirect
CORDANO MICHAEL DOfficerOpen-market sellApr 14, 20263,407$435.00$1.48MDirect
SADANA SUMITOfficerOpen-market sellApr 10, 202624,000$421.35$10.11MDirect
CORDANO MICHAEL DOfficerOpen-market sellApr 9, 20263,407$420.81$1.43MDirect
ARNZEN APRIL SOfficerOpen-market sellApr 1, 202640,000$347.39$13.90MDirect
LIU TEYIN MARKDirectorAward / grantMar 31, 202697$0.00$0Direct
SADANA SUMITOfficerOpen-market sellFeb 2, 202625,000$429.89$10.75MDirect
RAY MICHAEL CHARLESOfficerOpen-market sellJan 27, 202612,268$409.68$5.03MDirect
BHATIA MANISH HOfficerOpen-market sellJan 22, 202626,623$391.04$10.41MDirect
ALLEN SCOTT ROfficerTransactionJan 16, 2026269——Direct
LIU TEYIN MARKDirectorOpen-market buyJan 14, 202623,200$337.14$7.82MDirect
ALLEN SCOTT ROfficerOpen-market sellJan 6, 20262,000$337.50$675KDirect
ARNZEN APRIL SOfficerStock Gift at price 0.00 per share.Dec 22, 2025110$0.00$0Direct
ARNZEN APRIL SOfficerOpen-market sellDec 22, 202515,000$277.09$4.16MDirect
GOMO STEVEN JDirectorOpen-market sellDec 19, 20255,000$263.63$1.32MDirect

Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding.

Net 6M: -180,630 sh

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What this means: A significant rerating — the valuation-sensitive frameworks below will have tightened since this move.

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Whether this leans your book more toward Quality, Value, Growth, Deep Value, Income, or Momentum.

MU is currently tagged:Risk-FirstPartial match (62/100)

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Probabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04

Micron Technology, Inc. · MU

MU: 50% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 3 of 6 signal families positive (medium confidence). Strongest support: ROE 40%. Main risk to monitor: 96% above fair value.

Outperform prob.
50%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
medium confidence
Expected return
-3.3% → +20.7%
mid +8.7% / yr
Downside (p20)
-25.0%
stress -50.1%
Data quality
95/100
Excellent
Prism Score

Probabilistic research output, not financial advice. Prism recommendations are based on available data, historical relationships, and model assumptions. They do not guarantee future returns. Conduct independent due diligence before any investment decision.

Backtested and similar-setup statistics may be affected by survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, overfitting, transaction costs, liquidity constraints, and data limitations. Probability estimates are anchored heuristics — not validated forecasts — until the walk-forward backtest pipeline is in place.

Prism Score

Composite 53/100. Strongest contribution from quality; weakest from valuation. Risk patterns shaved 2 points off the composite.

Composite
53
/ 100
Mixed
Deep valueval.
21/ 100

P/B 11.47× · FCF yield 0.3%

Margin of safetyval.
0/ 100

96% above fair value

Bull · base · bear scenarios

Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.

Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.

Bull
~25%
$488.32
-7.9% / yr (5y)

Operating leverage kicks in or a new product line scales — margins inflect higher, growth steps up by 200–400 bps, and the multiple re-rates as the durability becomes obvious to a wider audience.

Drivers
  • • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from 68%
  • • Top-line accelerates 300–500 bps above current
  • • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~55%
$375.63
-12.6% / yr (5y)

Business continues to compound at recent rates — 68% operating margin holds, 196% top-line growth persists, capital allocation stays disciplined. Multiple stays roughly where it is.

Global value comparison

Micron Technology, Inc. vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.

Sector: Technology. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.

MetricMUGCC medianMENA medianGlobal ex-US
P/E (TTM)—22.0×—23.0×
P/B11.47×4.00×—4.50×
Dividend yield0.08%1.00%—1.40%
ROE39.8%
Earnings reaction explainer

MU missed materially — -35.7% below consensus.

Big miss· -35.7%

Reported EPS $12.20 vs $18.97 expected — a material miss. The bar of the next two prints will be lower, but the multiple that was bid up to today's level usually does not survive an unexplained shortfall this size. Trailing operating margin: 67.6%.

  • Quality investorsNegative

    A material miss is incompatible with a quality-compounder narrative until proven otherwise. Two more prints needed before that label is restored.

  • Growth investorsNegative

    Multiple compression typically follows. The risk is not the miss itself, it's that consensus needs to re-rate forward estimates lower.

