Chip manufacturer, Micron (NASDAQ:MU) dipped in pre-market trading after Reuters reported that Chinese chip maker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) has filed a lawsuit against the company. Yangtze has filed a lawsuit at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and has alleged infringement of eight of its patents.
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According to the lawsuit, Micron was using YMTC’s patented technology to increase its market share and to rise ahead of the competition but was not paying YMTC its ” fair share to use the patented inventions.”
In recent years, Micron’s share of the Chinese market has fallen from 50% in 2017 to 16% last year, after it closed its DRAM chip-making facility in Shanghai. Earlier this year, the company stated that it remained committed to China and was planning on investing $590 million over the next few years in its chip packaging plant in Xian City.
Is MU a Good Stock to Buy?
Analysts are cautiously optimistic about MU stock with a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 18 Buys, four Holds, and one Sell. The average MU price target of $78.21 implies an upside potential of 3.8% at current levels.
