New York, Jan 5, 2026, 06:02 (EST) — Premarket
- Micron shares were up 3.9% in premarket trading, extending a sharp gain from Friday’s close.
- Traders are leaning into a “memory pricing” upcycle tied to AI-server demand, with HBM supply a key swing factor.
- Next on the calendar: Micron’s annual meeting on Jan. 15 and its next earnings report expected March 18.
Micron Technology shares (MU.O) rose 3.85% in premarket trading on Monday to $327.57, building on a strong finish to last week. The stock ended Friday up 10.51% at $315.42. 1
The early move matters because Micron has become a high-volume proxy for a bet that memory-chip prices will keep rising in 2026, lifting earnings across the sector.
Investors are watching demand for DRAM — the mainstream memory used in servers, PCs and phones — and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a premium stacked form of DRAM used alongside AI processors. Micron’s closest rivals in these categories include Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
Sanford C. Bernstein lifted its price target on Micron to $330 from $270 and reiterated an outperform rating, market data show. Price targets are analysts’ estimates of where a stock could trade over the next 12 months. 2
Technicians said the run has stretched short-term momentum indicators. Micron’s 14-day RSI — a momentum gauge that can flag “overbought” conditions — was above 70, and the stock was more than 30% above its 50-day moving average. 2
Micron last updated investors on Dec. 17, reporting fiscal first-quarter revenue of $13.64 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $4.78 per share, an adjusted measure that strips out certain items. It projected fiscal second-quarter revenue of $18.70 billion plus or minus $400 million and non-GAAP earnings of $8.42 per share plus or minus $0.20. 3
“In fiscal Q1, Micron delivered record revenue and significant margin expansion,” CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said, and the company’s board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share payable on Jan. 14. 3
A proxy statement filed with the U.S. SEC said Micron will hold its annual meeting virtually on Jan. 15 at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. The filing also said internet and telephone votes must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 14. 4
But the memory business is cyclical, and the stock’s rapid climb leaves little room for disappointment if contract prices soften, competitors add supply faster than expected, or big cloud customers rein in data-center spending.
For the regular session, traders are watching whether Micron can hold above its $315 area from Friday’s close and push toward the $330 region highlighted by the latest target changes, while tracking any fresh read-through on DRAM and NAND pricing.
The next major catalyst is Micron’s fiscal second-quarter earnings report, expected on March 18, according to Yahoo Finance’s earnings calendar. 5
