10 Best Performing Semiconductor Stocks So Far in 2025

7. Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)

YTD Returns: 27%

Number of hedge funds: 94

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) designs, develops, manufactures, and markets memory and storage products, including dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), flash memory (NAND), solid-state drives (SSDs), and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) globally. The company is well-positioned to capitalize on technological advancements in AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and data centers.

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)’s stock has gained 27% year-to-date (YTD), reflecting investor optimism about AI-led demand. Despite a 12% drop during the DeepSeek-driven sell-off, shares have fully recovered.

Notably, on February 18, the stock surged 7% after the company unveiled its Micron 4600 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, which allows large language models (LLMs) to load from SSD to DRAM in under a second, significantly enhancing AI PC performance. That is 62% faster than the Gen4 performance SSDs and would speed up faster deployment of LLMs and other AI workloads. In addition, the new product also boasts up to 107% better energy efficiency (MB/s per watt) compared to its predecessor thus increasing battery life and system efficiency. The announcement reinforced Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)’s position as a key player in the next-generation computing.