Micron Technology News

The largest percentage swings in short interest in semiconductor stocks between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates happened to Advanced Micro Devices and KLA-Tencor , which saw drops of around six percent, and Micron Technology , which plunged more than 22 percent.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on MU. Analysts at Topeka Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Micron Technology in a research note to investors on Monday.

Equity investing is ultimately a game of expectations and, judging by the performance of Micron Technology , those expectations are high.

Micron Technology, Inc. is following in the bullish footsteps of the broader equities markets today, with the stock up 1.7%. The positive price action hasn't been lost on option traders, with roughly 35,000 calls crossing the tape thus far -- nearly double the average intraday volume.

The firm issued a hold rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. "While MU has several positive trends unfolding, including growth in NAND solid-state drives, specialty server/networking memory and improving DRAM economics from the Elpida acquisition, we believe these factors are embedded in the 50% stock run-up year-to-date. At this time, we ... (more)

The Nanotechnology Research Initiative enters its second phase today, with $25 million in funding over five years for three multi-university research centers aiming to develop ultra low-power semiconductor technologies for the post-silicon era starting circa 2020.

Growing Stock Report expands its NASDAQ Gainers Weekly Watch List adding Seagate Technology Public Limited Company , Micron Technology Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc. today announced a new PCIe all-flash I/O accelerator to improve overall performance in enterprise servers, appliances and storage platforms.

Semiconductor interest Micron Technology, Inc. has seen an unusual amount of action in the options pits this morning, with total intraday trading volume nearly four times the norm.