- Prev close
- $656.39
- Day range
- $676.00 – $724.80
- Next earnings
- in 38 days
MU fell -17.5% even as the S&P 500 rose +1.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose +1.0%, which points to stock-specific pressure rather than a broad market move. The business still shows very strong growth and margins, but the size and intraday depth of the drop make the event look worth attention.
MU
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
As of Nov 5, 2026
41/100
Deserves your attentionHealth ScoreWhy it moved
The primary driver looks stock-specific, not market-wide: MU fell -17.5% while the S&P 500 rose +1.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose +1.0%. The intraday path was also weak, with a $752.69 open, a $761.8105 high, a $650 low, and a $656.39 close, so the session was a broad selloff rather than a clean rebound. The facts supplied do not include same-sector peer moves for this session, but the gap versus the major indices is large enough to say the move was driven by company- or semiconductor-specific pressure.
Normal volatility?
This looks larger than ordinary noise, even for a volatile name. MU has beta 2.41, so swings are naturally amplified, but the fundamental backdrop is still very strong: revenue is +256.3% YoY on a TTM basis, the latest quarter was +379.3% YoY, EPS is +878.8% YoY, gross margin is +80.7%, operating margin is +74.6%, and net margin is +63.8%. Valuation is not demanding on headline multiples at PE 9.1 and forward PE 4.9, but the PEG 0.09 shows growth is still very inexpensive relative to earnings expansion; that makes the selloff harder to justify on fundamentals alone. The move is therefore more severe than normal volatility, but it is not backed by a visible deterioration in growth or margins in the facts provided.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I cannot anchor the report to a scheduled print. No consensus revenue, EPS, or margin forecast is provided in the facts either, and prior around-print reaction data is not available here. The market will still be focused on three concrete items from the business itself: whether revenue growth can stay near the current +256.3% YoY TTM pace after a latest quarter of +379.3% YoY, whether EPS growth can remain near +878.8% YoY, and whether margins can hold near gross +80.7%, operating +74.6%, and net +63.8%.
This report is for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. The platform does not recommend buying or selling any security.
Track MU with WhyIHold
Get a plain-English explanation the next time MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC makes a big move — so you know whether it's benign or worth your attention.