Updated
Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 25
Motley Fool Picks Micron Over Nvidia, SpaceX With 19 P/E and 345% Sales Growth
Updated
Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 25

Motley Fool Picks Micron Over Nvidia, SpaceX With 19 P/E and 345% Sales Growth

3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 25

Summary

  • $1,000 investors were steered toward Micron as the top AI stock pick, ahead of Nvidia and newly public SpaceX, with the call centered on valuation and current earnings momentum.
  • Micron's case rests on a memory upcycle tied to AI: fiscal Q3 2026 sales jumped 345% to nearly $41.5 billion and adjusted EPS rose more than 1,200% to $25.11.
  • The analyst argued Micron also looks cheaper than Nvidia, trading at a 19 price-to-earnings ratio versus Nvidia's 31 even as both remain major AI beneficiaries.
  • SpaceX's AI expansion was framed as higher risk because it spent nearly $21 billion in capex last year and another $10 billion in Q1 2026 despite $81 billion in computing contracts.
  • The broader backdrop is a memory market projected to grow from more than $230 billion last year to over $1 trillion by 2027, with AI-driven shortages expected to last through 2028.

Insights

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