Micron Technology, Inc.

A member of the board of directors of memory chip maker Micron Technology, Mark Liu, bought 23,200 shares of the company's stock this week, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723125/000205876926000002/xslF345X05/primarydocument.xml">according to </a>a disclosure on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website. The transactions were made on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the average price was about $337 per paper - on Monday, January 12, quotes Micron updated the record at $345, then slightly corrected. Total purchases amounted to $7.8 million, MarketWatch <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/microns-stock-gets-an-8-million-vote-of-confidence-from-this-industry-veteran-caf334bc">calculated</a>. With this, Liu gave a strong signal to the market, the publication notes. Now the insider directly owns 25,910 shares of Micron.

A Micron insider bought $8 million worth of the company's stock, what does that tell investors?

Intel Corporation

Citi analysts have revised their estimates of the largest chipmakers, raising their recommendation on Intel and at the same time excluding Micron from the list of priority ideas. The investment company sees tactical opportunities for Intel against the backdrop of competitors' limitations, but points to remaining risks. Whereas on Micron, analysts say, a slowdown in DRAM memory price growth is expected.

Citi changes Intel and Micron valuations amid chip market dynamics. Is it worth buying?

Broadcom Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

ASML Holding N.V.

Applied Materials, Inc.

Intel shares rose in trading on Friday, January 9, by more than 10% after the meeting of the company's CEO Lip-Bu Tan with U.S. President Donald Trump. Quotes reached $45.5, which was their highest since March 2024. In August 2025, the White House <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/dola-intel-usla-v-belyj-dom-cto-boatsa-poterat-amerikanskie-cinovniki">bought </a><a href="https://oninvest.com/article/dola-intel-usla-v-belyj-dom-cto-boatsa-poterat-amerikanskie-cinovniki"></a>the chipmaker's securities for more than half the price: the stake it bought for $8.9 billion is now worth about $19 billion, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/semiconductor-stocks-boosted-by-donald-trumps-intel-praise.html">calculated</a>. Already this year, the company's capitalization has managed to grow by 22%.

Intel shares soar to highest in nearly two years after CEO's meeting with Trump

Sandisk Corporation

Western Digital Corporation

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

Bloomberg suggests that this is still a correction, not a trend for now

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

SK hynix Inc.

Applied Digital Corporation

Analysts suggest that the supercycle of growth for chipmakers could last until 2027.

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Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

The leader of the American stock market brought investors more than 500% over the year. 

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The main U.S. index S&amp;P 500 returned to growth after four consecutive days of decline due to the fact that the data on inflation was not as bad as the market expected, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/17/stock-market-today-live-updates.html">writes</a> CNBC. This strengthened investors' hopes for further easing of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve in 2026. Micron's report also gave confidence to the technology sector.

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Several banks have raised their targets on shares of memory chip manufacturer Micron. Some of them see in the company's securities the potential for growth up to 121%, despite the fact that since the beginning of the year they have already added more than 210%. Analysts updated their targets after the company <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/micron-ulucsil-prognozy-iz-za-rosta-sprosa-na-pamat-dla-ii-akcii-podskocili-na-8">reported</a> financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year, which significantly exceeded market expectations, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/micron-gets-an-upgrade-from-bank-of-america-after-blowout-quarter-and-guidance.html">writes</a> CNBC. In addition, the company provided a profit and margin outlook that was noticeably more optimistic than analysts had anticipated.

Micron is expected to grow by another 120%. What will boost the company's stock?

NVIDIA Corporation

BP p.l.c.

BP will change its CEO, putting a woman - Meg O'Neill - at the helm of a major oil and gas company for the first time in history. Nvidia board member Harvey Jones sold shares in the company, which he had owned for almost 30 years. The report of memory chip maker Micron supported the market after the collapse of the technology sector. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of December 18.

Highlights for the morning: BP changed CEO, insider sold Nvidia shares, Micron supported the market

Microsoft Corporation

CoreWeave, Inc.

A rise in the valuation of developer ChatGPT could push up quotes for a number of tech stocks

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The company's revenue grew by 57% in the reporting quarter

Micron improved its outlook due to rising demand for AI memory. The stock jumped 8%

Analog Devices, Inc.


The bank recognizes that concerns about the AI bubble will persist, but believes the sector will outperform 