Micron Technology(US:MU) Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2026-01-16 14:06Group 1 - Micron Technology (MU.US) shares rose nearly 5% to $352.91 after board member Teyin Liu purchased 23,200 shares for $7.8 million, marking the first insider buy since 2022 [1] - Counterpoint Research indicates that the market has entered a "super bull market" phase, with storage chip prices expected to rise by 40% to 50% in Q1 2026 and an additional 20% in Q2 2026 due to increased demand for high-bandwidth memory driven by AI model training [1] - Major storage companies like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have shifted over 40% of their advanced DRAM capacity to HBM production, leading to tight supply chains and significant price increases for some server memory products [1] Group 2 - Citigroup analysts predict that storage chip prices will experience uncontrollable increases in 2026, raising the average selling price (ASP) forecast for DRAM from 53% to 88% and for NAND from 44% to 74% [2] - Nomura analysts believe that the current "super cycle" in the storage industry, which began in the second half of 2025, will last at least until 2027, with meaningful new supply not expected until early 2028 [2] - Investors are advised to overweight leading storage companies in 2026, focusing on the "price-profit-valuation" dynamics of storage investments rather than solely on HBM as a single theme [2]