{"id":398833,"date":"2026-04-18T14:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/398833\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:55:15","slug":"can-sandisk-catch-micron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/398833\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Sandisk Catch Micron?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) spun off from Western Digital and returned to the stock market as an independent company back in early 2025. The pure-play flash memory company had a spectacular year, finishing as the top performer in the S&amp;P 500, rising 559%. Rival Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) also surged, as demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/stock-market\/market-sectors\/information-technology\/ai-stocks\/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=d31b86aa-b932-4aed-9f95-7893edb709d8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:artificial intelligence (AI) memory continued to accelerate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;artificial intelligence (AI) memory continued to accelerate&quot;}\" class=\"link \">artificial intelligence (AI) memory continued to accelerate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Micron is one of the three most powerful memory companies in the world, with approximately a quarter of the market share in both dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Sandisk has a long way to go before it catches Micron in both market share and market capitalization, but the company has real momentum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Will AI create the world&#8217;s first trillionaire?\u00a0Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an &#8220;Indispensable Monopoly&#8221; providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=79d45a8b-8b8b-4aaf-8e38-0878dcde4289&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fa-sa-ai-boom-nvidias%3Faid%3D10891%26source%3Disaediica0000069%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-ai-boom%26ftm_veh%3Dtop_incontent_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D18914&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=d31b86aa-b932-4aed-9f95-7893edb709d8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue \u00bb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Continue \u00bb&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Continue \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Sandisk&#8217;s second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 31% year over year and beat its guidance range. Data center revenue also rose 64%. Revenue in the second quarter was just over $3 billion, but the company anticipates third-quarter revenue to be well over $4 billion.<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b86952e896f4bb873efd49d8fb16e1a5.png\" alt=\"Micron and Sandisk company logos.\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> Image source: The Motley Fool.      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Catching Micron will be no small feat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/how-to-invest\/stocks\/how-to-invest-in-micron-technology-stock\/?utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=d31b86aa-b932-4aed-9f95-7893edb709d8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Micron has a real advantage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Micron has a real advantage&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Micron has a real advantage<\/a> in that it is already the dominant player in HBM, DRAM, and NAND. Between its growth and competitive moat, it&#8217;s unlikely Sandisk will catch Micron anytime soon, but that doesn&#8217;t mean the company isn&#8217;t worth investors&#8217; time. Analysts are undoubtedly bullish on the memory company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Sandisk could, however, run a tight race with Micron on stock performance this year, if 2025 is any indication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Ultimately, as data center storage demand increases exponentially in the coming years, there will be plenty of room for Sandisk to thrive and remain competitive with the bigger players like Micron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Before you buy stock in Sandisk, consider this:<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=d61fc96b-1968-4bba-a5c0-145a1910a604&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fe-sa-bbn-dyn-headline%3Faid%3D11234%26source%3Disaeditxt0001181%26company%3DSandisk%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-bbn-evergreen%26ftm_veh%3Darticle_pitch_feed_yahoo%26ftm_pit%3D18781&amp;utm_source=yahoo-host-full&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=d31b86aa-b932-4aed-9f95-7893edb709d8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:10 best stocks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;10 best stocks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">10 best stocks<\/a> for investors to buy now\u2026 and Sandisk wasn\u2019t one of them. 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