ATEN
A10 Networks, Inc.
ATEN's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over ATEN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ATEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
ATEN's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ATEN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $11.50 | -61% |
| Forward | 24x | $29.30 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $16.77 | -43% |
| Current | 45x | $29.30 | — |
| Expensive | 47x | $30.25 | +3.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ATEN's PE is in its expensive range at 45x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 24x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 has the edge over ATEN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ATEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ATEN, with profitability improving.
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.
ATEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.20 | +85% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.65 | -4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.59 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.61 | -9% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.57 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.68 | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.68 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.67 | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.67 | +26% |
ATEN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.65 over the past year, against $1.28 in mid-2022.
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 ATEN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ATEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $91.5M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.1M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $75M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $80.4M | +8.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $74.7M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $69.4M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $66.1M | +9% |
| Q4 2024 | $74.2M | +5.4% |
ATEN's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $92M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | -6.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | -0.8 points |
ATEN's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 2.6 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 ATEN 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 ATEN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ATEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30.7M | +70% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.5M | +53% |
| Q1 2026 | -$689K | -105% |
| Q4 2025 | $16M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.1M | +8.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.9M | +106% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7M | -57% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.3M | +$23.7M |
ATEN generated $74M in free cash flow over the past year, up 2.1% from 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 ATEN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ATEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +51K shares |
| 1 year | +3.6% | +2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -105K shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -4.2M shares |
| Available history | -0.5% | -378K shares |
ATEN has 76M diluted shares, up 3.6% from a year ago, despite $35M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $11M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $47M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.8M |
ATEN spent $35M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 49% from the year before.
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 ATEN 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.
ATEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
ATEN's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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 the edge over ATEN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ATEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
ATEN's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
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).
ATEN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ATEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 28x | 62% above |
| PE % | 80 | 35 | 45 pts above |
ATEN is trading at 45x earnings, a 62% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU has the edge over ATEN on valuation relative to its sector.
ATEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.4 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $28.3 | 3.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.3 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.7 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.9 | 64% above |
ATEN has the edge over MU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 225% above its 200-week average.
ATEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.86 | $9.96 | +45% |
| 2021 | $9.96 | $16.3 | +63% |
| 2022 | $16.3 | $17.0 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | $17.0 | $13.2 | -23% |
| 2024 | $13.2 | $18.6 | +41% |
| 2025 | $18.6 | $18.1 | -2.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.1 | $29.3 | +62% |
ATEN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 62% 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 ATEN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.