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Micron (MU) Stock Moves -0.67%: What You Should Know

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Micron (MU - Free Report) closed at $76.78 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.67% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily of 0%.

Coming into today, shares of the chipmaker had gained 14.21% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 9.31%, while the S&P 500 gained 7.79%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from MU as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be December 20, 2021. In that report, analysts expect MU to post earnings of $2.10 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 169.23%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $7.66 billion, up 32.62% from the year-ago period.

MU's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $8.84 per share and revenue of $31.34 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +45.87% and +13.13%, respectively.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for MU. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. MU currently has a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).

Investors should also note MU's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 8.75. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.75, so we one might conclude that MU is trading at a no noticeable deviation comparatively.

We can also see that MU currently has a PEG ratio of 0.39. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. Semiconductor Memory stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 0.39 based on yesterday's closing prices.

The Semiconductor Memory industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 253, 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.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.


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