Movement Alert|Micron Technology Rises 3.48% in Regular Trading, New Street Upgrades to Buy with $1,250 Target as Institutions Pile In

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Aug 17

On August 17, Micron Technology rose 3.48% in regular trading, trading at $1,006.575/share, with turnover of $3.608 billion, as the broader memory sector rallied in unison.

On the news front, New Street upgraded Micron from Neutral to Buy, sharply raising its target price from $470 to $1,250. Analyst Pierre Ferragu noted that HBM possesses stronger counter-cyclical characteristics than traditional DRAM and warrants a valuation premium due to its production complexity and constrained capacity expansion. Simultaneously, Q2 13F filings revealed JPMorgan listed Micron as its top buy, UBS ranked Micron and its call options among its top five purchases, and Morgan Stanley added to AI hardware chain positions. AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness disclosed holdings of 4,828,786 shares in Micron. Additionally, Sandisk's guidance beat fueled a sector-wide rally, with SK Hynix up 3.61% and Marvell Technology up 4.77%. Micron also launched a $250 million Ventures Paradigm Fund targeting next-generation AI startups, bringing total venture commitments to $550 million.

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