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☆ The top 65 stocks and ETFs changing the world with AI out of 3,400 companies, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AI investment potential remains high, akin to 1996 in the internet's rise, says Bank of America. Considering how much the web has grown since then, this analogy means the potential gains from AI stocks aren't yet fully priced in. As for the widespread use of AI, the bank forecasts early-stage adoption will begin in 2025 for 44% of S&P 500 companies that discussed AI during their second-quarter earnings. AdvertisementInvestors can also choose to take the stock-picking route or buy ETFs packaged with AI stocks. As for single stocks, Bank of America compiled feedback from 130 fundamental equity analysts to get a list of their top "buy-rated" American companies with AI exposure.

Persons: — Organizations: Bank of America, Service, Global, Robotics, Intelligence, Technology, US Tech, Sector

☆ Top Wall Street analysts are pounding the table on these 3 dividend stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Investors can track Wall Street analysts' ratings to select stocks of dividend-paying companies that have attractive growth prospects, which could boost earnings and cash flows to support higher dividends. Here are three attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street's top experts on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Northern Oil and GasThis week's first dividend stock is Northern Oil and Gas (NOG). NOG paid a dividend of 40 cents per share for the first quarter, reflecting an 18% year-over-year increase. JPM highlighted that this potential increase in the Q3 dividend would mark the second dividend hike this year.

Persons: Wall, NOG, Scott Hanold, Hanold, TipRanks, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase, Gerard Cassidy, Cassidy, WMT, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe Organizations: Walmart, Northern Oil, Resources, SM Energy, RBC Capital, JV, JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan, JPM, Consumer, Community, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Jefferies, Fox Robotics, Club Locations: Hurricane , Utah, Williston, Uinta, TipRanks, U.S

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, Meta, Tesla, Eli Lilly, Walmart, Microsoft, Oracle & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

TD Cowen reiterates Meta as buy TD Cowen raised its price target on Meta to $600 per share from $530. Bank of America downgrades Visa & Mastercard to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees "limited upside" for the payment stocks. Bank of America downgrades WK Kellogg to underperform from neutral Bank of America said it sees weakening industry trends for WK Kellogg. "We're initiating coverage of Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) with an Outperform rating and $19 price target." Bank of America initiates Composecure as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on shares of the metal payment card manufacturer.

Persons: Bernstein, Iris, it's bullish, Argus, Teva, Piper Sandler downgrades, Piper, Jefferies, Redburn, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Goldman, Eli Lilly, Morgan Stanley, Needham, BTIG, it's, TD Cowen, Meta, WK Kellogg, Cobra Kai, Truist, Nomura, Raymond James, Bausch Organizations: Iris Energy, Walmart, Fox Robotics, Spotify, Oracle, Barclays, Microsoft, Citi, Quest, Bank of America, MKS, Southwest Citi, Southwest Airlines, Amazon, YouTube, Meta, " Bank of America, Visa, Mastercard, of America, SNAP, Netflix, Apple, Nvidia Locations: Mounjaro, Alaska, Southwest, underperform

Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Tesla, but it still sees a a decline for the electric vehicle maker. Analyst Chris Pierce upgraded his rating to buy from hold and assigned a $160 price target on Carvana, implying shares could jump 27.3%. His $77 price target on Walmart suggests the stock could jump nearly 10.2% over the next 12 months. Analyst Peter Keith assumed coverage of the retailer with a neutral rating and $156 price target, suggesting shares can add 5.7% over the next year. LLY YTD mountain LLY year to date — Pia Singh 5:51 a.m.: Goldman raises Tesla price target, but still sees stock slide Don't expect Tesla's recent momentum to last, according to Goldman Sachs The bank raised its price target on the electric vehicle maker to $248 from $175.

Persons: Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Eli Lilly, Needham, Chris Pierce, Pierce, — Pia Singh, Jefferies, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe, Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, Carter Gould, Gould, Goldman, Mark Delaney, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Barclays, Jefferies, Walmart, Fox Robotics, EV, Tesla Locations: Tuesday's

☆ If you’re investing in the AI theme for the long haul, here’s how to pick the winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Artificial intelligence has shaken up the investing landscape since the groundbreaking launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. Since then, investors have poured money into all things related to AI as they hunt for the next big winners. AI is poised to be a central theme as the technology transitions from early-stage winners to second-stage adopters. When it comes to chip stocks, Schleif also recommends taking a look at government grants. She highlighted the Global X Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) , the First Trust Nasdaq AI and Robotics ETF (ROBT) and the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ).

Persons: Tesla, Nvidia —, Jay Woods, Carol Schleif, Schleif, Joe Biden, Nancy Tengler, Marguerita Cheng, BMO's Organizations: ChatGPT, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Big Tech, Nasdaq, Freedom Capital, BMO Family Office, Samsung Electronics, Intel, Investors, Tengler, IBM, Blue, Global Wealth, Robotics, Intelligence, Technology Locations: Texas, Gaithersburg , Maryland

☆ Manufacturing and construction are hiring — but there aren't enough people trained to fill the jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The job is clean, high-tech and skilled – all key recruitment points as the company looks to add to its ranks in the year to come. It hopes to double its 100-person manufacturing workforce by the end of the year. Finding people who have the training to do those jobs may prove challenging. Ample is running apprenticeship partnerships with the City College of San Francisco, Laney College and the College of San Mateo, launched as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act. But there are classes you will take that will fundamentally increase your ability to the job really, really well, or do it safely even, or be able to be more effective," Hassounah said.

