Asset management firm MD Sass noted in its Q2 2026 investor letter that Micron Technology (MU) stock price appreciation was primarily driven by positive earnings forecast revisions, rather than valuation multiple expansion. MD Sass believes that the market's expectation of a cyclical downturn in the memory industry is mistaken, citing reasons such as the rapid growth of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), Micron's robust multi-year supply agreements, and insufficient industry supply to meet the surge in memory demand driven by AI applications. The firm sold its Micron position at the beginning of Q3 due to Micron's reclassification from the Russell 1000 Value Index to the Growth Index. As of August 28, Micron's stock price was $932.86, up 14.00% over the past month and 694.60% over the past 52 weeks, with a market capitalization of $1.05 trillion.