Why Do Investors Buy Stock In Micron Technology Inc (MU)?

Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) has a beta value of 1.28 and has seen 16.82 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $109.72B, closed the last trade at $98.18 per share which meant it gained $3.72 on the day or 3.94% during that session. The MU stock price is -60.46% off its 52-week high price of $157.54 and 37.32% above the 52-week low of $61.54.

The consensus among analysts is that Micron Technology Inc (MU) is Buy stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 1.52. 0 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 0 rate it as Overweight. 5 out of 32 have rated it as a Hold, with 27 advising it as a Buy. 0 have rated the stock as Underweight. The expected earnings per share for the stock is 1.59.

Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) trade information

Over the past 30 days, the shares of Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) have changed 26.24%.

Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $125, which means that the shares’ value could jump 21.46% from current levels. The projected low price target is $112.0 while the price target rests at a high of $140.0. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is -42.6% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock gain -14.08% from current levels.

Micron Technology Inc (MU) estimates and forecasts

The company’s shares have lost -3.56% over the past 6 months. Revenue growth from the last financial year stood is estimated to be 41.25%.

25 analysts offering their estimates for the company have set an average revenue estimate of 8.83B for the current quarter. 25 have an estimated revenue figure of 9.85B for the next ending quarter. Year-ago sales stood 6.81B and 7.75B respectively for this quarter and the next, and analysts expect sales will grow by 29.60% for the current quarter and 41.25% for the next.

If we evaluate the company’s growth over the last 5-year and for the next 5-year period, we find that annual earnings growth was -33.89% over the past 5 years. Earnings growth for 2025 is a modest 439.42% while over the next 5 years, the company’s earnings are expected to increase by 104.46%.

MU Dividends

Micron Technology Inc is expected to release its next earnings report in July this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue. The forward dividend is 0.46 at a share yield of 0.47%. The company’s dividend yield has gone up over the past 12 months.

Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU)’s Major holders

The top two institutional holders are VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 97.69 million shares worth more than $12.85 billion. As of 2024-06-30, VANGUARD GROUP INC held 8.8246% of shares outstanding.

The other major institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., with the holding of over 91.82 million shares as of 2024-06-30. The firm’s total holdings are worth over $12.08 billion and represent 8.2943% of shares outstanding.

Also the top two Mutual Funds that are holding company’s shares are VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund . As of Mar 31, 2025 , the former fund manager holds about 3.15% shares in the company for having 35.2 shares of worth $3.46 billion while later fund manager owns 30.96 shares of worth $3.04 billion as of Mar 31, 2025 , which makes it owner of about 2.77% of company’s outstanding stock.

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