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Elon Musk's view that Micron's reasonable future memory pricing can build long-term customer loyalty supports going long. Musk says other suppliers have been extortionate, a contrast customers will not forget. x.com
Micron may have room to rise because its guided quarterly operating income dwarfs Tesla's despite a lower market value. Micron guides about $51B next quarter versus Tesla's $0.7B last quarter, while Tesla is valued 50% higher. Tesla offers no conventional near-term operating-income guidance, so the comparison uses its latest reported quarter. Micron's larger earnings and accumulated free cash flow provide a cushion, though nobody knows the future; this is not a call for Tesla to fall. x.com … Show more
Micron faces a severe crash risk from CXMT's current threat and apparent investor complacency after a euphoric high. If the Wall St Cheat Sheet fits, most of Micron's gains across 40 years, amassed in just one year, could be erased soon. Earlier, Elon Musk said Micron had been reasonable on future memory prices; memory stocks were not yet to be faded. x.com x.com
Micron's sold-out high-bandwidth memory through 2027+ and contracts already being signed for 2029-2030+ extend its earnings runway. At 5x forward earnings, it is cheaper than a year ago; its private Anthropic stake is about to be instantly rerated at Anthropic's IPO, and a new share buyback is expected to be announced Dec. 9. Micron could certainly gain 30% in three months. x.com x.com
Micron's memory leadership remains intact because it is sold out into 2027. A red day does not change those fundamentals; anyone arguing it has topped must identify which part of demand breaks and when. x.com
If Micron has only two years of decent forecasts, its limited visibility warrants a lower multiple, not a higher one. x.com
Micron is better protected than ever because about 40% of its capacity is under strategic take-or-pay contracts. That level of coverage is unprecedented for the company and counters @FinanceLancelot's concern that memory customers can cancel orders as a cycle rolls over. x.com
A memory-industry shortage adds demand support to Micron's long-term case. With next-twelve-month revenue growth estimated at 91.4% and forward free cash flow cited at 122B, Micron is the best long-term investment right now on the numbers and demand, ahead of the Tesla and Nebius alternatives discussed. x.com
At $1.5T of margin debt, a market crack could punish stocks vulnerable to cyclical earnings or high expectations. Micron's profits could fall fast if memory prices weaken; SanDisk's earnings could suffer if NAND pricing turns despite booming AI demand. Palantir's sky-high valuation leaves little room for a growth miss, SpaceX's private-market expectations could suffer if sentiment turns, and Tesla's premium could unwind if autonomy and robotics disappoint. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com
Micron is more attractive than Tesla because its earnings and growth-adjusted valuations are dramatically cheaper. At $897, Micron trades at 5 times analysts' next-year earnings versus Tesla at 186 times near $360; PEG ratios are 0.07 and nearly 10. Micron just printed about $74 in trailing EPS after a surge that caught most of the Street flat-footed, while Tesla's roughly $1.08 has been shrinking. At these prices, the preference is Micron. x.com