Micron Technology’s stock surged nearly 6% on September 17 after confirming its $2.75 billion investment in a Sanand, Gujarat plant has moved into full commercial shipping. The facility, which assembles and tests advanced DRAM and NAND wafers, has already shipped finished products to Dell Technologies. Shares closed at $1,082.28 on September 25 and traded higher in after-hours. The India expansion comes as Micron reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $41.5 billion, up 346% year-over-year, with record margins. Analysts maintain a Strong Buy consensus with an average price target of $1,476.64, implying 36% upside.
Micron confirmed that its $2.75 billion investment in a Sanand, Gujarat plant has moved past construction into full commercial shipping. The news helped drive an MU stock boost of almost 6% on Sept. 17, with shares closing at $1,082.28 on Sept. 25 and trading even higher in after-hours action.
The Sanand facility takes advanced DRAM and NAND wafers from Micron’s global network and turns them into finished memory products on Indian soil. Micron’s first India-made shipment went out to Dell Technologies, which is now using the modules in laptops it builds domestically.
Micron expects to assemble and test tens of millions of chips at the site through 2026, with output climbing into hundreds of millions by 2027. The first phase alone will pack more than 500,000 square feet of cleanroom space. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra stated: “This year, we will assemble and test tens of millions of chips at Sanand.”
Fiscal third-quarter revenue came in at $41.5 billion, up 346% year-over-year, beating the $36.3 billion analysts had expected. DRAM revenue climbed to $31.3 billion as prices rose roughly 60%, while NAND revenue reached $9.9 billion on an 85% price jump.
Free cash flow reached $18.3 billion after capital spending, leaving the balance sheet holding $24.4 billion in net cash. Guidance for the coming quarter calls for roughly $50 billion in revenue, though management cautioned that price increases should slow from here.
Wall Street’s Micron stock forecast remains firmly bullish, with a Strong Buy consensus rating. Citi recently raised its price target to $1,300 on undersupply, while the average analyst target sits at $1,477, implying roughly 36% upside from current levels.
