If You Invested $10,000 In Micron Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

Micron Technology, Inc. MU designs, develops, manufactures and sells memory and storage products in the United States, Taiwan, mainland China, the rest of the Asia Pacific, Hong Kong, Japan, Europe and internationally.

It is set to report its Q2 2025 earnings on March 19. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post an EPS of $1.97, up from $0.42 in the year-ago period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $7.93 billion, up from $5.82 billion in the previous year.

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If You Bought Micron Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $30.95 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 323 shares. Currently, shares trade at $109.23, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $35,292 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Micron also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

Micron's dividend yield is currently 0.42%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $1.56 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $504 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $35,292 and $504, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $35,796. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Micron stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 257.96%. In comparison, the S&P 500 total return for the same period is 236.77%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Micron has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $134.52 based on the ratings of 26 analysts. The price target implies more than 23% potential upside from the current stock price.

On Dec. 18, 2024, the company announced its Q1 2025 earnings, posting revenues of $8.71 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion, as reported by Benzinga. The company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.79 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.76 per share.

Micron sees second-quarter revenue of $7.9 billion, plus or minus $200 million, versus estimates of $9 billion. The company expects second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.43 per share, plus or minus 10 cents per share, versus estimates of $1.92 per share.

Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential of 23%, growth-focused investors may find Micron stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 0.42%.

Check out this article by Benzinga for three stocks offering high dividend yields. 

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