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Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues

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Micron is up over 500% in the past year as the company benefits from soaring AI demand.

Directly affected

  • MU Micron Technology

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • NVDA NVIDIA

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with chip-supply risk

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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The price since 30 Sep 2026: Micron Technology (MU) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues,” Micron Technology (MU) is -17.59%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.33% over the same days, a -17.92% difference versus the market.

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Who reported a Micron Technology (MU) trade near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Micron Technology (MU)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • MU Micron Technology

    In “Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues,” Micron Technology (MU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected MU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, micron. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CGTL Creative Global Technology Holdings

    In “Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues,” Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CGTL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GMM Global Mofy AI

    Global Mofy AI (GMM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Sep 2026 story “Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues.” Reason on file: GA selected GMM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: global, ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SUPX SuperX AI Technology

    For “Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues,” SuperX AI Technology (SUPX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SUPX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ABAT American Battery Technology

    American Battery Technology (ABAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Sep 2026 story “Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues.” Reason on file: GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ACM Aecom

    In “Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues,” Aecom (ACM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ACM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Micron Technology (MU)

“Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues” (30 Sep 2026) reaches Micron Technology (MU) through this story.

Micron Technology (MU) is on the page because GA selected MU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, micron. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Creative Global Technology Holdings (CGTL): GA selected CGTL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Micron Technology (MU) price range

CGTL traded between 3.05 and 4.62 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 3.08. GMM traded between 1.20 and 1.76 across 8 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.20. MU traded between 858.00 and 1108.58 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 904.87.

A simple score for Micron Technology (MU)

100 out of 100

“Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as global memory shortage continues” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 6 linked companies.