Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stock fell about 2% in Thursday’s premarket trading as investors turned cautious ahead of the company’s Sept. 30 earnings report.

The move also came as broader technology stocks faced pressure. Nasdaq futures fell 0.87%, while S&P 500 futures declined 0.45%.

Earnings Take Center Stage

Micron’s upcoming results are likely to shift attention back to artificial intelligence demand, memory pricing and margins.

Wall Street expects Micron to report earnings of $31.45 per share, up from $3.03 a year earlier. Revenue is expected to jump to $51.05 billion from $11.31 billion.

Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya reiterated a Buy rating on Micron on Sept. 22 and maintained a $1,550 price forecast.

Arya said the biggest issue heading into earnings is not memory pricing. Micron typically does not provide forward pricing guidance.

Instead, he is watching whether management indicates gross margins can remain in the mid-80% range through fiscal 2027.

Arya said margins at that level could support fiscal 2027 earnings of $150 to $200 per share. That would more than double earnings from the current fiscal year.

It could also leave Micron trading near seven times forward earnings. Arya said the company has historically sustained a multiple closer to 10 times.

Analysts Stay Bullish

Micron carries a Buy consensus rating and an average price forecast of $1,522.83.

Rosenblatt maintained a Buy rating Thursday with a $1,500 price forecast. Wells Fargo maintained an Overweight rating Wednesday but lowered its price forecast to $1,400. Citigroup maintained a Buy rating and raised its forecast to $1,300.

Technical Analysis

Despite Thursday’s premarket decline, Micron remains in a strong longer-term uptrend.

The stock is trading 7.7% above its 20-day simple moving average, 13% above its 50-day SMA, and 61.6% above its 200-day SMA.

The 20-day average also remains above the 50-day average. The 50-day average is above the 200-day average. That setup points to continued bullish momentum despite near-term volatility.

Micron’s MACD remains above its signal line, while the histogram is positive. That suggests momentum continues to favor buyers.

Resistance sits near $1,089.50. Support is around $902.50.

Benzinga Edge Rankings

According to Benzinga Edge, Micron has a Momentum score of 99.58, a Quality score of 96.6, and a Growth score of 93.81.

Its Value score stands at 19.47.

The readings show strong momentum, growth, and quality characteristics, while valuation remains the weaker part of the profile.

ETF Exposure

Micron is also a major holding in several semiconductor-focused exchange-traded funds.

The stock accounts for about 8.78% of the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), 8.80% of the Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXQ) and 8.87% of the State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF (NYSE:XNTK).

Large inflows or outflows from those funds can therefore add to trading activity in Micron shares.

Price Action

MU Stock Price Activity: Micron shares fell 1.95% to $1,051 in Thursday’s premarket trading, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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