MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over SYNA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SYNA
Synaptics Incorporated
SYNA trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SYNA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
SYNA's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability and balance sheet 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.
SYNA PE Valuation
SYNA 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.
SYNA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SYNA 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 SYNA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SYNA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$12.54 | -$11.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$12.62 | -$11.40 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.69 | -161% |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.97 | -134% |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.19 | -117% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.83 | -71% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.44 | -6.3% |
| Q4 2022 | $5.77 | +65% |
SYNA lost $12.54 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 SYNA 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 SYNA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SYNA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $294M | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $308M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $294.2M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $302.5M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $292.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $282.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $267.2M | +13% |
SYNA's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $294M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.3% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.2% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.6% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.9% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7% | +1.9 points |
SYNA's operating margin was −4.3% last quarter, up 3.6 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 SYNA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SYNA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$18.6M | -203% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.3M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.9M | -85% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.2M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +$38.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $50.6M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $68M | +$90.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.1M | -37% |
SYNA usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$19M, but it generated $65M over the past year.
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.
SYNA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +500K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +600K shares |
| 3 years | -3.2% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +5M shares |
SYNA has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $39M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $16M |
| Q1 2025 | $37.8M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
SYNA spent $86M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 the edge over SYNA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SYNA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
SYNA's net debt is about 8.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
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).
SYNA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.8 | Overbought |
SYNA's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
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.
SYNA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SYNA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SYNA 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 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.
SYNA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.3 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $110.6 | 6.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $100.8 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $83.8 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.2 | 34% above |
SYNA 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 SYNA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SYNA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $66.9 | $86.2 | +29% |
| 2021 | $86.2 | $278.3 | +223% |
| 2022 | $278.3 | $94.2 | -66% |
| 2023 | $94.2 | $114.1 | +21% |
| 2024 | $114.1 | $77.2 | -32% |
| 2025 | $77.2 | $73.5 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.5 | $118.0 | +61% |
SYNA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +223% in 2021 to −66% in 2022. It's up 61% so far in 2026.