Micron Technology (MU) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Micron Technology - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 45 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
5

Buy
40

Based on 45 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Micron Technology in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 45 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, and 40 have given a buy rating for MU.

Consensus Price Target

$1,378.08
25.58% Upside

According to the 45 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Micron Technology, the average price target is $1,378.08. The highest price target for MU is $2,100.00, while the lowest price target for MU is $300.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 25.58% from the current price of $1,097.39.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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MU Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/2/25 to 10/2/26	1 Month Ago 9/2/25 to 9/2/26	3 Months Ago 7/4/25 to 7/4/26	1 Year Ago 10/2/24 to 10/2/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	40 Buy rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	36 Buy rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$1,378.08	$1,341.23	$1,255.28	$184.77
Forecasted Upside	25.58% Upside	40.28% Upside	28.67% Upside	0.55% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

MU Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

MU Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Micron Technology Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Micron Technology	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.89	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	25.58% Upside	496.35% Upside	21.96% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent MU News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/1/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Krish Sankar Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$1,600.00	+52.51%
10/1/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Srini Pajjuri Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$1,500.00	+40.83%
10/1/2026	DA Davidson 2 of 5 stars	Gil Luria 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Buy	$2,000.00 ➝ $2,100.00	+97.16%
10/1/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C.J. Muse Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$2,000.00	+87.77%
10/1/2026	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kevin Cassidy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,500.00 ➝ $1,900.00	+78.39%
9/28/2026	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Bryson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$1,400.00	+29.36%
9/28/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tristan Gerra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$1,280.00 ➝ $1,520.00	+40.44%
9/23/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Timothy Arcuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$535.00 ➝ $1,625.00	+48.24%
9/23/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Aaron Rakers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$1,525.00 ➝ $1,400.00	+27.72%
9/23/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Atif Malik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,150.00 ➝ $1,300.00	+20.37%
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8/25/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vijay Rakesh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$1,375.00 ➝ $1,300.00	+42.79%
8/21/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$1,300.00	+33.43%
8/19/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/14/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Pierre Ferragu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$470.00 ➝ $1,250.00	+31.60%
8/7/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy (B)
8/3/2026	ThinkEquity Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/22/2026	Itau BBA Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$1,243.78 ➝ $1,697.09	+57.06%
7/21/2026	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$852.00 ➝ $1,500.00	+38.82%
7/20/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Vinh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$1,600.00 ➝ $1,750.00	+98.50%
7/17/2026	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$1,600.00 ➝ $1,700.00	+57.33%
7/17/2026	President Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$1,500.00	+38.82%
6/29/2026	Phillip Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$530.00 ➝ $1,870.00	+73.06%
6/25/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Quinn Bolton Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,550.00 ➝ $1,650.00	+44.60%
6/25/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Caso Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$1,500.00	+44.52%
6/25/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Melissa Fairbanks Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$1,100.00 ➝ $1,500.00	+44.52%
6/25/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mehdi Hosseini Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive	$1,750.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+92.69%
6/25/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Schneider Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$900.00 ➝ $1,100.00	+5.98%
6/25/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Moore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$1,050.00 ➝ $1,200.00	+15.61%
6/25/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$550.00 ➝ $1,540.00	+42.52%
6/25/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$615.00 ➝ $1,700.00	+57.33%
6/25/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$1,500.00 ➝ $540.00	-50.02%
6/25/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$1,100.00 ➝ $1,700.00	+57.33%
6/25/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tom O'Malley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$1,175.00 ➝ $2,000.00	+64.80%
6/25/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Melissa Weathers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$1,500.00 ➝ $1,550.00	+27.85%
6/25/2026	Erste Group Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
6/23/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vivek Arya Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$950.00 ➝ $1,500.00	+23.83%
6/22/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Li Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Outperform	$510.00 ➝ $1,300.00	+14.64%
6/18/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Chin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$550.00 ➝ $1,500.00	+43.79%
4/27/2026	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ben Reitzes Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$700.00	+40.92%
3/19/2026	Summit Insights Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
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3/11/2026	China Renaissance Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$361.00	-66.59%
1/22/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sebastien Naji Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
1/7/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Harsh Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$275.00 ➝ $400.00	+17.21%
12/21/2025	Citic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$320.00	-70.38%
11/14/2025	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$149.00 ➝ $300.00	-72.24%
9/24/2025	KGI Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/27/2025	CLSA Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sanjeev Rana Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$155.00	+33.05%

