AIP
Arteris, Inc.
AIP's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over AIP overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
AIP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
AIP's revenue is currently strong, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
AIP PE Valuation
AIP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 336x next year's earnings.
MU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $798 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $777 | -2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $798 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $1,646 | +106% |
| Expensive | 32x | $2,404 | +201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MU's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings.
AIP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AIP to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MU, with profitability improving.
AIP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.06 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.89 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.87 | -$0.06 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.79 | +$0.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.13 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.21 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.86 | +$0.17 |
AIP lost $0.89 per share over the past year, about the same as its loss the year before.
MU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $174.95 | +135% |
| Q3 2026 | $74.33 | +879% |
| Q2 2026 | $44.17 | +693% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.18 | +405% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.52 | +201% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.59 | +984% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.57 | +$6.99 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.19 | +$7.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.49 | +$9.77 |
MU has the edge over AIP on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AIP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.8M | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.1M | +46% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.1M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.5M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.5M | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.5M | +24% |
AIP's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $26M last quarter, up 48% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -44% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -58% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -41% | +6.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -42% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -50% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -50% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -47% | +24 points |
| Q4 2024 | -46% | +28 points |
AIP's operating margin was −44% last quarter, up 6.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.2B | +379% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.5B | +346% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.9B | +196% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3B | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1B | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7B | +84% |
MU has the edge over AIP on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 81% | +48 points |
| Q2 2026 | 80% | +57 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +49 points |
MU has the edge over AIP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AIP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.1M | -186% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.6M | +$11.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.4M | -375% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | +$5.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5M | +126% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | -1176% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M | +853% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7M | +$726K |
AIP's free cash flow has turned positive again: $2M over the past year, against −$372,000 the year before.
MU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.9B | +45543% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.6B | +951% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +$5.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +7853% |
| Q3 2025 | $72M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +322% |
| Q1 2025 | -$113M | +$52M |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +$433M |
MU has the edge over AIP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AIP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.5% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +16% | +6.6M shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +13.4M shares |
| 5 years | +107% | +25.6M shares |
| Available history | +183% | +32M shares |
AIP has 49M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
MU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +18M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +50M shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +2M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +14M shares |
MU has the edge over AIP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $350M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2024 | $300M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
MU has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
AIP Net Leverage
AIP's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
MU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MU has more cash than debt.
AIP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.5 | Oversold |
AIP's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
MU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
MU's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
AIP PE vs Technology Sector
AIP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU is trading at 11x earnings, a 61% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
AIP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.7 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $24.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $23.6 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $16.6 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.6 | 73% above |
AIP has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 73% above its 200-week average.
MU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $914.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $931.0 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $685.9 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $405.4 | 97% above |
| 200 week MA | $246.0 | 225% above |
MU has the edge over AIP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AIP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.4 | $20.9 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | $20.9 | $4.29 | -80% |
| 2023 | $4.29 | $5.89 | +37% |
| 2024 | $5.89 | $10.3 | +74% |
| 2025 | $10.3 | $15.9 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.9 | $20.2 | +27% |
AIP has finished higher in three of the last five years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 27% so far in 2026.
MU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.0 | $70.6 | +31% |
| 2021 | $70.6 | $94.4 | +34% |
| 2022 | $94.4 | $50.2 | -47% |
| 2023 | $50.2 | $85.3 | +70% |
| 2024 | $85.3 | $88.6 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $88.6 | $284.8 | +221% |
| 2026 YTD | $284.8 | $798.4 | +180% |
MU has the edge over AIP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.