Micron Stock Plummets on Weak Earnings Outlook

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Micron Technology's shares plunged after the company issued disappointing guidance for the current quarter, citing a struggling memory market and weak demand for PCs and smartphones.

A once trendy derivative play on the artificial intelligence boom has suddenly fallen on hard times after posting a rough earnings report. Shares of Micron Technology plummeted nearly 18% after the chipmaker issued weak fiscal second-quarter guidance. Boise, Idaho-based Micron topped estimates in its most recent quarter just ended, but its current-quarter forecast was far below the $1.91 earnings per share and $8.98 billion in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG.

Shares are now up less than 3% on the year while the S&P 500 has ripped 24% higher. Micron's update caused a stir on Wall Street, leading Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya to downgrade the stock to neutral, citing expectations for continued pressure on gross profit margins for the next two quarters resulting from struggling memory pricing caused by weak PC and phone markets. 'Historically the stock has struggled to outperform when expansion has remained muted, leading to our stock downgrade to Neutral from Buy, even though we still feel positive about MU's position in the /AI market where was taken up +20% for CY25 to $30bn,' Arya wrote. Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore lowered his estimates on Micron, saying that commodity chip weakness should offset significant AI growth in the near term. He expects weakness in the NAND market to contribute to a potential 20% decline in revenue in February. Writing before the market opened Thursday, Moore said Micron looked expensive at then current prices, while also noting surprise at the magnitude of the post-earnings move late Wednesday. Moore cut his 12-month price target to $98 a share from $114, implying about 6% downside from Wednesday's close. Other Wall Street firms followed suit. Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers moved to a $140 target from $175, saying consumer PC and smartphone weakness is overshadowing ongoing strength in demand. The lower target still implied roughly 35% upside from Wednesday's close

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