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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18
Cramer Says Micron Can Double Again on $100 Billion Contracts as AI Demand Tightens Memory
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18

Cramer Says Micron Can Double Again on $100 Billion Contracts as AI Demand Tightens Memory

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18

Summary

  • Micron could still double before the memory boom ends, Jim Cramer said Monday, arguing the trade remains attractive unless data-center spending slows.
  • About $100 billion in Micron minimum-price contracts underpins that call, with 16 strategic customer agreements covering roughly 20% of DRAM volume and one-third of NAND volume.
  • AI demand is the other pillar: Cramer pointed to Elon Musk's comments that memory is the key bottleneck for AI data-center growth.
  • Memory stocks have already surged, highlighting both momentum and risk—Micron rose 4.1% Monday and 254.7% year to date, while SanDisk is up 652.7% this year.
  • Cramer argues this cycle differs from past memory booms because producers are favoring buybacks and build-to-suit supply deals over aggressive capacity expansion that once led to price collapses.

Insights

Are massive new fab investments secretly setting the stage for the biggest memory market crash in history?
Will multibillion-dollar buybacks actually protect investors if hyperscaler spending suddenly hits a brick wall?
Could the relentless data storage demands of AI transform volatile memory chips into indispensable infrastructure utilities?