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Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jul 18
Micron Tops Q3 Expectations, Projects $50 Billion Q4 Revenue
Updated
Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jul 18

Micron Tops Q3 Expectations, Projects $50 Billion Q4 Revenue

1 articles · Updated · Seeking Alpha · Jul 18

Summary

  • Micron posted a stronger-than-expected fiscal Q3 and guided for $50 billion in Q4 revenue, signaling demand remains firm despite a recent tech-sector pullback.
  • Customer prepayments, long-term supply agreements and an Anthropic partnership were cited as evidence that AI-driven memory demand is holding up and reducing the company’s historical cyclicality.
  • A $250 billion U.S. investment plan underpins the longer-term growth case, while the report argued the stock still offers more than 50% upside based on a discounted cash-flow valuation.
  • Korean rivals’ aggressive capacity expansion remains the main risk, alongside sentiment-driven volatility that could pressure shares even as Micron’s operating outlook improves.

Insights

With competitors also massively expanding, is the memory industry's brutal cyclical past truly over?
Could a software breakthrough that slashes AI memory needs threaten the current chip boom overnight?