INVE
Identiv, Inc.
INVE's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over INVE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
INVE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
INVE's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
INVE PE Valuation
INVE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
INVE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect INVE's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
INVE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.67 | -121% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.73 | -123% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.79 | -125% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | -120% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.15 | +$3.73 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.14 | +$3.51 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.14 | +$3.43 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.05 | +$3.25 |
INVE has swung to a loss: it lost $0.67 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 INVE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INVE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.4M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | -7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $5M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $5M | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M | -77% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.7M | -77% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.5M | -79% |
INVE's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $6M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -97% | +30 points |
| Q1 2026 | -57% | +47 points |
| Q4 2025 | -76% | +23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -111% | +35 points |
| Q2 2025 | -127% | -27 points |
| Q1 2025 | -104% | -85 points |
| Q4 2024 | -99% | -93 points |
| Q3 2024 | -146% | -147 points |
INVE's operating margin was −97% last quarter, up 30 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 INVE 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 INVE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INVE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$5.1M | -$1.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.7M | -$136K |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8M | +$9.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2M | +$4.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.8M | -$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.6M | -$2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.5M | -280% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.7M | -$6.7M |
INVE has burned cash in most quarters: −$9M over the past year, against −$22M 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 INVE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
INVE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +182K shares |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +459K shares |
| 3 years | +5.1% | +1.2M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +36% | +6.5M shares |
INVE has 24M diluted shares, up 1.9% from a year ago.
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 INVE 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.
INVE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | -31.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -8.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -25.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -31.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -15.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 97.4x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 13.1x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 1.4x | Healthy |
INVE 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.
INVE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.4 | Neutral |
INVE's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (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).
INVE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INVE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INVE 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.
INVE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.53 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.63 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.24 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.36 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.79 | 44% below |
INVE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 44% below 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 INVE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INVE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.60 | $7.24 | +29% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $24.4 | +237% |
| 2022 | $24.4 | $6.87 | -72% |
| 2023 | $6.87 | $8.24 | +20% |
| 2024 | $8.24 | $3.69 | -55% |
| 2025 | $3.69 | $3.43 | -7% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.43 | $2.67 | -22% |
INVE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +237% in 2021 to −72% in 2022. It's down 22% 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 INVE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.