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Micron (MU) reported fiscal Q1 2026 revenue of $13.643B, up 56.6% year over year, with non-GAAP EPS of $4.78 beating consensus of $3.94, while Q2 guidance projects $18.70B in revenue at a 68% non-GAAP gross margin driven by HBM and Cloud Memory demand.
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Micron trades at $766.58 with a 12-month downside target of $433.93 due to valuation stretched by a 732% annual rally, but a 5-year bull case projects the stock reaching $1,054.41 by 2030 if the AI memory supercycle holds and the company executes on HBM4 and new fabrication facilities.
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Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) trades at $766.58 with a market cap of $896.92 billion, putting the only U.S.-based memory manufacturer within striking distance of the $1 trillion club. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Micron is $433.93 over the next 12 months, implying 43.39% downside after a parabolic run. Confidence is high at 90%. Yet on a five-year horizon, our bull case crosses $1,000 by February 2030. The answer to the headline is yes. The path is bumpy.
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Metric |
Value |
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Current Price |
$766.58 |
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24/7 Wall St. Price Target |
$433.93 |
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Upside/Downside |
-43.39% |
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Recommendation |
HOLD |
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Confidence Level |
90% |
Why We Could Be Wrong
Before going further, our 12-month 24/7 Wall St. price target sits well below where Micron trades today, and that gap deserves respect. Order books are stretching into 2027, HBM4 supply for calendar 2026 is already sold out on price and volume, and management argues memory supply will stay short of demand for the foreseeable future. Treat our target as one datapoint. The detailed bull case below explains why Micron could keep defying gravity.
A 732% Year Sets the Stage
Micron is up 732.64% over the past year, 168.71% year to date, and 82.26% in the past month alone. Shares sit 30% below the 52-week high of $818.67 against a 52-week low of $90.71. Fiscal Q1 2026 revenue hit $13.643 billion, up 56.6% year over year, with non-GAAP EPS of $4.78 beating the $3.94 consensus. Q2 guidance calls for $18.70 billion in revenue at a 68% non-GAAP gross margin.
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The Case for $1,000+ by 2030
CEO Sanjay Mehrotra projects the HBM TAM growing at roughly 40% CAGR to $100 billion by 2028, a milestone now pulled in two years. Micron can only meet 50% to two-thirds of demand from key customers, and management says the DRAM supply-demand gap is the widest it has ever seen.
Cloud Memory delivered 66% gross margin and 55% operating margin last quarter. With 39 Buy ratings against zero Sells and an analyst target of $573.9, sentiment is decisively bullish. Our 5-year bull case reaches $1,054.41, which on roughly 1.13 billion shares clears the $1 trillion threshold.
BofA raised the firm’s price target on Micron to $950 from $500 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
What Could Go Wrong
Memory is cyclical. As recently as FY2023, Micron posted a $5.8 billion net loss on revenue of $15.5 billion. Fiscal 2026 capex is being raised to roughly $20 billion, and insider activity shows 63 recent transactions skewed net selling. Our base 5-year case fades to $269.47, the bear case to $301.02. Bulls would counter that insider sales reflect equity comp vesting after a 700%-plus rally, and the elevated capex funds the Idaho fab pulled into mid-2027 plus the New York facility.
A 12-Month Caution, a Long-Term Yes
Our Wall St. price target is $433.93 with a hold signal on a 12-month basis, but the long-term answer to the trillion-dollar question is still yes. The decisive factor is the gap between a forward P/E of 8 and a trailing P/E of 37: one of those is wrong, and history says cyclicals get punished before earnings prove out. The 200-day moving average sits near $294.02, a level the model treats as more constructive. At current levels, the model stays cautious until Q2 results confirm the 68% gross margin guide.
Looking further ahead, here is where our model projects Micron could trade, assuming the AI memory supercycle holds and Micron executes on HBM4 and the Idaho and New York fabs.
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Year |
24/7 Wall St. Price Target |
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2026 |
$433.93 |
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2027 |
$575.00 |
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2028 |
$750.00 |
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2029 |
$900.00 |
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2030 |
$1,025.00 |
These projections assume Micron compounds bit shipments at roughly 20% annually and defends HBM share. Significant downside could come from a Korean supply normalization or a hyperscaler capex pause.
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