** Shares of memory chip maker Micron Technology up 1% to $140.1 premarket
** Citigroup hikes PT to $175 from $150 ahead of its Q3 results on June 26
** Expect MU to post results and outlook above consensus due to higher sales and gross margins driven by better-than-expected flash memory chips' pricing - Citi
** Also expects MU to give upbeat forecast due to higher sales
** "MU should continue to trade at a premium to its historical range given AI exposure" - Citi
** Citi notes that the co is expected to do well despite earthquake in Taiwan
impacting supply
and limiting sales this quarter
** According to LSEG, analysts expect Q3 profit and revenue at 51 cents/shr, and $6.66 bln, respectively
** For Q3, MU forecast revenue between $6.4 bln-$6.8bln and profit between 38 cents - 52 cents/shr
** Stock was up 63.5% YTD as of last close
(Reporting by Pranav Kashyap in Bengaluru )
((pranav.kashyap@thomsonreuters.com))