Most ASX investors have heard of the Magnificent 7, I’d wager. That catchy label refers to seven of the largest tech stocks in the world that all call the United States of America home. These US tech stocks have been incredibly lucrative investments in recent years.

You probably don’t need reminding, but Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) are all dominant forces in the global economy. Each has carved out an enduring presence in the personal and professional lives of people all around the world.

And each has delivered eye-watering returns over varying lengths of time.

However, a recent look at the top echelons of the US markets has prompted me to ponder that perhaps the ‘Magnificent 7’ is becoming an outdated label. Thanks to the rise of another high-flying US tech stock, we might have to expand it to the ‘Magnificent 8’, or perhaps the ‘Electric 8’ for the innovators.

The US tech stock I’m referring to goes by the name of Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MU).

A new titan of a US tech stock?

Micron is a semiconductor company that manufactures chips, memory, drives, and other data processing and storage products.

To put it simply, this company has gone parabolic in recent months, as have many semiconductor and chip stocks. One year ago, you could have picked up this US tech stock for US$122.24 a share. By the start of 2026, Micron shares were asking US$315.42. Today, one Micron share will set you back a whopping US$991.64.

That means Micron is up almost 215% year to date, and up a jaw-dropping 705.5% over the past 12 months.

These gains give the company a market capitalisation of US$1.11 trillion today. So we have another trillion-dollar tech stock at the top of the US markets. This puts Micron as the tenth-largest stock in the entire S&P 500 Index (SP: .INX), and thus in the popular iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV) index fund. This US tech stock is also now the third-largest holding in the also popular BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ). 

Even if you don’t own Micron shares, or these ASX exchange-traded funds (ETFs), directly, it’s likely that your superannuation fund now has a significant Micron investment. 

As such, we’d all better keep an eye on this US tech stock.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares are usually among the most popular dividend holdings because of their blue-chip status and satisfactory dividend yield.

However, the ASX bank share‘s dividend yield isn’t exactly the biggest in the sector. It usually has the smallest dividend yield compared to names like National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB), Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) and ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ).

But what CBA lacks in dividend yield, it makes up for in its dividend growth over the past 15 years and payout stability.

Pleasingly, the bank has increased its annual dividend each year since FY20 following the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commonwealth Bank’s latest result was another period of good performance by the ASX bank share. The CBA interim dividend per share increased by 4% to $2.35, funded by 6% growth in cash net profit after tax (NPAT).

Let’s take a look at what analysts think the business could deliver in the 2027 financial year, which recently started.

2027 dividend projection for owners of CBA shares

According to the independent projection on Commsec, the ASX bank share is projected to pay an annual dividend per share of $5.15 in the 2027 financial year.

At the time of writing, the forecast translates into a dividend yield of 3.1% excluding franking credits and a grossed-up dividend yield of 4.5% including franking credits.

If someone were to invest $10,000 in Commonwealth Bank, they would be able to buy 60 CBA shares (with a little bit of money left over).

With those 60 CBA shares, investors could receive $309 of cash and $441.43 overall, including the franking credits.

Is this a good time to invest in Commonwealth Bank?

According to CMC Invest, there have been eight analyst ratings on the business in the last three months.

Of those eight, all of them have been a sell rating. So, the investment professionals are very negative on how appealing the company’s valuation is right now.

The average price target of those eight ratings is $120.38, according to CMC Invest. That means, collectively, those analysts are predicting the CBA share price could drop by 27% within the next year, at the time of writing.

After the Federal budget, the Commonwealth Bank share price dropped below $154, though it has somewhat recovered from that recent low point.

It seems there are better ASX shares out there that we can buy.

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Owning ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ) shares usually means getting a good dividend yield due to the bank’s typically rewarding payout.

As an ASX bank share, ANZ typically has a relatively low price/earnings (P/E) ratio and a fairly generous dividend payout ratio. This combination leads to a solid yield.

The bank is predicted to continue to deliver pleasing payouts for shareholders over the next couple of financial years.

FY26

We’re already more than three-quarters of the way through ANZ’s 2026 financial year, which ends on 30 September 2026.

The company’s FY26 half-year result was promising for the ASX bank share.

Compared to the second half of FY25 (and excluding FY25 second half significant items), HY26 cash profit saw operating expenses decline by 9%, cash net profit before provisions climbed 12%, and cash profit grew 14%.

With that result, ANZ’s board of directors decided to maintain its interim dividend per share at 83 cents – the same as six months ago.

The projection on Commsec suggests the ASX bank share could pay an annual dividend per ANZ share of $1.66 in FY26. That possible 2026 financial year payout would be the same as the FY25 payout.

At the time of writing, ANZ’s dividend yield for FY26 could be 4.6% excluding franking credits and 6.1% including franking credits.

FY27

When the company announced its FY26 half-year result in May, ANZ CEO Nuno Matos gave some commentary on the evolving situation for the local economy and what it could mean for customers (and owners of ANZ shares):

Our customers understand the world is more complex. Our corporate customers have been preparing for shocks, building capital and liquidity, maintaining flexibility and improving supply chain resilience. As such, there has been no material change in the overall borrowing behaviour of our customers.

Likewise, in both Australia and New Zealand, households entered this period with generally strong balance sheets and high savings buffers. We have not seen any material increase in new customers entering hardship or receiving assistance. However, we recognise that some individuals and businesses are navigating these challenging circumstances.

…Reflecting this raised risk in the external environment, we have increased our collective provisions, with our coverage ratio up 4 basis points. We continue to watch the situation closely.

The result announced today confirms our actions to reset the bank are working, but we have more to do. As we look ahead, we continue to focus on executing our ANZ 2030 strategy as we progress our five-year journey to be the best bank for customers and shareholders in Australia and New Zealand         

ANZ borrowers (and prospective borrowers) will also have to deal with the flow-on effects of the Australian Federal Budget, including potentially lower investor demand due to changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT).

Overall, while ANZ is doing its best to reduce its cost base and become more profitable, it’s operating in a difficult environment.

According to the projection on Commsec, ANZ is expected to maintain its dividend at $1.66 per ANZ share in FY27.

That means it would offer the same dividend yield next financial year – 4.6% excluding franking credits and 6.1% including franking credits.

In my view, there are other ASX shares that could be better buys for the long-term.

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.