Micron results reignite the AI chip trade
Memory maker's blowout quarter lifts Asian chip stocks and US futures, easing fears the AI spending boom is fading
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Micron Technology Inc is an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on its customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron ® and Crucial ® brands.
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Memory maker's blowout quarter lifts Asian chip stocks and US futures, easing fears the AI spending boom is fading
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The PCE price index rose to a 4.1% annual rate for May
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Markets rallied after Donald Trump said on Monday that a “memorandum of understanding” aimed at ending the US-Israel conflict with Iran had been “largely negotiated”
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Another broad decline in markets as attacks on Gulf energy sites sent energy prices soaring to three-year highs
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Real GDP growth showed the longest period of solid growth since 2006
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The latest report from ADP showed 692,000 jobs were added to the US private sector last month, better than market estimates of 550,000 to 600,000
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The DJIA and S&P 500 improved 6.6% and 4.3%, respectively, in March
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company observed increasing orders for 7nm smartphone chips
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Also making moves were Nike, Darden Restaurants, Micron and Conagra
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The chipmaker posted an adjusted profit of $1.71 per share, beating the consensus of $1.67
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The downcycle in DRAM memory chips has just started and NAND memory chips face reduced profitability, according to Baird's Tristan Gerra
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Baird analyst Tristan Gerra reiterated underperform rating saying the ‘DRAM downcycle has just started’, while more ‘downside exists in NAND’
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The chipmaker’s DDR4 and TLC NAND contract pricing declined 5% month-over-month for November
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The analysts flagged China as “a risk notably for NAND” in 2021 while issuing the downgrade
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The analysts said the move gives Micron “full control over” its next-gen memory investments and capacity
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After nine straight quarters of expansion, Micron’s gross margin peaked in the fiscal fourth quarter and so did its earnings per share, says Baird's Tristan Gerra
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In the three months ended August 30, Micron reported earnings of US$4.33bn or US$3.56 per share, on revenue of US$8.44bn
Also in the frame before the New York bell was Thor Industries and Micron Technology, which report after the close
Also in the frame before the New York bell wasThor Industries and Micron Technology, which report after the close
Also in the frame before the New York bell wasThor Industries and Micron Technology, which report after the close
Also in the frame before the New York bell was Thor Industries and Micron Technology, which report after the close
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The analysts turned negative as memory downturns usually 'last for several quarters’ and can spur an acceleration in price declines
Also in focus in pre-market deals is Bausch Health Cos Inc, formerly Valeant, and Gilead Sciences
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Baird analyst Tristan Gerra says DRAM pricing is set to hit a peak in 3Q while the oversupply of NAND flash chips is worsening
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Micron’s memory chips are used to store information, in comparison to micro-processor chips which provide computing power
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Tristan Gerra of Baird Equity Research reiterated his Outperform rating on the US chipmaker and has it tagged with a US$100 price target
Exxon Mobil and Chevron are pushing up the Dow on the back of rising oil prices
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The chipmaker surpassed Wall Street estimates for revenue and earnings
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Maxim Group is reiterating its Outperform rating and a US$100 price on the shares
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The chip maker is authorizing the repurchase of US$10bn of common stock
Kohl's Corp and the New York Stock Exchange are also in focus before the bell
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The chip maker's earnings for the fiscal third quarter look set to shoot into the range of $3.12 to $3.16
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Retailer Macy's Inc and Micron Technology Inc are also in focus before the New York bell
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The UBS research note on Micron cites 'big estimate cuts'
Spending bill signed by Trump failed to lift market sentiment
After a sharp plunge in the markets on Thursday, Proactive takes a pre-market peek into the movers and shakers in New York
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"Micron executed exceptionally well in the second quarter, delivering record results and strong free cash flow driven by broad-based demand for our memory and storage solutions”
A look at the US and Canada markets on the day - March 12
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In a Christmas Day report, the Economic News Daily said sources had told it that one supplier, Hon Hai has frozen some hiring at one factory