Persons: Stellantis, Uber, Khaled Hassounah, Hassounah Organizations: EV, Daimler, CNBC, City College of San, Laney College, College of San Locations: Bay, U.S, City College of San Francisco, College of San Mateo

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ.O) received $35.5 million in net inflows in the week ending on Wednesday, its strongest since June earlier this year, according to Lipper data. "Improved inflation data and the likelihood of rate cuts in the second half of 2024 have maintained market optimism throughout November, contributing to investor interest," said Tejas Dessai, AVP, Research Analyst at Global X. So far this year, the Global X fund has gained 27.7% year-to-date, supported by the 233% rally in shares of its top holding Nvidia (NVDA.O), whose graphics processing units (GPUs) dominate the market for AI. The Global X fund, which has total net assets of $2.2 billion, has seen net inflows of $554.8 million so far this year.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, chipmaker, Aniket Ullal, Bansari Mayur, Shweta Agarwal Organizations: REUTERS, chipmaker Nvidia, Robotics, Intelligence, Federal Reserve, Tejas Dessai, Global, Nvidia, Wall, Thomson Locations: ., Bengaluru

☆ Why these three money managers are betting big on AI ETFs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Natalie Zhang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The number of exchange-traded funds in the artificial intelligence space has exploded in the past year. Big Tech may have led the initial foray into AI, but money managers are now seeing other sectors jump into the space. Global X ETFs manages the Global X Artificial Intelligence and Technology ETF, which looks at the larger AI names in the space and is an option to play the space in a measured way, he said. Another ETF that can give investors exposure to AI beyond traditional tech is the Global X Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF , said Maier. One ETF that launched earlier this year aiming to lean into the generative AI theme is the Roundhill Generative AI and Technology ETF.

Persons: Jon Maier, CNBC's, Maier, VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth, Rosenbluth, Dave Mazza Organizations: Big Tech, Companies, Global, Intelligence, Technology ETF, Robotics, Technology

☆ Bank of America: Buy these 11 AI-exposed stocks that have both explosive potential and stable dividends
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Investors took note and scrambled to get exposure to AI stocks, many of which are among this year's top performers. Top investment firms like Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and UBS told clients this summer that AI is worth the hype. 11 high-upside AI stocks with dividendsThere's no shortage of ideas about how to profit from AI, as Insider has noted throughout 2023. Bank of America recently put together a list of 164 buy-rated stocks across industries that are tied to AI. Below are those 11 high-upside, stable-dividend stocks with AI exposure and a buy rating from Bank of America along with the ticker, market capitalization, previous close, sector, industry, and country for each.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Alkesh Shah, Shah Organizations: Bank of America, UBS, Robotics, Intelligence, Technology, US

☆ 'Great tailwind': Asset manager is bullish on this under-the-radar AI stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But according to Deepwater Asset Management, there's one under-the-radar AI stock that will be essential for the long-term infrastructure rollout of artificial intelligence. "An under-the-radar AI stock is Vertiv," Doug Clinton, managing partner at Deepwater, told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" last week. The company's specialty is graphics processing units, or GPUs, which have become the preferred chips for the large AI models that underpin generative AI software. "We think [Vertiv has] a great tailwind for the next three to five years as this AI hardware buildout continues," Clinton added. Alphabet Alphabet , which Clinton described as Deepwater's largest AI holding, has a "great catalyst" for the latter half of this year: the launch of its latest AI model Gemini.

Persons: Doug Clinton, CNBC's, Clinton, Kif Leswing Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Asset Management, Deepwater, Deepwater Frontier Tech, Ark, Global, Robotics, Intelligence, Deepwater Frontier, Adobe, Unity Software Locations: U.S, LOUP, Netherlands, Taiwan, South Korea

By contrast, both funds received their highest monthly net inflows of 2023 in June, gaining $265.5 million and $29.74 million, respectively, according to Lipper data. But AI stocks have suffered along with broader markets in recent weeks, as Treasury yields hovering around 16-year highs dull investors' risk appetite. Retail investor flows into the sector have also cooled as the initial fervor surrounding AI wanes. September saw the lowest net monthly retail flows of $1.96 billion into AI-linked stocks since April, according to Vanda Research. "It is possible this negative sentiment could reverse again in Q4, particularly if large cap tech stocks like Nvidia held in AI-themed tech ETFs continue to show strong earnings growth," CFRA's Ullal added.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Aniket, Mark Haefele, Bansari Mayur, Ira Iosebashvili, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Robotics, Intelligence, Global Robotics, Automation, CFRA Research, Vanda Research, Global, Nvidia, UBS Global Wealth Management, Thomson, & $ Locations: Bengaluru

LITTLETON, Colorado, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Despite the heat waves, wildfires and floods that have amplified calls to accelerate the global energy transition away from fossil fuels, investors withdrew record funds from the world's largest clean energy investment vehicles so far this year. LOST LIMELIGHTA key driver behind the withdrawals from clean energy investment funds this year has been the relative attractiveness of other sectors, such as artificial intelligence. The clean energy space had outperformed other sectors, including technology, over the past two years, and so was likely due for a bit less investor attention this year. However, an equally important factor behind the outflows in clean energy has been the spate of high profile corporate and national disappointments in critical areas of the clean energy industry. In all, weak spots have emerged on key frontiers of the clean energy industry, which have justified the retreat in investment.

Persons: Gavin Maguire, Miral Organizations: Investors, Clean Energy, Outflows, First Trust, Energy, Carbon Energy, Robotics, Intelligence, Enphase Energy, European Commission, EV, Reuters, Thomson Locations: LITTLETON , Colorado, Britain, United States, Gulf, Mexico, U.S

☆ ETF Edge, August 21, 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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