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Company snapshot — Micron Technology Inc

MU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Micron designs and manufactures memory and storage chips, including DRAM, NAND flash and high-bandwidth memory used in AI accelerators, sold under the Micron and Crucial brands. It organises around four business units — cloud, core data centre, mobile and client, and automotive and embedded — serving data centres, PC makers, smartphone brands, carmakers and industrial customers. It is based in Boise, in the United States.
Where it sits in the stack
In our index, Micron sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the HBM Memory sleeve — the part of the build-out where demand for high-bandwidth memory has outrun what producers can supply. Chip designers building AI accelerators depend on Micron as a source of that memory, so it acts as a constraint on how many finished accelerators reach customers.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group prices Micron against other memory makers — SK Hynix, Samsung, Sandisk, Western Digital and Seagate — reflecting who the market compares it with rather than everyone in its sector.
Why Closelook tracks it
Micron holds a seat in our Rubin Build-Out index and in the Nasdaq-100. It carries a Closelook score, strongest on the quality module and weakest on capital allocation. The diary has returned to it across several dossiers and reports discussing the AI memory constraint.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Micron's share of high-bandwidth memory supply keeps expanding as the sleeve's storage side is tracked separately, and how far its swings continue to outpace the broader market on both up and down days.

Micron Technology Inc (MU) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology, and sits in Layer 3 of the build-out stack. Constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100.

The Closelook company score reads 68/100 composite (momentum 68, quality 87, valuation 53) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: MU news on the tape · index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 9 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Mizuho, 2026-08-25

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for MU from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Mizuho — target 1,300 from 1,375 Target cut to $1300 from $1375 (+42.8% to spot) 2026-08-25
  • Price target BMO Capital — target 1,300 Target set to $1300 (+33.4% to spot) 2026-08-20
  • Downgrade Wells Fargo — Overweight → Underweight Downgraded to Underweight from Overweight 2026-08-14

9 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 5 downgrades, 2 initiations, 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Memory makers · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Memory makers

Curated competitor set — who the market prices this name against, not just who shares its sector.

Compared against MU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index Rubin Build-Out 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
MU+5.5%0.0%+3.9%−6.3%
HBM Memory+1.4%−5.3%+7.5%—
Rubin Build-Out 100+1.5%−2.2%−2.9%—

Against the index: 2.2 pts ahead on the week, 6.8 pts ahead on the month; against its HBM Memory sleeve 3.6 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Technology in US: −2.1% week · −3.4% month · −1.2% quarter · +32.1% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Micron Technology Inc (MU)?

Micron Technology Inc trades as MU on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is MU in a Closelook index?

Yes — Micron Technology Inc is a constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100, as of 2026-09-18.

What is Micron Technology Inc's Closelook composite score?

68 out of 100, with momentum 68, quality 87 and valuation 53 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is the current Closelook signal-board read on MU?

Widest analyst gap — 22.1% off its high — yet the $1548 consensus implies +58.3%. As of 2026-09-17; the signal board re-bakes nightly. A structure reading from Closelook's research diary, not advice.

Where does MU trade against its moving averages?

Widest analyst gap: 22.1% off its high — yet the $1548 consensus implies +58.3%. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is MU doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month Micron Technology Inc is +3.9% against −2.9% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 6.8 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-17. Its HBM Memory sleeve is +7.5% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Micron Technology Inc do?

Micron designs and manufactures memory and storage chips, including DRAM, NAND flash and high-bandwidth memory used in AI accelerators, sold under the Micron and Crucial brands. It organises around four business units — cloud, core data centre, mobile and client, and automotive and embedded — serving data centres, PC makers, smartphone brands, carmakers and industrial customers. It is based in Boise, in the United States. Closelook's peer group prices Micron against other memory makers — SK Hynix, Samsung, Sandisk, Western Digital and Seagate — reflecting who the market compares it with rather than everyone in its sector.

Where does Micron Technology Inc sit in the AI build-out?

In our index, Micron sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the HBM Memory sleeve — the part of the build-out where demand for high-bandwidth memory has outrun what producers can supply. Chip designers building AI accelerators depend on Micron as a source of that memory, so it acts as a constraint on how many finished accelerators reach customers. Micron holds a seat in our Rubin Build-Out index and in the Nasdaq-100. It carries a Closelook score, strongest on the quality module and weakest on capital allocation. The diary has returned to it across several dossiers and reports discussing the AI memory constraint.

What has Wall Street done on Micron Technology Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Micron Technology Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Mizuho on 2026-08-25 (target 1,300 from 1,375). 9 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 5 downgrades, 2 initiations, 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelook written about Micron Technology Inc?

Micron Technology Inc appears in 39 Closelook pieces, most recently Morning 10: Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505 (2026-09-18); Midday 10: Day after the hike — yields fall and the lines are retaken: 10-year 4.95%, chips +3% over $505, S&P ETF above $757.83 (2026-09-17); Morning 10: Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505 (2026-09-17). What Closelook said most recently: We have flagged MU's instability for weeks: it catches roughly three times the Nasdaq on up-days, with the same machinery running in reverse on down-days. (Report, 2026-06-24). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook 39 pieces · newest: Morning 10, “Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505” (2026-09-18)

Mentioned on Closelook

Where MU appears in the diary — 39 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

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