CNBC Investing Club Adds Micron to Bullpen as Shares Sit 25% Below $1,213.56 Peak
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Updated · CNBC · Aug 6
CNBC Investing Club Adds Micron to Bullpen as Shares Sit 25% Below $1,213.56 Peak
1 articles · Updated · CNBC · Aug 6
Summary
Micron joined the CNBC Investing Club’s Bullpen after the club said forced selling by a highly levered AI-focused hedge fund had ended, creating a clearing event for beaten-down AI stocks.
Shares have rebounded since July 30 but still trade 25% below their June 25 record close of $1,213.56, leaving room for recovery after many AI names had fallen 30% to 50% from their highs.
AI demand underpins the call: Micron says tight DRAM and NAND conditions should last beyond 2027 as HBM demand for Nvidia and AMD-style AI accelerators keeps supply constrained.
Sixteen strategic customer agreements covering about 20% of DRAM volume and 33% of NAND volume aim to reduce Micron’s historic boom-bust swings with five-year take-or-pay contracts through 2030.
The addition comes as stocks dip, 10-year Treasury yields move back above 4.65%, and investors await Friday’s U.S. payrolls report, with economists expecting 95,000 jobs added and 4.2% unemployment.