LGL
The LGL Group, Inc.
LGL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over LGL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
LGL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
LGL'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.
LGL PE Valuation
LGL 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.
LGL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LGL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over LGL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
LGL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.30 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.16 | -194% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | -150% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.03 | -57% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | +240% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.07 | +250% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | +40% |
LGL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.16 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 LGL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LGL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5M | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2M | +5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1M | -6% |
| Q2 2025 | $924K | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $918K | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | +16% |
LGL's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $1M last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7% | -9.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -39% | -35 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -77 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.4% | -26 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | -12 points |
LGL's operating margin was 1.7% last quarter, down 9.1 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 LGL 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 LGL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LGL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1K | -100% |
| Q2 2026 | -$393K | -$203K |
| Q1 2026 | $501K | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | -$355K | -$338K |
| Q3 2025 | $275K | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | -$190K | -194% |
| Q1 2025 | $340K | +113% |
| Q4 2024 | -$17K | +$52K |
LGL's free cash flow was −$248,000 over the past year, against $408,000 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 LGL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LGL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +71% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +94% | +5.3M shares |
| 3 years | +105% | +5.6M shares |
| 5 years | +106% | +5.6M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +6M shares |
LGL has 11M diluted shares, up 94% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
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 LGL 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.
LGL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | -152.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -25.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -39.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -204.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -68.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -9.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -15.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -9.3x | Net Cash |
LGL 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.
LGL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.2 | Neutral |
LGL's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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).
LGL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LGL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
LGL 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.
LGL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.82 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.99 | 0% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.88 | 1.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.76 | 3.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.02 | 16% above |
LGL 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.
LGL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.84 | $3.76 | -36% |
| 2021 | $3.76 | $4.34 | +15% |
| 2022 | $4.34 | $4.08 | -6% |
| 2023 | $4.08 | $6.14 | +50% |
| 2024 | $6.14 | $5.76 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | $5.76 | $5.77 | +0.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.77 | $6.99 | +21% |
LGL has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 21% 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 LGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.