Micron’s pricing power increases
【Lansheng Technology News】Memory giant Micron will announce its latest financial report after the market closes on the 27th. In view of Micron’s improved pricing power for DRAM, the market is highly expecting Micron’s profits to further improve, and it is expected that the worst for the industry has passed.
As major memory manufacturers have recently actively reduced production, demand in some markets has strengthened, and demand for AI servers has been particularly strong, resulting in DRAM quotations gradually improving. Micron Chief Financial Officer Mark Murphy previously revealed that if the supply chain continues to maintain self-control, prices are expected to strengthen in the second half of 2023.
Micron's operations are expected to improve, driving the stock price to gradually strengthen. The company's stock price has risen by nearly 40% so far this year. Securities firms including Barclays and Deutsche Bank have raised Micron's investment ratings and target prices.
Barclays brokerage Barclays gave Micron an "overweight" investment rating and raised the target price from US$75 to US$80; Deutsche Bank raised it from "neutral" to "buy" and revised the target price from US$65 to US$85. .
In addition to showing signs of success in operations, Micron has also begun working on the next wave of production expansion. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra previously stated that the semiconductor and packaging industries will begin the next phase of expansion after 2025. In response to the trend, Micron has announced an investment of US$800 million in Sanad, Gujarat, India, to set up a semiconductor packaging and testing factory, which will be the company's first factory in India.
Industry insiders pointed out that although the memory market was affected by factors such as the Russia-Ukraine war, high inflation, the epidemic in mainland China affecting the supply chain, weakening domestic demand in mainland China, and high global interest rates, consumer purchasing power declined and companies cut back on spending. However, DRAM is a key component of intelligence, and applications such as 5G, AI, cloud and China Netcom are still promising in the long term.
In the second half of 2023, there is an opportunity to drive the DRAM memory market demand to recover after terminal inventories are gradually reduced and the impact of inflation has slowed down. DRAM quotations will show an upward trend in the next second quarter.
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