MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 11x earnings, about half its usual 22x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
OPTX
Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score OPTX yet.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
OPTX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
OPTX's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
OPTX PE Valuation
OPTX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
OPTX Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for OPTX to show an outlook.
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 OPTX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
OPTX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.06 | -$0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.08 | -$0.05 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.05 | +$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.09 | -182% |
OPTX lost $0.06 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 OPTX 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 OPTX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OPTX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.3M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.5M | -7.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.5M | +2.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $7M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.6M | -6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.1M | +13% |
OPTX's revenue has held roughly level: $8M last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.9% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | -19 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3% | +24 points |
| Q3 2025 | -18% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2% | -4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | +30 points |
| Q4 2024 | -20% | N/A |
| Q3 2024 | 1.4% | N/A |
OPTX's operating margin was 3.9% last quarter, up 6.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 OPTX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
OPTX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.1M | -$527.1K |
| Q1 2026 | $175.3K | +107% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.4K | -136% |
| Q3 2025 | $496.3K | +1032% |
| Q2 2025 | -$548.1K | +$1.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $84.6K | +$469.6K |
OPTX's free cash flow was −$407,994 over the past year, against −$407,577 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 OPTX 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.
OPTX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +6.1% | +2.2M shares |
| 1 year | +6.2% | +2.3M shares |
OPTX has 39M diluted shares, up 6.2% from 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 more cash than debt.
OPTX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -12.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 13.1x | High |
OPTX has the edge over MU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
OPTX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.2 | Neutral |
OPTX's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
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.
OPTX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | OPTX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
OPTX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 OPTX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
OPTX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.98 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.60 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.26 | 6.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.51 | 51% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.35 | 27% above |
OPTX has slipped below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, though it's still 27% above its 200-week average.
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 OPTX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
OPTX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.85 | $9.92 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | $9.92 | $5.03 | -49% |
| 2024 | $5.03 | $3.34 | -34% |
| 2025 | $3.34 | $2.55 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.55 | $6.80 | +167% |
OPTX has finished three years in a row lower, and it's up 167% so far in 2026.