CNXN
PC Connection, Inc.
CNXN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over CNXN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CNXN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
CNXN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CNXN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $58.21 | -30% |
| Forward | 17x | $83.16 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $76.99 | -7.4% |
| Current | 21x | $83.16 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $87.28 | +5% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CNXN has the edge over MU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
CNXN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CNXN, with profitability improving. 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.
CNXN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.76 | +18% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.05 | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.78 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.44 | +4.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.27 | -0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.23 | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.28 | -2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.30 | +6.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.29 | +4.4% |
CNXN earned $4.05 per share over the past year, up 25% from 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 CNXN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CNXN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $874.3M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $854M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $721.9M | +3% |
| Q4 2025 | $702.9M | -0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $709.1M | -2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $759.7M | +3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $701M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $708.9M | +1.8% |
CNXN's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $874M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.7% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5% | +1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | -0.8 points |
CNXN's operating margin was 4.7% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 CNXN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 CNXN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CNXN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.6M | -88% |
| Q2 2026 | -$65.7M | -367% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3M | +$66.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.2M | -0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.3M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.6M | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | -$54.1M | -197% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.2M | +105% |
CNXN's free cash flow was −$21M over the past year, against $58M 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 CNXN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CNXN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +102K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -48K shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -993K shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -927K shares |
| Available history | -4.1% | -1.1M shares |
CNXN has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $16.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $43.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.6M |
CNXN spent $13M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 81% 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 1.1B diluted shares, up 1.6% from a year ago.
| 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.
CNXN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
CNXN has more cash than debt.
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.
CNXN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.1 | Neutral |
CNXN's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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).
CNXN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CNXN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 26% below |
| PE % | 71 | 35 | 36 pts above |
CNXN is trading at 21x earnings, a 26% discount 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 CNXN on valuation relative to its sector.
CNXN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $87.7 | 5.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $83.7 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $71.2 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $67.7 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $63.4 | 31% above |
CNXN has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 31% 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 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.
CNXN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51.0 | $44.3 | -13% |
| 2021 | $44.3 | $44.1 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | $44.1 | $47.7 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | $47.7 | $67.2 | +41% |
| 2024 | $67.2 | $69.5 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | $69.5 | $59.7 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $59.7 | $83.2 | +39% |
CNXN is up 39% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
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 CNXN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.