Micron Technology clears fresh AI expectations, shares ride analyst target hikes

Micron Technology benefits from a wave of analyst upgrades after record fiscal third-quarter figures and strong AI memory guidance, with Susquehanna lifting its price target to a Street-high level.

By Julia Schmitt, Sector & Peer Group desk. Reviewed prior to publication on 2026-06-29, 09:11.

Micron Technology (US5951121038) sits at the center of the current AI memory trade on NASDAQ this week. The stock follows record fiscal third-quarter results and a series of analyst target hikes led by Susquehanna, which raised its price target significantly after the earnings beat. Investing.com analyst wrap on AI moves

What analysts are saying now

Susquehanna lifted its Micron price target to 2,000 dollars from 1,750 dollars after the memory specialist posted record-breaking fiscal third-quarter numbers and guidance comfortably above consensus expectations. Susquehanna price-target change summary The move is described as the highest Micron target currently on Wall Street, underscoring how strongly the brokerage ties the stock to the AI investment cycle. Trading-Treff coverage of Micron target hike

UBS has responded to the Micron-driven run in the sector by trimming its combined semiconductor and hardware weighting in a dedicated AI strategy from roughly 76 percent to around 61 percent, taking profits after a rally that lifted the SOXX index 4 percent in a single session and 10 percent across June. UBS AI allocation note citing Micron This illustrates that Micron is not only a single-stock story, but also a driver of broader semiconductor positioning in institutional portfolios.

What the latest numbers show

Micron reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of 41.46 billion dollars and adjusted earnings per share of 25.11 dollars, well above consensus expectations of 35.91 billion dollars in revenue and 20.86 dollars in EPS. Earnings beat and guidance overview The company’s gross margin reached 84.9 percent in the quarter, beating forecasts that had sat closer to 80.8 percent and signaling robust pricing power in high-end memory.

For the current quarter, Micron guided for revenue around 50 billion dollars and EPS of approximately 31 dollars, again ahead of Street expectations according to the same analyst summary. Forward guidance details for Micron Susquehanna, which already had estimates well above consensus, raised them further and now projects annualized EPS potentially reaching 200 dollars as Micron exits fiscal year 2027, tying that trajectory closely to continued AI memory demand.

The business behind the AI memory trade

Micron’s core business is manufacturing DRAM and NAND flash memory for data centers, PCs, mobile devices and automotive applications, with a growing focus on high-bandwidth solutions for AI training clusters. High-bandwidth memory (HBM), where Micron competes with names such as SK hynix and Samsung, has become a key bottleneck and profit pool in large-scale AI infrastructure deployments. Boerse Global article on Micron’s AI memory role Recent commentary highlights Micron’s HBM4 in high-volume production for a leading customer, pointing to a multiyear demand pipeline tied to graphics processors and accelerator cards.

Where the shares trade today

Micron Technology shares (US5951121038) most recently closed on NASDAQ at 1,132.33 dollars on 2026-06-26, with extended trading prints around 1,133.56 dollars that evening. MarketBeat quote overview for Micron on NASDAQ That level reflects a marked rerating versus earlier in the year, against the backdrop of sector strength in the SOXX semiconductor index.

Micron Technology at a glance

• Company: Micron Technology, Inc.
• ISIN: US5951121038
• WKN: 869020
• Ticker: MU
• Trading venue: NASDAQ
• Price (as of 2026-06-26, 20:00): 1,133.56 USD
• Market cap: approximately 124,000,000,000 USD (as of 2026-06-26)
• Sector / industry: Semiconductors and memory
• Index membership: S&P 500
• Next earnings date: not officially scheduled

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