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Should I Buy Micron Technology Stock? MU Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Micron Technology pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Micron Technology
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Micron Technology, Inc.:

Strong AI-memory demand supports bullish expectations, with analysts expecting robust DRAM, NAND, and high-bandwidth memory pricing, expanding margins, and substantial year-over-year revenue and earnings growth, as JPMorgan believes Micron is positioned for a potential beat and raise while Wedbush expects earnings near the upper end of company guidance.
Analysts continue raising price targets, with Baird lifting its target to $1,520, JPMorgan reiterating $1,540, and other bullish analysts seeing targets of $1,500 to $2,000, reflecting confidence that AI infrastructure spending will keep memory supply tight and support the current stock price of $1,065.08.
AI-sector optimism is supporting semiconductor stocks, as reports that Anthropic could pursue a public offering at a valuation above $2 trillion reinforced expectations for continued AI investment and data-center demand, benefiting memory suppliers such as Micron Technology, Inc.
Institutional investors own 80.84% of the company's stock, with recent modifications in holdings by hedge funds such as Andar Capital Management HK Ltd growing its stake by 856,960.3% in the 2nd quarter and Primecap Management Co. CA buying a new position valued at about $22,182,263,000, indicating strong institutional confidence.
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.42, and a quick ratio of 2.98, suggesting a strong financial position with low leverage and high liquidity, which can provide a buffer against economic downturns and support long-term growth.

Micron Technology
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Micron Technology, Inc. for these reasons:

Competition and legal risks remain, as Netlist filed a complaint seeking to block imports of Micron chips used in AI-computing products from Google, Nvidia, and Broadcom, while rising non-HBM DRAM supply from China could weaken pricing power and margins, posing significant operational and legal challenges.
Macro and valuation concerns could limit gains, with elevated Treasury yields and oil prices pressuring technology valuations, while bearish commentary warns that slowing non-AI demand, potential memory oversupply, and extensive insider selling could trigger profit-taking, as insiders have sold 135,879 shares of company stock worth $134,297,066 in the last 90 days.
Earnings expectations are exceptionally high, with investors focusing less on the reported quarter and more on fiscal 2027 guidance, memory pricing, gross margins, cash flow, and whether growth is broadening beyond AI, increasing the risk of a volatile reaction even to strong results given the stock's sharp recent rally.
The stock's beta of 2.22 indicates higher volatility compared to the broader market, meaning investors may experience more significant price swings, which can be challenging for those with lower risk tolerance or shorter investment horizons.
Short interest has been relatively stable but remains present, with 27,633,780 shares shorted as of the latest record date, representing 2.45% of the float, which could indicate some market skepticism or hedging activity that may impact price stability during periods of uncertainty.

MU Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 45 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Micron Technology is $1,378.08, with a high forecast of $2,100.00 and a low forecast of $300.00.

45 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Micron Technology in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 40 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MU shares.

According to analysts, Micron Technology's stock has a predicted upside of 25.58% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Micron Technology's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Micron Technology has been rated by research analysts at Arete Research, BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Daiwa Securities Group, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Itau BBA Securities, KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, New Street Research, President Capital, Raymond James Financial, Robert W. Baird, Rosenblatt Securities, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, ThinkEquity, UBS Group, Wedbush, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, William Blair, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Micron Technology more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating for Micron Technology is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how MU compares to other companies.

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Micron Technology (MU) Stock Forecast & Price Target