Micron (MU -3.63%) stock got hit with a valuation retracement in Friday’s trading. The company’s share price fell 3.6% in the day’s trading, and had been off as much as 5.6% earlier in the session. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.49%) gained 0.5% in the session, and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.72%) rose 0.7%.
Micron stock lost ground today despite gains for the broader market and little in the way of clear-cut, company-specific news. Even with today’s pullback, Micron’s share price is still up 32% over the last month.
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Micron slips as investors take profits
Micron stock has posted big gains over the last month thanks to positive indicators for demand in the cloud-infrastructure services space. Positive demand indicators for CoreWeave, Nvidia, Broadcom, and other players in artificial intelligence (AI) have helped support gains for Micron stock in recent trading. As provider of memory chip services, Micron is poised to benefit as AI infrastructure build-outs continue to move forward.
What’s next for Micron?
Micron is a leading provider of high-bandwidth-memory (HBM) solutions, and its strong position in this category positions it to be a beneficiary as AI-focused cloud data centers continue to expand. While the company has historically been subject to demand shifts in connection with trends for the storage and memory chip markets, there are some indicators that suggest that Micron could be in the early stages of long-term demand tailwinds.
Micron continues to be a relatively high-risk investment, but there are some indicators that suggest that the business could be poised to benefit from demand trends that could power big gains for patient shareholders.
Keith Noonan has positions in Micron Technology. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.