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☆ Fund manager reveals the under-the-radar global automation stock he prefers to its U.S. rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But for those investors who fear they might have missed the boat, portfolio manager Karen Kharmandarian has an under-the-radar global tech pick. "This company would be one we would prefer to U.S. companies when it comes to machine vision systems," Kharmandarian, senior portfolio manager at Thematics Asset Management, told CNBC Pro on Nov. 8. Machine vision systems use cameras and other technology to help automate inspections at manufacturing facilities. Keyence's counterparts in the U.S. include Cognex and Zebra Technologies , which both manufacture machine vision systems and related technologies. 6861.T-JP YTD mountain Year-to-date shares in Keyence Year-to-date, shares in Keyence were up around 22% to 62,280 Japanese Yen ($418.95) on Nov. 20.

Persons: It's, Karen Kharmandarian, Kharmandarian, Keyence, Jason Kondo, Kondo — Organizations: Big Tech, U.S, Nvidia, Meta, Thematics Asset Management, CNBC Pro, Zebra Technologies, Thematics, Robotics Fund, Morningstar Locations: U.S, Covid, Keyence

☆ TSMC, Alibaba and more: Goldman reveals AI stocks in its 'conviction list' — giving one 105% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Here are some of the other stocks in Goldman's conviction list. Aside from TSMC, Goldman's conviction list stocks in this category include Chinese tech giant Hon Hai Precision Industry and Japanese electronics manufacturing company Ibiden . AI-empowered names The bank's conviction list stocks in this category include Chinese machine industry player Envicool , Japanese video game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment and industrial equipment company Keyence . Goldman has an 83,000 yen price target on Keyence, giving it an upside of 56.7%. Stocks that are both Goldman named Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu as its conviction list stocks that are both in the business of enabling and empowering AI.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Daiki Takayama, TSMC, Goldman, Hai —, Envicool, Alibaba, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Sheila Chiang Organizations: Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, New, Companies, Precision Industry, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco, Baidu, Alibaba Locations: Asia, New Taiwan

☆ Forget the U.S: Pros say another top market looks cheap and offers the 'best' opportunities
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Attractive returns and the breadth of opportunities are among the many reasons the U.S. has long reigned supreme for investors. In terms of countries, Japan looks to offer the best combination of earnings growth, cheap valuations and policy support," Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, told CNBC Pro. "Japanese shares are trading on around 15 times this year's expected earnings and 14 times earnings two years out," he said. "There has been some increase in this multiple during the recent rally in Japanese shares, but they remain relatively cheap compared to the U.S. which trades on around 20 times earnings." Among his choices is the Baillie Gifford Japanese Fund, which he describes as a "growth-focused fund run by an experienced manager."

Persons: Tom Stevenson, Daniel Hurley, Rowe Price, Stevenson, TRP's Hurley, Fidelity's Stevenson, Hurley, Baillie Gifford Organizations: Fidelity International, CNBC, CNBC Pro, Japan, Tokyo Exchange Group, Stock, Japan's, Bank of Japan, Sony, Astella Pharmaceuticals, Fund, Schroder Japan Trust, SoftBank, SBI Holdings, Hitachi, Nippon Gas, Toyota, Japan IMI Locations: Japan, U.S

☆ Industrials over tech? Gauging productivity play among AI ETFs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

BOTZ has been a key beneficiary of the AI advance, garnering $594 million in inflows this year, according to FactSet. While many investors see AI as a tech play, Todd Sohn, ETF and technical strategist at Strategas Securities, believes that the benefit of industrials is an under-the-radar narrative worth taking a second glance at. And because data is what's driving AI, Maier said, larger companies like Amazon , Alphabet and Meta Platforms best retain that type of exposure. "Right now, [data] is what AI is, while we're trying to figure out where AI is going," he said. But for investors looking to diversify beyond the tech wave, Sohn affirmed that industrials are poised to benefit from the rise in AI-induced efficiency and productivity in robotics and automation companies.

Persons: Jon Maier, CNBC's Bob Pisani, Maier, it's, BOTZ, Todd Sohn, Sohn, " Sohn, AIQ, industrials Organizations: Robotics, Intelligence, Nvidia, Strategas Securities, Technology, Global Locations: BOTZ, U.S, outflows

☆ Tesla's push into humanoid robots is set to benefit these 5 global stocks in the supply chain, HSBC says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

HSBC identified key stocks in the supply chain that may benefit from Tesla's push into humanoid robots. Tesla launched its human-shaped robot, called "Tesla Bot," last September. But compared with its more seasoned counterpart, Boston Dynamics' Atlas, the Tesla Bot lacks advanced motion control capabilities, HSBC said. The table below shows the five buy-rated stocks expected to be in the supply chain for such robots, according to HSBC. These companies — Japan's Keyence, South Korea's LG Energy Solution, Chinese firms Inovance, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), and Zhejiang Sanhua — are involved in different aspects of the supply chain for humanoid robots, HSBC said.

