Micron can still benefit from rising memory prices because 70% remains open to pricing. Those prices have been rocketing, countering LogicalThesis's claim that long-term agreements lock away the upside. x.com
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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
Micron, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix look very cheap if their long-term agreements do not impose overly conservative price ceilings. Greater clarity on those pricing terms could send memory stocks up 30% in a single day. x.com
Micron's upside is now capped while its downside remains, because its long-term agreements will be meaningless if the memory cycle turns. In hard times, even bona fide take-or-pay contracts get challenged through material adverse change clauses, so the agreements offer little protection. Memory's shareholder base is also turning over from fast money chasing pricing and revisions to growth-at-a-reasonable-price investors, who do not believe the earnings are sustainable. 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 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
Memory makers' long-term agreements cannot protect pricing when buyers regain leverage. The market underestimates downside even before a price collapse; SK hynix's agreements price within market-linked ranges, per @jukan05. The agreements will be ripped apart when the market turns to buyers, at the latest when China ramps. SK hynix, Samsung, Micron, SanDisk and Kioxia are exposed. x.com
Micron appears to be projecting a very large price increase, great news for Micron and bad news for buyers such as Oracle, CoreWeave, Nebius, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon. Micron said it expects higher gross margins beyond fiscal Q1 for the rest of fiscal 2027, as quoted by @pequityresearch. The Fed has said AI cost increases are passing through to consumer prices, and Treasury yields jumped 0.03% as Micron's earnings hit; AI costs are set to send yields and inflation higher. x.com x.com
Micron and SK hynix pricing in a memory shortage past 2030 extends the memory-cycle case beyond the Street's 2028 expectation. SK hynix's record quarter adds evidence: per Wall St Engine, revenue rose 328% to $78.9B, operating profit rose 632% to $62.8B, and operating margin hit 80%. Agentic and physical AI could add demand as they roll out. x.com x.com
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 could triple if earnings stay high for longer and investors stop valuing it as a commodity business. D.A. Davidson's $3,000 target implies about 20x annualized Q1 earnings versus about 7x today. Management sees supply tight through 2027-28, with demand from hyperscalers and AI leaders. Customers cutting memory per device, like Tesla's AI5, signals scarcity. Strategic agreements backed by about $32B of commitments raise the trough. China competition and untested agreements are risks. x.com