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Microchip Technology Incorporated

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 35% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (274/wk), no spike
$MCHP·$54B·Semiconductors·Technology
$90.84-2.6%YTD+52.9%1Y+44.7%
Mentions · last 7 days
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MCMCHP
$MCHPMicrochip Technology Incorporated
$90.84-2.59%274 posts
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $MCHP, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-06-24

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Microchip up 53% YTD on the analog cycle recovery — today's 9% drop is the first real test of the breakout-above-base setup.

Microchip Technology is one of the four major US analog/embedded semiconductor companies (alongside ADI, TXN, NXPI), and the live setup is a textbook cyclical-recovery breakout above a 24-month base, getting tested today by the broader chip selloff.

  • The growth is genuinely accelerating off cycle lows: Q4 FY26 revenue grew 35% YoY to $1.31B at a 61% gross margin and 16% operating margin, with FY27 consensus pencilling to $4.67B revenue and $1.57 EPS rising to $6.17B and $3.15 in FY28 — at 237x trailing earnings the multiple is misleading (cycle-trough EPS), but on FY27 it's ~60x, still rich but defensible if the analog cycle keeps inflecting.
  • The chart setup is the picture-perfect breakout: shares at the 89th percentile of the 52-week range, 10% above the 50-day MA and 38% above the 200-day, with technical traders watching $100.57 as the next breakout resistance — the 24-month base resolution alongside CXL/retimer-connectivity-theme support is the cleanest macro setup in the analog group; management guided June-quarter revenue up 11% sequentially, which is exactly the cycle-inflection cadence.
  • The internal and risk picture has friction: officer Simoncic sold $488K on June 8 and director Chapman sold $293K on May 29 — small relative to total holdings, but at the breakout level it's notable; today's 9.2% drop on the broader chip-group selloff (Korean memory weakness, etc.) confirms the cooling is mechanically driven by group dynamics, not company-specific bad news.

The August 6 Q1 FY27 earnings is the test that defines what's next — sustained 11%+ sequential revenue growth AND visible gross-margin recovery toward the 65%+ FY27 path extends the breakout; in-line revenue with no margin expansion, and 89th-percentile chart cools toward 50-day at ~$85. Structural support is the analog-cycle recovery; friction is the multiple needing continued execution.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish cyclical-recovery setup (24-month base breakout, weekly bull flag, $100.57 resistance watch, 61.6% non-GAAP gross margin, $871M FY26 FCF, June-quarter +11% sequential) maps to confirmed company guidance and the technicals. No notable bear voice in the chatter — today's 9.2% drop is the group-correlated cooling, not a thesis crack.

What to watch: August 6 Q1 FY27 earnings — needs sustained 11%+ sequential revenue growth AND visible gross-margin recovery toward the 65%+ FY27 path. In-line revenue with no margin expansion, and 89th-percentile cools to 50-day at ~$85; clean print extends the breakout.

On the calendar: 2026-08-06 — Q1 FY27 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment12 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-23

Microchip Technology is the focus of a classic cyclical-recovery setup, breaking out of a 24-month base and weekly bull flag on higher volume as it approaches the $100 level and tests prior all-time highs. Traders highlight it as one of the cleaner non-extended names in the analog semiconductor and CXL/retimer connectivity theme, with multiple breakout-watch posts queuing entries above $100.57. Fundamentals cited: 61.6% non-GAAP gross margin, $871M FY2026 free cash flow, and management guiding June-quarter revenue up 11% sequentially.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Large microcontroller and mixed-signal IC maker serving embedded control applications across automotive, industrial, and IoT.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MCHP.

Semiconductors · Technology

Hyperscaler AI capex remains the structural engine — Goldman Sachs' $1T+ AI infrastructure spend forecast for 2027 validates no capex retreat, keeping NVDA Blackwell allocation tight through 2H26. HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory requirements vs. prior cycles, with Micron's June 24 earnings the week's key data point.

What this means for $MCHP

Neutral — microcontrollers and mixed-signal ICs for industrial and automotive embedded control are on slow design-win cycles; AI server spend does not drive Microchip's end-market demand.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
236.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
3.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
10.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
10.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
3.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
57.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.57$0.51+12.9%
Q4 2025Feb 5, 2026$0.44$0.43+2.7%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.35$0.33+5.9%
Q2 2025Aug 7, 2025$0.27$0.24+13.0%
Next earningsThu, Aug 6·consensus EPS $0.66

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY26$1.3B+35.1%61.0%16.1%$0.21$242.8M
Q3 FY26$1.2B+15.6%59.6%12.8%$0.06$318.9M
Q2 FY26$1.1B-2.0%55.9%8.3%$0.08$51.6M
Q1 FY26$1.1B-13.4%53.6%3.0%$-0.09$257.7M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 19 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.7B$4.5B – $4.7B$1.57$1.55 – $1.6319
FY27$6.2B$5.9B – $6.7B$3.15$2.67 – $3.5118
FY28$7.1B$6.3B – $9.1B$4.08$3.66 – $4.9016
FY29$7.7B$7.7B – $7.8B$4.51$3.91 – $5.028

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.89%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+9.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+37.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 531.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.735-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 4Richard J SimoncicCOO5.0K sh$488KSellMay 28Matthew W ChapmanDirector3.0K sh$293KSellMay 22Richard J SimoncicCOO5.0K sh$467KSellMay 22Bjornholt James EricCFO3.7K sh$333KSellMay 15Matthew W ChapmanDirector10.0K sh$955KSellMay 15Richard J SimoncicCOO83 sh$8K
+ 8 other (4 inkinds · 4 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 103
AI summary

Mitchell R. Little, a Director of Microchip Technology Inc., filed a Form 3 on June 1, 2026, reporting initial beneficial ownership. He directly owns 1,086 shares of common stock and 472 RSUs (specific vesting terms in footnotes). No 10% holder status. Routine initial insider ownership disclosure upon becoming a reporting director — administrative, no market impact.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 18-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Microchip Technology appointed former SVP Mitch Little (founder of CUSP Advisory Group and author of two books on client value) to the Board effective June 1, 2026; not assigned to any committee. Routine board addition; no financial impact.

8-KMaterial agreementFeb 118-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
+ 10 other (4 13Gs · 3 earnings 8-Ks · 1 SD · 1 10-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

MCHP Gains 56% in 3 Months: Is It Still a Red-Hot Stock to Bet on?zacks.com·1d agoHere's Why Microchip Technology (MCHP) is a Great Momentum Stock to Buyzacks.com·5d agoAre Computer and Technology Stocks Lagging Microchip Technology (MCHP) This Year?zacks.com·5d agoMicrochip Technology (MCHP) Crossed Above the 20-Day Moving Average: What That Means for Investorszacks.com·5d agoMicrochip Technology Inc (MCHP) Stock Up 5.3% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- GF Score: 75/100gurufocus.com·9d ago

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