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Micron (MU) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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Micron (MU - Free Report) closed at $64.85 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.93% move from the prior day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.08%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.26%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.08%.

Coming into today, shares of the chipmaker had gained 11.99% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 12.38%, while the S&P 500 gained 8.78%.

Micron will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.63, down 32.64% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $7.21 billion, down 12.88% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $8.52 per share and revenue of $31.32 billion, which would represent changes of +40.59% and +13.06%, respectively, from the prior year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Micron. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.03% lower. Micron is holding a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) right now.

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Micron has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.54 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 7.54, which means Micron is trading at a no noticeable deviation to the group.

Meanwhile, MU's PEG ratio is currently 0.56. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. MU's industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.56 as of yesterday's close.

The Semiconductor Memory industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 252, which puts it in the bottom 1% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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