A Billionaire Investor Just Increased His Exposure to Memory Makers Sandisk and Micron. Should Investors Buy the Stocks?
Billionaire David Tepper continues to bet big on memory stocks, adding to his positions in the sector in Q1.
SNDK - Sandisk Corporation
Billionaire David Tepper continues to bet big on memory stocks, adding to his positions in the sector in Q1.
At $1,540, SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) is a hold.
It's 13-F filing season, and there have been a lot of hedge fund moves to dig through for a hint of a clue as to where the value is, at least as of the end of the first quarter!
Memory stocks are bouncing hard at midday on Thursday after a punishing week for the sector.
Sandisk delivered 251% revenue growth and guided gross margins toward 81%, creating software-like economics within semiconductor infrastructure. Hyperscalers signed multiyear supply agreements exceeding $42 billion, fundamentally changing visibility and reducing traditional NAND cyclicality concerns. AI inference, KV cache architectures, and reasoning models are rapidly increasing demand for low-latency enterprise NAND storage solutions.
Investors weigh the good news and bad news today, and decide all's still well with Sandisk.
Sandisk is upgraded to buy, driven by robust NAND demand from AI-driven data center expansion and differentiated, value-added products. SNDK's Stargate brand and SK hynix partnership position it for premium margins as enterprise SSDs become core AI infrastructure. The FY27 price target is $3,000, reflecting 128% upside, underpinned by 183% EPS growth, 77% EBITDA margins, and strong buyback plans.
Sandisk is initiated at a buy rating, driven by extraordinary Q3 results and robust Q4 guidance amid AI infrastructure tailwinds. They reported Q3 revenue of $5.95B, up 251% YoY, with gross margin expanding by 55.7 percentage points, signaling exceptional pricing power. Data center revenue surged 645% YoY, and edge market growth was driven by tight supply and pricing, while consumers showed resilience despite seasonality.
Sandisk Corporation (SNDK) Presents at J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference Transcript
The AI infrastructure stocks have been the story of 2026, delivering massive gains on the back of their bright outlooks thanks to the massive amounts of capital being poured out for the buildout.
Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office exited its entire Alphabet position in the first quarter of 2026 and rotated the capital into three AI hardware “picks-and-shovels” names: SanDisk, Micron Technology, and Seagate Technology, according to recently reported 13F filings.
Wall Street has rediscovered the stock split. KLA (NASDAQ: KLAC | KLAC Price Prediction) announced a 10-for-1 forward stock split in May 2026, alongside its fiscal Q3 earnings beat and paired with a roughly 21% dividend hike, with shares trading around the $1,800 range.
Can this tech company maintain its bull run?
Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) are up 6% in midday trading on Tuesday, leading the memory complex higher after a brutal week.
Samsung recently entered the trillion-dollar club, and another Korean AI chip stock could as well sooner than later.
Shares of Sandisk (SNDK) fell 1.5% on Tuesday even as Citi Research sharply raised its price target on the flash memory company, citing accelerating demand for NAND storage tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure and hyperscale data center expansion. Citi lifted its target price on Sandisk shares to $2,025 from $1,300 while maintaining a “Buy” rating on the stock.
Few stories in the 2026 market rival the SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) run.
SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) stock is down 3.6% today at $1,284.62, pulling back alongside the broader chip sector.
The AI memory-chip trade may be entering its next speculative phase. After leveraged ETF filings were tied to the booming Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU)-led memory rally, ETF issuers are now moving into structured-product territory.
Diane King Hall talks all about tech as analysts raise expectations for stocks across the sector. SanDisk (SNDK) gets a major price target hike from Citigroup on continued AI driven storage demand.