News Summary
PositiveMicron delivered exceptional fiscal 2026 results with record $133.2B revenue (256% YoY growth) driven by explosive AI/data-center demand and HBM pricing power, with guidance for fiscal 2027 to exceed 2026. However, sentiment has turned increasingly mixed as analysts cite peak AI valuations, margin sustainability concerns, and potential HBM supply easing from competitors, with some downgrades appearing amid the stock's 150%+ rally.
Red flags
- •Analyst downgrades citing 'peak AI-driven hysteria' and unsustainable margin levels despite strong fundamentals
- •SK hynix capacity reallocation toward DRAM expected to ease HBM shortage by year-end, creating pricing power risk
- •Significant CapEx increase ($25B+) required to meet demand, creating execution and capital efficiency risk
- •Stock volatility with price target cuts (Citigroup $1,400→$1,150 in Aug before recovering to $1,300) suggesting valuation uncertainty
Funds Buying (4)
| Fund | Manager | Shares Held | ∆ Shares | Position Value | % of Fund | QoQ | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coatue Management | Philippe Laffont | 3.1M | +3.0M | $3.6B | 7.5% | >+999% | Existing |
| Altimeter Capital | Brad Gerstner | 210K | +210K | $242M | 2.5% | — | NEW |
| Soros Fund Management | Soros Family Office | 22K | +20K | $26M | 0.3% | +694% | Existing |
| Maverick Capital | Lee Ainslie | 2K | +2K | $2M | <0.1% | — | NEW |
Shares Held and Position Value reflect total quarter-end holdings. ∆ Shares is the change from the prior quarter. % of Fund is the position's share of the fund's reported equity portfolio — it drives the size weighting in the conviction score.
Portfolio Context
Where MU ranks in each buying fund's book, and the positions immediately around it. What a holding sits next to often says more about the thesis than the position size does.
position #3 of this fund's book
- 1TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC$4,258M
- 2LAM RESEARCH CORP$4,091M
- 3MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC$3,627M
- 4SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN CORP$3,171M
- 5APPLIED MATLS INC$3,046M
- 6GE VERNOVA INC$3,005M
position #13 of this fund's book
- 10MICROSOFT CORP$473M
- 11QUALCOMM INC$348M
- 12SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN CORP$304M
- 13MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC$242M
- 14APPLIED MATLS INC$189M
- 15KLA CORP$174M
- 16LAM RESEARCH CORP$171M
Values are quarter-end position sizes. Shown only for funds where MU ranks inside their 40 largest equity positions — below that, neighbouring names carry no signal. Adjacency is an inference about a fund's reasoning, not a disclosure of it.
Signal History
| Quarter | Direction | Funds | Score | vs SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | LONG | 4 | 5.38 | -11.8% |
| Q1 2026 | LONG | 6 | 5.73 | +168.0% |
Same issuer appearing in consecutive quarters — persistent institutional conviction. Returns are frozen at each archived quarter's last refresh.
Insider Activity
| Name | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filed | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 258 | $989.59 | $0.26M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 144 | $959.14 | $0.14M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 823 | $960.41 | $0.79M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $961.58 | $1.53M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 4K | $962.84 | $4.15M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 4K | $963.84 | $4.07M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $964.67 | $3.31M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $965.81 | $2.83M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $966.85 | $2.84M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 5K | $967.75 | $5.08M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $968.77 | $2.76M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 862 | $970.08 | $0.84M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $970.71 | $0.99M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $971.78 | $1.02M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 301 | $972.78 | $0.29M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 337 | $974.17 | $0.33M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 863 | $975.75 | $0.84M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $976.80 | $1.10M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 664 | $978.02 | $0.65M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $979.20 | $1.07M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 458 | $980.00 | $0.45M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 716 | $981.92 | $0.70M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $983.11 | $1.33M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 637 | $984.12 | $0.63M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 84 | $985.40 | $0.08M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 341 | $986.24 | $0.34M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 351 | $988.10 | $0.35M | 2026-08-21 | ↗ |
| Sadana Sumit | EVP and Chief Business Officer | SELL | 15K | $934.29 | $14.01M | 2026-08-18 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 108 | $950.77 | $0.10M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $942.87 | $0.99M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 626 | $944.99 | $0.59M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 955 | $945.87 | $0.90M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 797 | $946.78 | $0.75M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $948.24 | $1.14M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1 | $952.04 | $0.00M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 725 | $954.19 | $0.69M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $956.18 | $1.46M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 405 | $956.68 | $0.39M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 316 | $960.00 | $0.30M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $965.85 | $0.97M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 808 | $906.48 | $0.73M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 393 | $907.11 | $0.36M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 604 | $908.51 | $0.55M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 4 | $909.37 | $0.00M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 604 | $910.47 | $0.55M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 681 | $911.67 | $0.62M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 630 | $913.25 | $0.58M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $914.17 | $2.97M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 301 | $915.47 | $0.28M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1 | $915.78 | $0.00M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $917.36 | $1.33M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 589 | $919.89 | $0.54M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 55 | $921.86 | $0.05M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $922.97 | $1.23M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 6 | $924.36 | $0.01M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $925.55 | $1.29M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 445 | $926.56 | $0.41M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $927.77 | $0.94M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $929.14 | $2.04M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $929.90 | $1.24M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $931.05 | $1.47M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 779 | $932.33 | $0.73M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $933.17 | $1.78M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $934.40 | $2.46M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $935.58 | $1.19M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $936.40 | $0.94M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $937.78 | $2.41M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 970 | $938.77 | $0.91M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $940.14 | $1.17M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 236 | $941.60 | $0.22M | 2026-07-24 | ↗ |