  • Value investorsNegative

    Even cheap stocks get cheaper after this kind of print — wait for capitulation rather than catching the falling knife.

News & events

Next earnings

Wed, Jun 24 · consensus EPS $18.97 · last actual $12.20

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Key Metrics at a Glance

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

PEG Ratio

0.26

P/B Ratio

11.47

EPS Growth

756.0%

Revenue Growth

196.3%

Debt / Equity

0.15

Net Cash / Share

$3.36

Return on Equity

39.8%

Gross Margin

58.4%

Operating Margin

67.6%

FCF / Share

$2.57

Current Ratio

2.90

Rejects

· 1 framework
  • Fama / French· Pure Value Factor0/100

    P/B < 1.5 is 11.47× — fails "< 1.50×".

See the full rule-by-rule drill-down below
53/100
Medium agreement
Signal families · 3 of 6 signal families positive
Agreement: Medium
  • Valuationnegative

    Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.

    96% above fair valueReverse DCF: low expectations bar0.3% FCF yield (thin)
    31
    /100
  • Qualitypositive

    Returns and margins are healthy and consistent.

    ROE 40%Op margin 68%Gross 58%EPS growth 756%
    89
    /100
  • Balance sheetpositive

    Capital structure is conservative and well-covered.

    D/E 0.15CR 2.90
    68
    /100
  • Momentumpositive

    Price action is firm and trending higher.

    89% through 52w rangeβ 1.92 (elevated)
    60
    /100
  • Behaviouralneutral

    Behavioural read is mixed — some accumulation, some distribution.

    Insider buying ($7.8M)Net insider selling ($151.7M)3 tracked holders · peak 27.1%
    58
    /100
  • Catalysts & eventsnegative

    Recent miss and / or risk patterns weigh on the catalyst path.

    Big EPS miss (-36%)1 medium-severity flag
    30
    /100
Positive drivers
  • • ROE 40%
  • • Op margin 68%
  • • Gross 58%
  • • EPS growth 756%
  • • D/E 0.15
Key risks
  • • 96% above fair value
  • • Reverse DCF: low expectations bar
  • • 0.3% FCF yield (thin)
  • • Big EPS miss (-36%)
  • • 1 medium-severity flag
  • • Possible quality trap (paying up)
Suggested diligence questions
  • 1. Multiple compression
Similar historical setups[MOCK DATA]

Among 97 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 51% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +0.7% / yr.

Probabilistic research output — not financial advice.
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Quality20%
99/ 100

ROE 40% · Op margin 68%

Balance sheet15%
97/ 100

D/E 0.15 · CR 2.90

Insider convictionown.
15/ 100

1 insider buying

Superinvestorown.
87/ 100

3 tracked holders · peak 27.1%

Shareholder yield10%
28/ 100

0.08% yield

Momentum5%
91/ 100

89% through 52w range

Growth5%
100/ 100

EPS 756% · Rev 196%

Risk deduction: 1 pattern flagged · possible quality trap (paying up). 2 points removed from composite.

Designed to surface potentially attractive characteristics — descriptive, not prescriptive. For research and educational purposes only.

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Drivers
  • • Revenue growth holds near 196%
  • • Operating margin stays around 68%
  • • Capital returns continue at current cadence
Bear
~20%
$281.72
-17.5% / yr (5y)

A growth-rate scare or a quarter of margin compression resets the multiple. The business is still fine, but the price was assuming a level of compounding that takes 12–24 months to re-prove.

Drivers
  • • Growth decelerates by ~300 bps for two consecutive quarters
  • • Multiple compresses as estimates roll back
  • • Sentiment de-rates the name to a deeper-value multiple
Indicative weights
14.0%
—
16.0%

Editorial dataset · as of 2024-12-31. Sector medians are hand-maintained from public Tadawul / ADX / DFM / QSE / EGX disclosures and indicative Global ex-US references. Live licensed data is on the roadmap. For research and educational purposes only.

What to watch on the next print
  • • Management explanation of cause — one-off vs structural
  • • Analyst-revision direction over the next 1-2 weeks
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  • Institutional Own.

    82.6%

    Insider Own.

    0.3%

    Dividend Yield

    0.08%

    Book Value / Share

    $64.24

    Superinvestor ownership

    Held by 3 tracked superinvestors · peak weight 27.1%

    Grand Portfolio
    • Mohnish Pabrai

      Pabrai Investment Funds · Q4 2025

      27.1%
    • Prem Watsa

      Fairfax Financial Holdings · Q4 2025

      12.8%
    • Francis Chou

      Chou Associates Management · Q4 2025

      7.8%

    Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.