MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over PAYO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PAYO
Payoneer Global Inc.
PAYO's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PAYO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
PAYO's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
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 PAYO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PAYO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 23x | $3.24 | -55% |
| Fair | 30x | $4.17 | -42% |
| Forward | 31x | $7.18 | — |
| Expensive | 51x | $7.15 | -0.4% |
| Current | 51x | $7.18 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PAYO's PE is in its expensive range at 51x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over PAYO on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PAYO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PAYO, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 PAYO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PAYO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.23 | +65% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.14 | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.14 | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.20 | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.19 | -39% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.24 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.28 | -6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.31 | +29% |
PAYO's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.14 over the past year, against $0.35 in late 2024.
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 PAYO 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 PAYO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PAYO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $276.9M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $274.3M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $261.6M | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $274.7M | +4.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $270.9M | +9.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $260.6M | +8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $246.6M | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $261.7M | +17% |
PAYO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $277M last quarter, up 2.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.1% | -4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -4.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -0.3 points |
PAYO's operating margin was 9.1% last quarter, down 4.4 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 PAYO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PAYO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $62.9M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $50.2M | -26% |
| Q1 2026 | $41.7M | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.3M | -4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.2M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $68.1M | +69% |
| Q1 2025 | $49M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.1M | -22% |
PAYO generated $195M in free cash flow over the past year, down 6.4% 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.
PAYO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.7% | +12.6M shares |
| 1 year | -7.3% | -27.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.3% | -31.8M shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +10.3M shares |
| Available history | +3.5% | +11.7M shares |
PAYO has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $146,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $75M |
| Q4 2025 | $78.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $45.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $32M |
| Q1 2025 | $17.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $17.1M |
PAYO spent $171M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 53% from the year before.
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.
PAYO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
PAYO 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).
PAYO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 73.8 | Neutral |
PAYO's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 74 (neutral).
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 PAYO on valuation relative to its sector.
PAYO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PAYO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 51x | 28x | 84% above |
| PE % | 86 | 38 | 48 pts above |
PAYO is trading at 51x earnings, a 84% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
PAYO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.15 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.13 | 0.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.11 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.72 | 6.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.36 | 13% above |
PAYO has the edge over MU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 PAYO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PAYO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.68 | $10.3 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $6.89 | -33% |
| 2022 | $6.89 | $5.08 | -26% |
| 2023 | $5.08 | $5.21 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $5.21 | $10.0 | +92% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $5.71 | -43% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.71 | $7.18 | +26% |
PAYO has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 26% so far in 2026.