Don't Take a Position in Micron Technology Stocks Without Knowing Its Fundamentals!

By Naomi Wentworth • Monday, December 18 11:57 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Technology company Micron Technology has moved 0.2% so far today on a volume of 5,770,991, compared to its average of 13,366,750. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Micron Technology trades 6.62% away from its average analyst target price of $76.48 per share. The 30 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $38.9 to $100.84, and on average have given Micron Technology a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying MU should be aware of the facts below:

Micron Technology has moved 57.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of -5.34, Micron Technology has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -15.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
MU has a forward P/E ratio of 15.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.25 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 31.7 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Micron Technology is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.03 compared to its sector average of 7.92
Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide.
Based in Boise, the company has 43,000 full time employees and a market cap of $90.0 Billion. Micron Technology currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.6%.

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