Micron Technology, Inc. MU
Strong Semiconductors sector · Memory maker (DRAM/NAND) riding the AI demand for high-bandwidth memory — cyclical.
Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) is an established Semiconductors company, graded Strong on FrontierLab's evidence-based quality rubric (data as of 2026-08-21). Revenue grew 167% year-over-year at a 72.6% gross margin. Gross-profits-to-assets is 0.49; Rule of 40 is 232.8. Net share issuance 1.8% YoY (modest issuance). 2 risk flags are noted below. Analyst mix: 51 buy / 4 hold / 1 sell.
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Key quality signals
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 167% |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 72.6% |
| Gross profits / assets | 0.49 |
| Rule of 40 | 232.8 |
| Net margin | 65.8% |
| Cash runway (months) | — |
| PEG | — |
| Price / sales | 12.2 |
Quality checklist
Each line is one quality test behind the grade — ✓ passed · ~ borderline · ✗ failed. Hover a metric in the tables below for what it means.
- ✓ Revenue growth — 167% (pass ≥ 20%)
- ✓ Gross profits / assets — 0.49 (pass ≥ 0.33)
- · Rule of 40 — 232.8 (context — graded for software only)
- ✓ Gross margin — 72.6% (pass ≥ 50% · Semiconductors)
- ✓ Cash generation
- ~ Share dilution — 1.8%
- ~ Competitive moat — Narrow
- ✓ Market size (TAM) — Large
Grade history
Graded Strong since 2026-06-10 — no grade changes recorded yet.
How have Strong-graded names performed?
The forward returns of all Strong-graded names since each grade was recorded — the bucket this name currently sits in, not a forecast of this individual stock.
| Window | Forward record vs the S&P | Median |
|---|---|---|
| ~1 month | 59% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 21 sessions (95% CI 41–74%, N=29). | Median excess vs the S&P was +4.2%. |
| ~3 months | building — 13 more sessions needed | |
| ~6 months | building — 76 more sessions needed | |
How have this name's flags scored?
| Flag | N | Mean excess vs S&P |
|---|---|---|
| Hyper-expansion — assets up ~71% in a year; aggressive expanders have historically lagged. | sample still too small to report (need ≥ 8) | |
| Parabolic one-day spike (+18%) in the last month — extreme single-day moves tend to mean-revert. | sample still too small to report (need ≥ 8) | |
These per-flag figures are observational — a flag firing is not a randomized assignment, so any edge can reflect what kind of names trip a flag, not the flag itself. Descriptive, not causal.
Scope: these are forward returns vs the S&P among names still covered at each horizon's end, within the curated universe — not a survivorship-clean whole-market backtest. Names later dropped from coverage are counted as attrition (not hidden), and single-session moves beyond ±300% are treated as split/data artifacts and excluded. How this is measured → · Full track record →
How it compares
Coarse same-sector, same-stage context — not a percentile or rank. GP/A is graded on its absolute level, not position.
Fundamentals
| Market cap | $1.10T |
|---|---|
| Stage | Established |
| Share issuance (YoY) | 1.8% · modest issuance |
| Moat | Narrow |
| TAM | LARGE |
| P/E (trailing) | 22.1 |
| EPS (trailing) | $44.18 |
| Burn multiple | — |
| Gross-margin trend (pts) | 35.5 |
| Cash / assets | 0.19 |
| Accruals (%) | -0.9% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.3 |
| Statements as of | Q3 FY2026 · filed 2026-06-25 |
Momentum context — describes the past, not a signal
Low reached Aug 21, 2025 · high reached Jun 25, 2026 — by daily close.
| Price | $974.33 (as of 2026-08-20) |
|---|---|
| Last session move | — |
| % off 52-wk high | -22.4% |
| RSI (14) | 55 |
| Relative volume | 0.6× |
Risk flags
Positive signals
Insider activity (90 days)
| Cluster buyers | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sellers | 4 |
Insider selling is routine diversification, not a bearish signal.
Analyst mix
| Strong buy | 18 |
|---|---|
| Buy | 33 |
| Hold | 4 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong sell | 0 |
Ratings are context, not a price target. "Momentum" = how the mix changed over recent weeks, not a forecast.
From the headlines
Market volatility hedging; SanDisk valuation concerns; cautious spending signals.
AI take — daily, AI-generated
AI leans mixed
Explosive 167% growth and 72.6% margins look exceptional, but that growth is likely cyclical (memory recovery), dilution is rising, and cautious spending signals suggest the cycle may be peaking.
Generated by an AI model from the day's news — an opinion for context only. Not financial advice, not a recommendation, and not a price target.
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Data as of 2026-08-21 08:12 (end-of-day). How grades are computed →