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Microchip Technology Incorporated

Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$MCHP·$40B·Semiconductors·Technology
$73.27+3.5%YTD+8.5%1Y+10.6%
Price updated 14h ago·X counts updated 6d ago
MCMCHP
$MCHPMicrochip Technology Incorporated
$73.27+3.46%132 posts1.4×
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On X

The complete picture of $MCHP on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

132X posts · last 7 days
Sep 1Sep 13
Chatter Meter
1.4×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $MCHP's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 94% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

Chatter is small but pointedly bullish, driven by an eye-popping options print. A single diagonal (sell 150,110 October $72.50 calls, buy 119,030 December $65 calls) accounts for most of the day's 272,935-contract volume and a 135:1 call/put ratio. Fundamental voices cite a PEG of 0.42, edge-AI and data-center demand, and the Hailo acquisition; a chartist flags the "trendline support on the weekly timeframe" with an ARM-style setup comparison.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $MCHP — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-18

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Analog semi trough giving way to a recovery; forward multiple is workable if the ramp holds.

Microchip Technology is +9% YTD at $70.82 running a mid-cycle recovery — Q1 FY27 EPS $0.76 beat by 8.6% (a fourth straight beat) on $1.48B revenue. TTM P/E 237x reflects trough earnings; forward FY27 EPS $3.64 puts the multiple at ~19x, and FY28 EPS $4.57 pushes it lower still.

  • A large diagonal print (sell 150K Oct $72.50 calls / buy 119K Dec $65 calls) drove a 135:1 call/put ratio on ~273K contracts — most of one day's activity
  • Officer Bjornholt James (CFO) sold on 25 Aug, otherwise routine director awards on 1 Sep at $60.70 grants
  • X frames a PEG 0.42 setup with the Hailo edge-AI acquisition, memBrain/SAGE licensing to AnalogAI (15 Sep), and 'trendline support on the weekly' chart read

Q2 FY27 earnings on 5 Nov is the near-term test; analog book-to-bill and inventory normalization drive the reaction.

Agrees with X sentimentX sees an analog-cycle recovery with a big options-flow tell; the beat cadence and Hailo/memBrain edge-AI angles back the setup.

What to watch: Q2 FY27 earnings 5 Nov, analog book-to-bill, inventory normalization, edge-AI (memBrain) licensing traction, and Hailo integration.

On the calendar: Q2 FY27 earnings on 2026-11-05

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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 drives the cycle — Blackwell GPU allocation constrained, HBM3e pricing firm. AVGO custom ASIC wins confirm AI demand broadening beyond NVDA. An Anthropic/OpenAI-led push to slow AI growth introduces regulatory tail risk but has not yet slowed near-term capex commitments.

What this means for $MCHP

Partial — Industrial and automotive MCU demand recovering from multi-quarter inventory correction; limited direct AI capex exposure but embedded control content in factory automation is a mild tailwind.

Top industry ETF

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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
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.76$0.70+8.6%
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%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $0.92

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$6.4B$6.2B – $6.6B$3.64$3.48 – $3.7918
FY28$7.4B$7.0B – $8.9B$4.57$4.17 – $5.0218
FY29$8.2B$7.8B – $9.1B$5.23$4.12 – $6.789

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.1.8×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.43%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.-5.0%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.-6.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 531.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.9% 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.β1.745-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

SellAug 25Bjornholt James EricCFO4.1K sh$310KSellJun 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
+ 33 other (12 awards · 11 inkinds · 10 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 holdingsAug 283
AI summary

Stephanus Duvenhage filed an initial Form 3 as a newly designated reporting officer (Senior Vice President, Analog Business Unit) of Microchip Technology, with a reporting obligation effective date of August 18, 2026. As of the reporting date, Duvenhage held no shares of MCHP common stock directly or indirectly. This is a routine insider registration filing; the filing establishes the baseline for future Form 4 disclosures.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 283
AI summary

Stephanus Duvenhage filed a second Form 3 as a reporting officer (Senior Vice President, Analog Business Unit) of Microchip Technology, with the same August 18, 2026 effective date as the companion filing. This appears to be a duplicate or corrective re-filing of the initial Form 3; as of the reporting date, Duvenhage held no shares of MCHP common stock. This is a routine insider registration filing with no substantive new disclosure beyond the companion filing.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 283
AI summary

Stephanus Duvenhage filed a third Form 3 as a reporting officer (Senior Vice President, Analog Business Unit) of Microchip Technology, with the same August 18, 2026 effective date as the two companion filings. This appears to be a third duplicate or corrective submission; as of the reporting date, Duvenhage held no shares of MCHP common stock. This is a routine insider registration filing with no additional substantive disclosure beyond the companion filings.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 198-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

At Microchip Technology's August 18, 2026 annual stockholder meeting, shareholders elected all seven director nominees (with Ellen Barker receiving the lowest support at ~386M votes for vs. Mitch Little's ~439M) and approved an amendment to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan adding 12,000,000 shares authorized for issuance, subject to prior Board approval. The equity plan amendment adds to the share reserve, creating modest potential dilution. This is a routine annual meeting outcome with no unusual governance outcomes.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 248-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

MCHP filed an 8-K under Item 5.02 disclosing a personnel change: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On July 23, 2026, Richard J. Personnel changes at the executive or board level are typically administrative but can signal strategic shifts depending on context.

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.

+ 13 other (5 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

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

MCHP's Analog AI Deal Gains Momentum: Can It Outpace NXPI & TXN?zacks.com·2d ago15 stocks that have grown dividends the most — and nearly all have beaten the S&P 500marketwatch.com·3d agoAnalogAI Selects memBrain™ SAGE Intellectual Property from Silicon Storage Technology® for its First Real-world Edge AI Processorsglobenewswire.com·4d agoMicrochip Technology: Applying A Cyclical Lens To A Secular Growth Storyseekingalpha.com·9d agoArizona State Retirement System Boosts Stock Position in Microchip Technology Incorporated $MCHPdefenseworld.net·9d ago

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