Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MCHP in the last 90 days.
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Microchip Technology (MCHP) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$73.27+2.45 (+3.5%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryMicrochip Technology closes at $73.27, up 3.5%, though the stock sits below both its 50-day average of $77.10 and its 200-day average of $78.30, with the 50-day also under the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 63, placing it in the Accumulation zone, while the price stands 9.2% below the Gekko Fair Value of $80.72. Over the past year the stock is up 11.4%, but the three-month return is -26.6% and the one-month return is -4.9%.
This week's coverage centers on Morgan Stanley reiterating a Hold rating with a $103 price target, alongside continued attention to Microchip's edge-AI push. AnalogAI has adopted the SST subsidiary's memBrain SAGE neuromorphic IP for ultra-low-power edge AI processors used in robots, drones and vehicles, a move framed against competition from NXPI and TXN. Separately, ownership updates show Engineers Gate Manager LP raising its stake by 480.1% to 32,308 shares valued at $2.95 million, Corient Private Wealth LP increasing holdings by 38.1% to 591,275 shares worth $53.92 million, and National Pension Service trimming its position by 3.6% to 891,837 shares valued at approximately $81.34 million.
Looking ahead, the next earnings report is scheduled for 5 November 2026, after close, 46 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. In the last 90 days, Congress recorded 4 buys and 0 sells, and the last 30 days show 2 unusual options signals with call premium of $1,670,603 against put premium of $554,045. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -3.3% over 5 years, rising in only 1 of those years, a pattern worth noting against the current Accumulation reading.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $73.27200-day averageGekko Fair Value $80.72
Key stats
- Market cap
- $39.79B
- P/E ratio
- 102.6
- Forward P/E
- 18.9
- EPS, TTM
- $0.69
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.12B
- Profit margin
- 9.3%
- Dividend yield
- 2.62%
- Beta
- 1.74
- Volume
- 15.37M avg 7.65M
- 1-year return
- +11.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.1%
- 50-day average
- $77.10
- 200-day average
- $78.30
- Next earnings
- Nov 5 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 543.0M
Microchip Technology swing-trade checklist
Microchip Technology scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $73.27 is below the 50-day ($77.10) and 200-day ($78.30) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
63, Accumulation
Reading 63 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
9.2% below
Price is 9.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 4 buys / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 2 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 46 days
Next report Nov 5, 2026, 46 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−3.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3.3% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
See seasonality
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Microchip Technology stock chart and price history
Microchip Technology closed at $73.27 on Sep 18, 2026, +11.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $48.52 to $105.91.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −4.9%
- 3 months
- −26.6%
- 6 months
- +15.8%
- 1 year
- +11.4%
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About Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology designs and manufactures embedded control products used to build electronic systems, selling to customers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its main products are microcontrollers, ranging from general-purpose 8-bit units to more complex 32-bit models, along with 32-bit embedded microprocessors used in automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supply, motor control, security, and wired and wireless connectivity applications. It also makes field-programmable gate arrays, analog and mixed-signal components, timing and interface products, and memory chips like serial EEPROM and flash for compact devices, plus tools that help engineers program its chips for specific uses.
Beyond chip sales, Microchip licenses its SuperFlash embedded flash and non-volatile memory technology to foundries, device manufacturers, and design partners, who use it to build their own microcontrollers, RF and analog products, and neuromorphic computing chips. The company also offers engineering services, wafer foundry, assembly and test subcontracting, and produces timing systems, application-specific integrated circuits, and aerospace components.
Microchip Technology was founded in 1989 and is based in Chandler, Arizona. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker MCHP.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Website
- microchip.com
Microchip Technology GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Microchip Technology’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.5 points over five sessions.
63Accumulation
Up 0.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 50 | +1.8% | +10.3% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 255 | −0.5% | +0.2% | ||
| Neutral | 318 | +0.1% | −1.2% | ||
| Distribution | 34 | +2.2% | +6.2% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average MCHP share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Microchip Technology stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Microchip Technology trades 9.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $80.72, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Microchip Technology shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$80.72
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
9.2% Undervalued
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Microchip Technology insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Microchip Technology, and members of Congress disclosed 4 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
4trades disclosed: 4 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $50,001 - $100,000 | Sep 7 traded Aug 10 |
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 7 traded Aug 10 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Jul 3 traded Jun 30 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Jul 3 traded Jun 29 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Microchip Technology has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2024
- $6.50M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.02%
- Trailing four quarters
- $483.9M
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
2signals, 75% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 18, $835K in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold MCHP.
