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New deal, same old memory drama
SanDisk got a little afternoon caffeine fix Thursday after Citi reiterated its Buy rating and said the stock still has about 20% upside. Not exactly a moon mission, but enough to get shares bouncing more than 2% after a sleepy morning.
Why Micron’s earnings matter here
This one is less “SanDisk did a brand-new thing” and more “the whole memory aisle at Best Buy is suddenly looking healthier.” Citi’s call came after Micron’s latest earnings report, and the broker basically argued that the NAND market is tight enough to keep pricing supportive.
That matters because SanDisk lives and dies by memory demand and pricing. When supply gets snug and customers keep buying, margins stop acting like a leaky bucket and start looking a little more like a savings account.
The investor takeaway
- Citi’s Buy call keeps the bullish narrative intact.
- Micron’s results are reinforcing the idea that memory demand is still solid.
- A tighter NAND market can help SanDisk’s earnings power, which is what the stock is really trading on here.
Big picture: if memory pricing stays firm, SanDisk gets to ride the wave instead of paddling against it.