MU — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Friday, August 7, 2026, MU scored in the 99th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $881.45 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 2–4 weeks. The full breakdown below is the engine's actual evidence, published the day of the call and graded in public afterward.
This grade was written by the market, not by us: the Play was timestamped at publication and scored automatically against its entry price. Winners and losers both stay up — the full record lives on the track record.
MU screens in the 99th percentile with a 76.9 composite, driven by an A-grade quant factor (92) posting A+ across growth, profitability, momentum and EPS revisions, alongside a fundamental score of 92.9 flagging a 0.12 PEG, 55.9% margins and 70.5% ROE. Momentum reinforces the setup with +36.3% over three months and a 2.94 Sharpe, while options flow (85) shows 34 unusual call flags and 15 bullish sweeps on very high volume. Earnings intel adds an eight-quarter beat streak averaging 14.4% surprise.
This is a momentum-led entry near 881.45 with the engine framing a 2-4 week horizon — ride confirmed strength rather than anticipating a reversal. Next earnings sit 45 days out on 2026-09-22, outside the danger zone for the stated hold.
The MACD crossover failing and price losing its key moving averages would invalidate the momentum thesis, and the 81% volatility, 2.24 beta and -39% max drawdown mean a sharp reversal can hit fast. The 14 distinct insiders selling and 52 C-suite sells also warrant caution if that distribution accelerates.
The full case — all 15 dimensions
Every dimension the engine scored that day, with the actual evidence behind each number — including the ones that argue against the play. The twelve weighted dimensions come first; anything marked a supporting input is scored and shown, but reaches the composite through a capped confirmation bonus rather than a weighted share.
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 217 in 24h (vs 344 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 18.0)
- High social media volume (247 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on social media
- PEG undervalued (0.12)
- Strong growth (434%)
- Excellent margins (55.9%)
- Strong ROE (70.5%)
- Quant Grade: A (92/100)
- Value: C
- Growth: A+
- Profitability: A+
- Momentum: A+
- Eps Revisions: A+
- Revenue +167% (explosive)
- Earnings +701%
- Elite gross margin 73%
- Strong 3-month momentum (+36.3%)
- Unusual CALL activity (34 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (15 call sweeps)
- Very high options volume (820,445)
- MACD bullish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Strong analyst buy consensus (91%)
- Insider selling activity (101 sells)
- 2 Congress members buying
- Bipartisan buying (both parties)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- Insider filing activity (4 Form 4s in 30d)
- 8Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 14.4% surprise)
- Earnings surprises accelerating
- Insider cluster BUY: 44 insiders, $12,757,968,147 in 9d
- No recent earnings beats
- Flat estimate revisions
- Large average earnings surprise (+14.4%)
- Limited EPS estimate data available
- Excellent Sharpe ratio (2.94)
- High volatility (81%)
- Large max drawdown (-39%)
- High beta (2.24)
- 8 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +14.4%
- EPS trending up
- 1 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+5 pts)
- 1 buy(s) >= $500K (total $7,821,723) (+5 pts)
- 14 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 52 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
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