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Microchip Technology earnings: next date and track record
Microchip Technology reports on Nov 5, 2026, after the close (46 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 5, 2026
Expected after the close, 46 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.92
- Revenue estimate
- $1.61B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.1%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 6, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Microchip reported strong Q1 FY2027 results with total data center exposure reaching approximately $591 million in calendar 2025 (14% of net sales), growing to an estimated $1 billion in calendar 2026, representing 69% year-over-year growth. June quarter data center sales surged 97.8% year-over-year. End market diversification shows industrial (32.2%), data center (17.1%), and aerospace/defense (16.7%) as top segments. All seven end markets posted positive year-over-year growth.
- Guidance
- MCHP expects total data center net sales of approximately $1 billion in calendar 2026, up ~69% from $591 million in 2025. Management anticipates significant further data center growth in 2027 driven by PCIe Gen6, NVMe, and power management design wins entering production.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.61 est $0.59 | $1.48B est $1.46B | +8.9% |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.57 est $0.50 | $1.31B est $1.26B | −3.7% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.44 est $0.38 | $1.19B est $1.18B | −2.8% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.35 est $0.34 | $1.14B est $1.13B | −7.4% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.27 est $0.24 | $1.08B est $1.06B | −6.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.11 est $0.10 | $970.5M est $962.6M | +15.1% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $0.20 est $0.28 | $1.03B est $1.05B | −3.0% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | $0.46 est $0.43 | $1.16B est $1.15B | −1.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Microchip Technology stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Microchip Technology is $108.64, +48.3% from the last close, from 19 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$108.64consensus 12-month target, +48.3% from the last close
Now $73.27Avg $108.64
Low $88High $125
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 19 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | Morgan Stanley | $103 | +40.6% |
| Aug 20 | BMO Capital | $95 | +29.7% |
| Aug 11 | Truist Financial | $90 | +22.8% |
| Aug 10 | Citi | $95 | +29.7% |
| Aug 7 | Rosenblatt Securities | $120 | +63.8% |
+0.2%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−3.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Microchip Technology seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Microchip Technology averaged −3.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −3.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −3.3% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −4.6% | 0 of 5 |
For scale, MCHP’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.1%.
Microchip Technology market cap and key statistics
Microchip Technology’s market cap is $39.79B, with a P/E ratio of 102.6 and revenue of $5.12B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $39.79B
- P/E ratio
- 102.6
- Forward P/E
- 18.9
- EPS, TTM
- $0.69
- Gekko Fair Value
- $80.72
Trading
- Volume
- 15.37M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 7.65M
- 52-week high
- $105.91
- 52-week low
- $48.52
- Shares outstanding
- 543.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.12B
- Profit margin
- 9.3%
- Return on equity
- 7.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −81.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.74
- Typical daily move
- ±3.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.1%
- Dividend yield
- 2.62%
Microchip Technology stock news this week
Coverage of Microchip Technology this week reads positive: 4 positive, 4 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Microchip Technology(MCHP.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $103Moomoo, Sep 18
- MCHP's Analog AI Deal Gains Momentum: Can It Outpace NXPI & TXN?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 17
- Microchip Technology Inc (XSWX:MCHP) Stock Price, Trades & NewsGuruFocus, Sep 16
- AnalogAI adopts Microchip SAGE neuromorphic IP for Edge AIBisinfotech, Sep 16
- Engineers Gate Manager LP Purchases 26,739 Shares of Microchip Technology Incorporated $MCHPMarketBeat, Sep 14
- Corient Private Wealth LP Has $53.92 Million Holdings in Microchip Technology Incorporated $MCHPMarketBeat, Sep 13
Microchip Technology peers
Microchip Technology’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA | Neutral | 16.4% below |
| AVGOBroadcom | Accumulation | 0.8% below |
| MUMicron Technology | Neutral | 2.5% above |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | Neutral | 11.9% above |
| INTCIntel | Neutral | 12.9% above |
| TXNTexas Instruments | Accumulation | 3.3% above |
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Microchip Technology stock FAQ
What is Microchip Technology’s market cap?
Microchip Technology’s market cap is $39.79B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $73.27, with 543.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 102.6.
What is the Microchip Technology stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Microchip Technology is $108.64, +48.3% from the last close. Of the 19 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Microchip Technology stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Microchip Technology is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $73.27 is 9.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $80.72. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Microchip Technology report earnings next?
Microchip Technology is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, after the market closes (46 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.92 per share on revenue of $1.61B. Microchip Technology beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.1% on average across the report.
What is Microchip Technology’s 52-week high and low?
Microchip Technology’s 52-week high is $105.91 and its 52-week low is $48.52; it closed at $73.27 on Sep 18, 2026, +11.4% over the past year.
Is Microchip Technology stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk) and 2 as headwinds (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Microchip Technology?
Gekko flagged 2 unusual options signals in Microchip Technology over the last 30 days, with $1.67M of flagged premium in calls and $554K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 18, 2026 with $835K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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