Micron Technology's stock plummeted 5.07% during intraday trading on Wednesday, marking a sharp reversal from its recent gains.
The decline was part of a broader sell-off in the storage sector, with profit-taking pressure concentrated across chip stocks. Analysts noted that the debut of U.S.-listed options for rival SK Hynix, along with related single-stock leveraged ETFs, diverted significant speculative capital, creating a fund reallocation effect that weighed on existing storage names including Micron.
Additionally, investor sentiment was dampened by news that Chinese memory-chip rival ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is preparing for a massive initial public offering. CXMT is set to raise $8.55 billion, nearly double its initial target, which will help fund production expansion and potentially allow it to capture more global market share. Micron, which generates nearly 80% of its revenue from dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), faces increased competitive pressure despite CXMT's current technological limitations due to U.S. sanctions.
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