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Sandisk vs. Micron: Which Memory Stock Has the Best Risk/Reward?

Memory stocks are generating historic profits, but the real question is what survives the next turn in the cycle. See what contracts, margins, and valuations reveal about the opportunity.

Artificial intelligence data centers necessitate vast storage capacities to train expansive language models with billions or trillions of parameters and to store extensive data sets for user queries. Consequently, these facilities have monopolized the global supply of hard-disk drives (HDDs) and NAND flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs), leading to acute shortages.

Semiconductor giants Micron Technology and SanDisk have been the primary beneficiaries of this surge in storage demand, experiencing robust revenue and earnings growth fueled by the robust demand for their NAND flash storage chips. However, there exists a distinct company that has also reaped substantial gains from this storage boom, amassing an impressive 465% increase in value over the past year, outpacing its competitors.

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