Micron Technology's stock climbed 2.9% in morning trading, regaining ground after a sharp pullback the previous session amid renewed optimism from influential Wall Street analysts. A string of raised price targets centered on the expectation that AI-related DRAM demand and supportive pricing will sustain revenue growth into the medium term.
Analyst revisions and the bullish case
Deutsche Bank led the recent round of upgrades by increasing its Micron price target by 50% - from $1,000 to $1,500 - while keeping a Buy rating. The bank justified the move by pointing to DRAM demand tied to AI workloads and pricing conditions it expects to persist well into 2028 and potentially beyond. Deutsche Bank also anticipates fiscal third-quarter revenues above the high end of guidance, at roughly $35.1 billion.
Other firms echoed the bullish view. TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar had already moved his target to $1,500, arguing that memory's role in AI infrastructure is structural rather than cyclical and projecting calendar-year 2027 earnings per share of $150. RBC Capital raised its objective to $1,200, describing a DRAM upcycle now in its twelfth consecutive quarter. Citi also lifted its price target, pointing to ongoing DRAM supply tightness. Market participants noted that Micron has sold out its entire high-bandwidth memory production capacity for 2026, a fact that added weight to the constructive analyst commentary ahead of the company's upcoming quarterly report.
Recent price action and market backdrop
The stock's rebound follows notable volatility: shares jumped more than 10% to a new 52-week high on June 15, then reversed sharply on June 16 during a semiconductor sector selloff. On the day of the recovery described here, broader U.S. equity benchmarks were modestly supportive - the Nasdaq was up 0.5% and the S&P 500 rose 0.1% - while macro-focused market attention centered on the Federal Reserve's June 16-17 FOMC meeting.
The FOMC meeting - the first chaired by new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh - concluded with markets widely pricing in an unchanged policy rate in the 3.50% to 3.75% range, amid inflation running at 4.2% year-over-year. Those macro conditions contributed to a relatively steady backdrop as investors weighted Micron's near-term fundamentals.
Positioning ahead of earnings
Taken together, the analyst upgrades, the sold-out HBM order book for 2026, and the relatively stable macro environment have helped lift Micron shares back toward the upper part of their recent trading range. At the time of the session covered here, the stock was trading around $1,050.21, a marked recovery from its 52-week low of $103.38. Investors are positioning ahead of Micron’s fiscal third-quarter earnings report, scheduled for June 24, with many on Wall Street anticipating a potentially record-setting quarter.