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Stock Market Sell-Off: 2 Stocks That Could Double in 2 Years
MUMicron Technology(MU) The Motley Fool·2025-04-20 15:11

Group 1: Market Overview - The stock market is experiencing significant uncertainty due to President Trump's announcement of global tariffs and subsequent changes in trade policy, including a pause on reciprocal tariffs and a trade war escalation with China [1][2] - The S&P 500 is currently in a correction, defined as a decline of at least 10% from a recent peak, causing investor nervousness about the trade war and recession risks [2] Group 2: Target - Target's shares have declined 65% from their pandemic peak, attributed to weak consumer discretionary spending, fading pandemic momentum, and internal issues like theft [3][4] - The company reported flat comparable sales and earnings per share, with no expected growth in earnings for the current year, forecasting a range of 8.80to8.80 to 8.90 [4] - Target's price-to-earnings ratio has fallen to 10.5, suggesting that the stock could double without any change in earnings, still trading at a discount to the S&P 500 [5] - The company plans to reinvigorate its brand by focusing on owned brands and aims to add at least 15billioninsalesoverthenextfiveyearsthroughnewstoreopeningsandremodels[6][7]Group3:MicronMicron,aleadingmakerofcomputermemorychips,iscurrentlytradingatadiscountandispositionedtobenefitfromtheAIboom,withdatacenterrevenuemorethandoublingandoverallrevenuegrowthat3815 billion in sales over the next five years through new store openings and remodels [6][7] Group 3: Micron - Micron, a leading maker of computer memory chips, is currently trading at a discount and is positioned to benefit from the AI boom, with data center revenue more than doubling and overall revenue growth at 38% [8][9] - The company has a price-to-earnings ratio of 10 based on expected earnings, indicating potential for stock price appreciation as the current malaise seems excessive [10] - If Micron meets analyst expectations of 11.08 in adjusted EPS for the next fiscal year, significant upward movement in its stock price is anticipated, making a doubling of the stock price achievable over the next two years [11]