
A high-quality mega-cap risk-flagged situation trading at a discounted valuation. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.
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.
Endorses
· 3 frameworksROE > 15% 39.8% clears "> 15.0%".
ROE > 20% 39.8% clears "> 20.0%".
Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.15 clears "< 0.50".
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.
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).
| Insider | Role | Type | Date | Shares | Avg price | Value | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAY MICHAEL CHARLES | Officer | Open-market sell | May 1, 2026 | 7,601 | $534.30 | $4.06M | Direct |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | Chief Executive Officer | Open-market sell | May 1, 2026 | 40,000 | $536.26 | $21.45M | Direct |
| CORDANO MICHAEL D | Officer | Open-market sell | Apr 14, 2026 | 3,407 | $435.00 | $1.48M | Direct |
| SADANA SUMIT | Officer | Open-market sell | Apr 10, 2026 | 24,000 | $421.35 | $10.11M | Direct |
| CORDANO MICHAEL D | Officer | Open-market sell | Apr 9, 2026 | 3,407 | $420.81 | $1.43M | Direct |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | Officer | Open-market sell | Apr 1, 2026 | 40,000 | $347.39 | $13.90M | Direct |
| LIU TEYIN MARK | Director | Award / grant | Mar 31, 2026 | 97 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| SADANA SUMIT | Officer | Open-market sell | Feb 2, 2026 | 25,000 | $429.89 | $10.75M | Direct |
| RAY MICHAEL CHARLES | Officer | Open-market sell | Jan 27, 2026 | 12,268 | $409.68 | $5.03M | Direct |
| BHATIA MANISH H | Officer | Open-market sell | Jan 22, 2026 | 26,623 | $391.04 | $10.41M | Direct |
| ALLEN SCOTT R | Officer | Transaction | Jan 16, 2026 | 269 | — | — | Direct |
| LIU TEYIN MARK | Director | Open-market buy | Jan 14, 2026 | 23,200 | $337.14 | $7.82M | Direct |
| ALLEN SCOTT R | Officer | Open-market sell | Jan 6, 2026 | 2,000 | $337.50 | $675K | Direct |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | Officer | Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share. | Dec 22, 2025 | 110 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | Officer | Open-market sell | Dec 22, 2025 | 15,000 | $277.09 | $4.16M | Direct |
| GOMO STEVEN J | Director | Open-market sell | Dec 19, 2025 | 5,000 | $263.63 | $1.32M | Direct |
Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding.
Net 6M: -180,630 sh
Price history
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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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Sign in to run this simulationMU: 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.
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P/B 11.47× · FCF yield 0.3%
96% above fair value
Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.
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.
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.
Sector: Technology. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.
| Metric | MU | GCC median | MENA median | Global ex-US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 22.0× | — | 23.0× |
| P/B | 11.47× | 4.00× | — | 4.50× |
| Dividend yield | 0.08% | 1.00% | — | 1.40% |
| ROE | 39.8% |
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%.
A material miss is incompatible with a quality-compounder narrative until proven otherwise. Two more prints needed before that label is restored.
Multiple compression typically follows. The risk is not the miss itself, it's that consensus needs to re-rate forward estimates lower.
Even cheap stocks get cheaper after this kind of print — wait for capitulation rather than catching the falling knife.
Next earnings
Wed, Jun 24 · consensus EPS $18.97 · last actual $12.20
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 frameworkP/B < 1.5 is 11.47× — fails "< 1.50×".
Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.
Returns and margins are healthy and consistent.
Capital structure is conservative and well-covered.
Price action is firm and trending higher.
Behavioural read is mixed — some accumulation, some distribution.
Recent miss and / or risk patterns weigh on the catalyst path.
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.
ROE 40% · Op margin 68%
D/E 0.15 · CR 2.90
1 insider buying
3 tracked holders · peak 27.1%
0.08% yield
89% through 52w range
EPS 756% · Rev 196%
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.
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| 16.0% |
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%
Mohnish Pabrai
Pabrai Investment Funds · Q4 2025
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Fairfax Financial Holdings · Q4 2025
Francis Chou
Chou Associates Management · Q4 2025
Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.