Insider Trading January 26, 2026

Micron EVP Sells $10.4M in Shares; Company Advances Taiwan Fab Purchase as Analysts Pivot

Manish H. Bhatia disposed of 26,623 Micron shares while the company moves to acquire Powerchip’s P5 facility and sees mixed analyst reactions

By Leila Farooq MU
Micron EVP Sells $10.4M in Shares; Company Advances Taiwan Fab Purchase as Analysts Pivot
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Manish H. Bhatia, Executive Vice President of Global Operations at Micron Technology Inc., sold 26,623 shares on January 22, 2026, for $10,410,771 across six transactions. The move comes as Micron signed an exclusive Letter of Intent to buy Powerchip Semiconductor’s P5 fabrication site in Taiwan for $1.8 billion and as several analysts revised their price targets and recommendations for the company.

Key Points

  • Micron EVP Manish H. Bhatia sold 26,623 shares on January 22, 2026, for total proceeds of $10,410,771, executed across six transactions at prices between $388.78 and $395.87 per share.
  • Following the sale, Bhatia directly owns 323,486 shares of Micron common stock.
  • Micron signed an exclusive Letter of Intent to buy Powerchip Semiconductor’s P5 fabrication site in Taiwan for $1.8 billion, which includes a 300,000 square foot cleanroom; multiple analysts adjusted price targets and ratings in response to market dynamics.

Manish H. Bhatia, who serves as Executive Vice President, Global Operations at Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU), sold a total of 26,623 shares of Micron common stock on January 22, 2026. The transactions, reported in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, generated proceeds of $10,410,771.

The sales were carried out in six discrete tranches at prices spanning $388.78 to $395.87 per share. The filing breaks down the individual transactions as follows:

  • 5,128 shares sold at $388.78 per share
  • 7,200 shares sold at $389.91 per share
  • 8,500 shares sold at $391.01 per share
  • 2,200 shares sold at $392.84 per share
  • 1,295 shares sold at $394.92 per share
  • 2,300 shares sold at $395.87 per share

After completing these sales, Bhatia directly holds 323,486 shares of Micron common stock.


Separately, Micron has advanced a major capacity move in the memory market. The company signed an exclusive Letter of Intent to acquire Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s P5 fabrication site in Taiwan for $1.8 billion. The planned acquisition includes a 300,000 square foot cleanroom facility and is framed as a response to rising global demand for memory solutions.

The company’s strategic developments have coincided with several analyst updates. HSBC increased its price target for Micron from $350 to $500, citing a rapid rally in DRAM prices. TD Cowen also raised its target, to $450 from $300, pointing to worsening shortages in the memory market. Stifel lifted its target to $360 and highlighted Micron’s potential to gain "breathing room on its supply roadmap" as AI cloud infrastructure grows.

Not all outlooks were upward. Aletheia Capital downgraded Micron from Buy to Hold and removed its prior $120 price target, a change the firm tied to the stock’s substantial appreciation and the fact that it now trades above its historical price-to-book ratio.

These varied analyst actions and Micron’s prospective factory purchase underscore a dynamic period for the company within the semiconductor and memory sectors. The insider sale, the LOI for the P5 fab, and a range of analyst adjustments provide contemporaneous signals about market positioning and evolving expectations in memory supply and pricing.

Risks

  • Price volatility and valuation concerns: Aletheia Capital downgraded Micron from Buy to Hold and removed a $120 target after the stock appreciated and now trades above its historical price-to-book ratio, indicating valuation risk for investors in the semiconductor sector.
  • Supply and demand uncertainty: Analysts cited both a rapid rally in DRAM prices and worsening shortages in the memory market, reflecting uncertainty in memory supply dynamics that could affect technology and data center customers.
  • Execution and integration uncertainty: Micron’s planned acquisition of Powerchip’s P5 fab for $1.8 billion introduces execution and integration considerations tied to capital deployment and expanding production capacity in the semiconductor industry.

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