Better AI Stock: Micron or Western Digital?

Written by Rick Orford for The Motley Fool

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) supply two essential layers of AI infrastructure. Micron addresses the memory bottleneck limiting advanced processors, while Western Digital provides economical storage for rapidly expanding data sets. The comparison reveals which business may hold the stronger opportunity as Nvidia's GPUs require more memory, capacity, and performance.

Stock prices used were the market prices of July 16, 2026. The video was published on July 27, 2026.

Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks »

Before you buy stock in Micron Technology, consider this:

The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Micron Technology wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $379,662!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,206,116!*

Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 886% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 206% for the S&P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors.

*Stock Advisor returns as of July 28, 2026.