Persons: Tesla, HSBC's, Elon Musk, Helen Fang, Japan's, Dyson Organizations: HSBC, Boston Dynamics, South Korea's LG, Amperex Technology Locations: South, Zhejiang

☆ A less obvious area in A.I. could be an $11 billion opportunity, Bernstein says — and names 4 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Zavier Ong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs estimates that generative AI in particular will drive almost $7 trillion in global economic growth over the next decade, with a total addressable market (TAM) of $150 billion. Nvidia is another top pick on Wall Street, with the chipmaker seen as the "grand marshal" of the AI parade . Bernstein, for one, said it believes the world is witnessing an "exciting inflection" of AI adoption in manufacturing. Stock picks In a note on March 28, Bernstein analyst Jay Huang named a raft of stock picks with "outperform" ratings to ride the AI opportunity in manufacturing, including Japanese electronics firm Keyence . The bank identified three areas in which AI is utilized in in the manufacturing process: industrial machine vision, robot guiding and industrial software.

☆ Why AI stocks could return outsized performance in the next 18 months, and 7 leading names with direct exposure, according to an ETFs analyst
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There are mature, large-cap companies that investors could stick to for exposure to the sector. A sudden interest in artificial intelligence has brought the more than decade-old technology to the forefront of investors' minds. It has additional ETFs focused on sectors that will be heavily impacted by AI including the Cloud Computing ETF (CLOU) and Cybersecurity ETF (BUG). They are broken down into innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and finally, the laggards. Mature companies like Microsoft that are developing AI use cases could move AI into a mature stage rapidly.

☆ 2 portfolio managers at a $24 billion firm share 8 stocks that are pursuing innovation even in a slowing economy — and explain why investors should focus on boring businesses for success during a rece
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

David Souccar and Daniel Kranson, portfolio managers focused on global equities at Vontobel Quality Growth — which manages $24 billion in assets — are following the same philosophy. But they believe that investors can still find innovative and growth-oriented companies when they go looking for high-quality stocks. That may seem counterintuitive, since growth stocks have recently struggled against their value peers as investors have reemphasized fundamentals. Boring stocks can be the most innovativeSometimes, quality growth stocks like the ones Souccar and Kranson invest in can be more boring than companies with high speculation and flashy CEOs. So as life goes back to normal, there is going to be an acceleration of earnings growth," Souccar said.

☆ A.I. ETFs are rallying this year as ChatGPT hysteria heats up. What to know before jumping in
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Anything with the words "artificial intelligence" is keeping Wall Street buzzing in 2023. So far this year, AI-focused funds such as the iShares Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Multisector and the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics , are higher by about 19% each. Take the the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence fund, with about $1.6 billion in assets under management, that's up more than 16% this year. BOTZ YTD mountain Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF's performance in 2023 C3.ai is the largest holding in the First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics fund, according to Morningstar. But investors also get telecommunications company Ciena , optical equipment maker Topcon and defense technology company QinetiQ.

☆ Japan lives at the bleeding edge of good enough
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Pete Sweeney | Thomson Reuters | Asia Economics Editor Pete Sweeney Joined Reuters Breakingviews In Hong Kong In September Previously He Served As Reuters' Chief Correspondent For China Economy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will put innovation and scientific research at the “centre” of his policy push. That has meant pushing the $1.3 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund to get involved funding startups while removing policy bottlenecks. In the United States nearly a third of venture capital came from pensions whereas in Japan it is only 3%, according to a Nikkei report. However, the blunting of Japan is due more to its failure to deploy existing tools and best practices than invent new ones. Investing in the future makes for riveting speeches, but Japan Inc will get more from reinventing itself than inventing new things.

☆ Japan's Keyence is very profitable, says fund management firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJapan's Keyence is very profitable, says fund management firmRupert Kimber of Quaero Capital explains why it likes the stock and adds that the company is "very, very profitable."

☆ Japan's Keyence has a 'fabulous' model, says fund management firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJapan's Keyence has a 'fabulous' model, says fund management firmRupert Kimber of Quaero Capital explains why it likes the stock and adds that the company is "very, very profitable."

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