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Micron’s AI Memory Surge Pushes Market Value Near $900 Billion

CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says the company can meet only about half to two-thirds of key customer demand.

Overview

  • Shares have jumped more than 700% over 12 months as analysts grow more bullish, including a $1,000 price target from D.A. Davidson.
  • Micron posted $23.86 billion in fiscal Q2 2026 revenue and guided Q3 sales to about $33.5 billion alongside much stronger margins.
  • The company has sold out its high‑bandwidth memory through 2026, and customers are signing multi‑year contracts for supply.
  • High‑bandwidth memory is a fast, stacked chip that sits close to AI processors to feed data quickly, which makes it critical for training and running large models.
  • The board raised the quarterly dividend by 30% after the blowout quarter, while industry leaders warn wafer shortages could persist as data centers take a larger share of memory demand in 2026.