Mizuho Securities Remains a Buy on Micron (MU)
Mizuho Securities analyst Vijay Rakesh maintained a Buy rating on Micron (MU – Research Report) yesterday and set a price target of $150.00. The company's shares closed yesterday at $127.25.
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According to TipRanks, Rakesh is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 15.9% and a 55.00% success rate. Rakesh covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd, Broadcom, and Nvidia.
In addition to Mizuho Securities, Micron also received a Buy from Bernstein's Mark Li in a report issued on June 23. However, on June 20, Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating on Micron (NASDAQ: MU).
MU market cap is currently $136.4B and has a P/E ratio of 29.34.
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