Opinion: The Best AI Memory Stock to Buy Isn't Micron or Sandisk -- It's This Korean Giant
Written by Adam Spatacco for The Motley Fool -> Advanced DRAM and NAND flash solutions are becoming a bottleneck within the AI chip stack. Micron and Sandisk are two of the best-known producers of …
Advanced DRAM and NAND flash solutions are becoming a bottleneck within the AI chip stack.
Micron and Sandisk are two of the best-known producers of AI memory chips.
A rival from Korea holds more market share than Micron and Sandisk, and is trading at an attractive valuation right now.
The artificial intelligence (AI) memory supercycle has transformed semiconductor investing, fueled by explosive demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced DRAM to power hyperscalers' training clusters , inference deployments, and data center expansion.
Surging demand for graphics processing units (GPUs) and expanding agentic AI workloads are tightening memory chip supply -- driving higher average selling prices and record profits for manufacturers.
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Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) have emerged as two popular plays in the AI memory boom. As of Aug. 6, Micron stock has gained roughly 715% over the past year and about 212% year-to-date. Sandisk has posted even more dramatic gains, nearing 3,000% returns over the last 12 months and roughly 439% so far in 2026.
With that said, I think a stronger opportunity may be hiding in plain sight with South Korean rival SK Hynix (NASDAQ: SKHY) . Let's dig into why.
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