Sandisk Stock Continues to Decline Amid Concerns Over Chinese DRAM Competition
Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) stock has fallen for three consecutive days, dropping nearly 12% in the week and approaching a 20% loss this month. The decline is attributed to investor concerns over progress by China's CXMT, which claims advancements in DRAM technology that could threaten Western memory chipmakers. Despite these worries, analysts note key distinctions: Sandisk primarily produces NAND flash memory rather than DRAM chips like those made by CXMT. Mizuho analyst Jordan Klein suggests the Chinese company’s 4F square product is likely years from mass production and may not be suitable for AI data centers as claimed. This has led some to argue that the sell-off overreacts to a potential long-term threat. Investors are advised to remain cautious but recognize that CXMT's advancements do not directly impact Sandisk’s core NAND business or its high-bandwidth flash offerings, which serve different applications than HBM used in AI.
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