| ALLEN SCOTT R. | CVP, Chief Accounting Officer | SELL | 879 | $1000.00 | $0.88M | 2026-07-23 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 1K | $1087.21 | $1.44M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 220 | $1088.12 | $0.24M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 267 | $1089.04 | $0.29M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 288 | $1090.60 | $0.31M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 2K | $1091.71 | $2.53M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 3K | $1092.68 | $2.74M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 705 | $1093.92 | $0.77M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 2K | $1095.25 | $2.33M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 280 | $1095.88 | $0.31M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 2K | $1086.38 | $2.29M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 3K | $1085.27 | $3.20M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 4K | $1077.05 | $4.61M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 1K | $1078.47 | $1.34M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 10K | $1079.99 | $11.34M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 4K | $1080.96 | $3.86M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 929 | $1082.28 | $1.01M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 4K | $1083.31 | $3.89M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| ARNZEN APRIL S | EVP and Chief People Officer | SELL | 794 | $1084.12 | $0.86M | 2026-07-01 | ↗ |
| Dugle Lynn A | — | SELL | 1K | $1150.43 | $1.50M | 2026-06-30 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 811 | $1192.42 | $0.97M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 243 | $1128.41 | $0.27M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 235 | $1131.38 | $0.27M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 5K | $1132.37 | $5.80M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 54 | $1133.38 | $0.06M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 254 | $1134.62 | $0.29M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 279 | $1136.30 | $0.32M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 126 | $1136.87 | $0.14M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 369 | $1139.33 | $0.42M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 465 | $1140.14 | $0.53M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 4K | $1141.46 | $4.16M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 499 | $1142.88 | $0.57M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $1144.05 | $1.93M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 487 | $1145.13 | $0.56M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 232 | $1146.05 | $0.27M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $1147.81 | $1.58M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 799 | $1149.38 | $0.92M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 480 | $1152.11 | $0.55M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 540 | $1152.64 | $0.62M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 727 | $1154.64 | $0.84M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $1156.23 | $1.67M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 413 | $1157.30 | $0.48M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 766 | $1159.43 | $0.89M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 505 | $1160.34 | $0.59M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 3K | $1162.75 | $3.24M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 106 | $1163.49 | $0.12M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $1165.06 | $1.60M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 772 | $1166.26 | $0.90M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 2K | $1167.16 | $2.04M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 951 | $1169.96 | $1.11M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 14 | $1167.98 | $0.02M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 496 | $1170.60 | $0.58M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 857 | $1172.57 | $1.00M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 243 | $1173.83 | $0.29M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 489 | $1175.17 | $0.57M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $1177.28 | $1.56M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $1178.06 | $1.28M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 680 | $1179.51 | $0.80M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $1180.17 | $1.46M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 209 | $1181.20 | $0.25M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 1K | $1182.29 | $1.77M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 514 | $1183.74 | $0.61M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 251 | $1184.61 | $0.30M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 204 | $1185.35 | $0.24M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| Bjorlin Alexis | — | SELL | 25 | $1132.33 | $0.03M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 678 | $1186.62 | $0.80M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 153 | $1187.92 | $0.18M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 264 | $1189.71 | $0.31M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 214 | $1190.59 | $0.25M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
| MEHROTRA SANJAY | President and CEO | SELL | 282 | $1191.84 | $0.34M | 2026-06-26 | ↗ |
Fund 13D/13G Filings (3)
Tracked funds' beneficial-ownership filings on this stock — disclosed within days of a position change, fresher than the quarterly 13F. Since Filing compares the stock to SPY from the filing date (shown for filings within the last 90 days).
Beneficial Ownership (13D/13G)
| Filer | Form | Shares | % of Class | Filed | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors | SC 13G/A | 42.2M | 3.7% | 2026-05-14 | ↗ |
| Vanguard Capital Management | SC 13G | 84.3M | 7.5% | 2026-04-30 | ↗ |
SC 13D = active intent to influence control (10-day filing deadline after crossing 5%). SC 13G = passive accumulation, no intent to influence control.
Congressional Trading
| Member | Chamber | State | Type | Amount Range | Transaction Date | Filed | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse | senate | — | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2026-06-25 | 2026-07-08 | ↗ |
| Alan Armstrong | senate | — | BUY | $15,001 - $50,000 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | ↗ |
Periodic Transaction Reports filed under the STOCK Act. Amounts are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollar figures.