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Nvidia beat revenue expectations and announced an $80 billion stock repurchase program, signaling strong demand for its AI GPUs and confidence in the company’s growth outlook as AI adoption accelerates.
Micron Technology’s shares have climbed about 150% this year on booming memory-chip demand tied to AI, with sales up 196% and earnings up 771% last quarter and gross margins above 75%. The rally hinges on a perceived AI-driven memory ‘supercycle,’ but the piece cautions the stock’s run may be cyclical and notes it isn’t among The Motley Fool’s current top buy picks.
Anthropic will run Claude on SpaceX’s data-center compute, easing outages and expanding access as AI demand outpaces supply. The deal follows Anthropic’s relaxation of rate limits and reflects a broader scramble among startups to secure GPU power from major providers, signaling a shift in how AI compute capacity is being secured amid rapid growth.
Intel’s stock jumped 24% on Friday, the biggest one‑day gain since October 1987, as investors cheered signs of renewed growth driven by AI demand. The rally followed a first‑quarter revenue beat, with revenue up 7.2% to $13.58 billion, and data‑center sales rising 22% to $5.1 billion, underscoring a turnaround under the new CEO and upgraded by Citi to a buy.
Apple’s M4 Mac mini lineup, including the $599 base model, is becoming harder to buy as stock shows “currently unavailable” and most configurations incur weeks-to-months wait times. Analysts credit looming hardware refreshes and rising RAM/storage demand driven by AI workloads, which is keeping desktop stock tight even as higher-end MacBooks stay more readily available. Apple is expected to refresh the line later this year, but exact timing and normalization of supply remain unclear.
SK Hynix posted a record first‑quarter with revenue of 52.58 trillion won and operating profit of 37.61 trillion won, driven by soaring memory prices and strong AI demand, with a 72% operating margin and revenue nearly tripling year over year. The results beat profit expectations but missed revenue forecasts, underscoring robust HBM/DRAM demand for AI infrastructure. The company plans about 19 trillion won in new capacity in South Korea as it faces ongoing capacity constraints, while maintaining supplier diversification to mitigate potential supply disruptions amid geopolitical risk. Samsung remains a DRAM competitor, but SK Hynix continues to lead in HBM.
POET Technologies' shares jumped nearly 28% in premarket trading after rising over 19% the prior session to a 52-week high, helped by chatter about a data-center photonics order pipeline, a Marvell-linked purchase order, and rising AI demand; the stock has surged about 48% over the last five sessions.
Goldman Sachs Research says Micron Technology alone accounts for 51% of all S&P 500 EPS revisions since the war began, with MU's 2026 consensus EPS growth pegged at a staggering 605% as AI-driven demand surges, followed by energy names.
Citi lowered Micron's price target to $425 from $510 after DDR5 16GB DRAM prices fell about 6% post-earnings; while weaker near-term pricing pressures persist, AI efficiency and longer-term memory demand could still support upside, as memory makers seek long-term deals with hyperscalers to stabilize prices.
Sony is raising PS5 prices globally (US: Standard $649.99, Digital $599.99, Pro $899.99) and the PS Portal to $249.99, citing higher memory-chip costs driven by AI infrastructure; Europe and Japan will follow. The move comes as helium supply risks from the Iran-Qatar conflict threaten chip production, and analysts say the price hikes could dampen console demand this year.
SK Hynix disclosed a confidential SEC filing for a potential U.S. listing via American Depositary Receipts within 2026, aiming to raise about $6.7–$10 billion to fund capacity expansion amid surging AI-driven memory demand. Details on size, method and timing aren’t finalized and will be disclosed later or within six months. The company is pursuing major capex, including new Korean fabs and U.S. packaging facilities, and recently placed a large ASML equipment order as it rides an “unprecedented growth” in the memory market.
Micron's stock has surged on AI-related demand, yet valuations sit well above historical and analyst estimates. Fundamentals such as ROE, ROIC, and gross margins trail peers, earnings remain volatile, and the company is investing heavily in AI-related capex. The balance sheet is solid, but risks include customer concentration (one client ~16% of revenue) and intense competition from Samsung and SK Hynix, suggesting upside may come with continued valuation headwinds.
Micron Technology posted solid earnings driven by AI demand but announced a large capex/spending plan to expand capacity, sending MU stock down roughly 5% as investors weighed the growth outlook against the heavier-than-expected spending outlook.
Micron beat fiscal Q2 estimates on AI-driven demand, but shares fell about 4% after hours as management signaled a large capex push (>$25 billion in 2026 with more in 2027) and analysts offered mixed views on margins and pricing as supply tightness eases. TipRanks shows a Strong Buy consensus with 24 Buy and 2 Hold, and an average 12-month target of about $473, signaling modest upside amid divergent views on the stock’s next move.
Micron posted a strong fiscal Q2 with adjusted EPS of $12.20 and revenue of $23.86 billion, driven by broad DRAM/NAND/HBM demand. The company also raised its dividend 30% to $0.15 per share. Management expects another record Q3 with revenue around $33.5 billion and EPS near $18.75–$19.55, while signaling higher capital spending, which helped push the stock lower in after-hours trading despite the upbeat results.