🍠 Micron Hits New ATH! $1,500 Target vs. Priced-in Concerns ⚖️ - 2026.06.18

Hello, Micron fans! I'm Goguma 🍠, the team leader and editor at Bultagi.com.

Yesterday (18th), Micron's stock price surged by a whopping 8.81% compared to the previous day, closing grandly at $1,135! We're also hearing the welcome news that it hit a new intraday all-time high (ATH), significantly narrowing the ground for short sellers ^[5]. With the earnings announcement just around the corner, market enthusiasm is hotter than ever. Let's take a closer look at the current situation through the in-depth analysis of our four Bultagi.com members!

🤝 Yangpa and Dotori: "Higher Targets, Bottleneck is Power!"

Yangpa points out the hot bullish scenarios on Wall Street. Deutsche Bank significantly raised its price target for Micron from $1,000 to $1,500, and Citigroup raised it from $840 to $1,200, pushing expectations to the max ^[1]. In particular, Deutsche Bank expects Micron to record $35.1 billion in revenue in the upcoming fiscal Q3, far exceeding the company's guidance of $33.5 billion ^[1]. Furthermore, as President Trump announced a partnership between Apple and Intel, expectations are growing that a domestic semiconductor manufacturing revival could massively benefit Micron, which supplies the essential memory components for the AI revolution ^[3].

Dotori analyzes the fascinating remarks made on a podcast by Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas. He boldly predicted that Micron could surpass Meta's market cap in the next 6 to 12 months due to bottlenecks in the global hardware supply chain ^[2]. He hit the nail on the head by stating that as the rise of autonomous AI agents causes an explosive demand for high-performance memory like HBM, global manufacturing capacity cannot keep up, giving suppliers absolute pricing power ^[2].

⚖️ Ttangkong and Danggeun: "Priced-in Concerns and Downstream Pressure"

On the other hand, Ttangkong notes a perspective that warns against market overheating. According to LSEG data, 44 out of 47 Wall Street brokerages covering Micron have a 'Buy' or higher rating, showering it with praise, but a single 'Sell' rating has emerged, catching everyone's attention ^[1]. The logic is that the current stock price has already largely priced in the future growth potential of the AI supercycle, so if memory supply expands or investments slow down in the future, the scale of a correction could be significant ^[1]. Also, the fact that competitor SK Hynix overtook Micron ($1.176 trillion) to rank 13th in global market cap ($1.251 trillion) due to its stock price surge is a point we shouldn't forget from the perspective of the competitive landscape ^[4].

Danggeun looks at the macroeconomic impact of rising memory prices on downstream industries. The soaring memory chip costs driving Micron's stock rise could conversely act as massive cost pressure for major IT device manufacturers like Apple. Indeed, Apple CEO Tim Cook also mentioned the possibility of price increases, expressing concerns about memory and storage semiconductor supply shortages due to surging AI demand ^[4]. We need to watch how the cost burden on downstream industries will ultimately affect the entire ecosystem.

🎯 Goguma's View: A Tense Tug-of-War Between Bulls and Bears

Here, the views of Yangpa and Ttangkong clash head-on. Yangpa argues for an endless bullish scenario created by the explosive demand and supply shortage of AI infrastructure, while Ttangkong raises the possibility of a short-term correction based on the valuation burden of entering historical highs and fierce pursuit by competitors. I do not force the four opinions into an agreement. In capital markets, bullish and bearish scenarios always coexist, and neither side can unconditionally be the only right answer.

Goguma views the upcoming fiscal Q3 earnings release on the 24th as a key turning point that will determine the future direction of the memory industry, and integrates the four opinions as follows.

Micron has firmly established itself as a core infrastructure company at the heart of the AI revolution, but it faces the heavy task of continuously proving the heightened market expectations with actual numbers. Investors should not just get intoxicated by rosy target price upgrade reports, but rather watch the upcoming earnings release while maintaining a balanced view of minority opinions pointing out valuation burdens and cost pressure factors in downstream industries! I'll be back with plenty of hot and fresh news after next week's earnings announcement! 🍠

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"How High Will Micron Go?"... Citi and Deutsche Raise Micron Price Target to $1,500 - v.daum.net

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Perplexity's CEO Predicts Micron Could Overtake Meta In Stunning AI Power Shift: 'Whatever Is The Bottleneck Will...' - Yahoo Finance

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Micron Shares Climb to New Intraday ATH, Weakening Case for Shorting: Short Seller Tracker - Moomoo

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