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Goldman Sachs is bullish on e-commerce in China, naming it as one of its "most preferred" areas within China's internet sector. Top picks The analysts named Chinese e-commerce shares among the bank's top buy-rated stocks, two of which are on Goldman's conviction buy list of assets it expects will outperform the market. Goldman gave a target price of $138 for Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares, and 134 Hong Kong dollars ($17.09) for its Hong Kong-listed shares. Goldman Sachs gave Pinduoduo a target price of $129, following expectations of a sizeable profit in the longer term. The bank gave Tencent a target price of 431 Hong Kong dollars, accounting for a potential upside of around 32%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, —, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Alibaba's U.S, Hong, Baidu Locations: China, Hong Kong

☆ China's big internet names have mostly beat. Here's where analysts think the stocks are headed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

All three stocks have double-digit gains ahead of them, if the average FactSet analyst price target holds true. Still, the average price target rose by 2.4% to $118.90 a share, according to FactSet. KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) gained nearly 19% last month. "We expect the stock will remain volatile in the near term along with China internet peers on macro uncertainty," the report said. Loop has a $210 price target on Baidu, more than 50% above where shares closed on Friday.

Persons: Tencent, –, Louis, Vincent, Jiong Shao, Nomura, Jialong Shi, Morgan Stanley, Alex Poon, NetEase, Rob Sanderson, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Baidu, UBS, Hong, Barclays, China Internet, CSI China Internet Locations: U.S, Europe, China, Hong Kong, Barclays China, Tencent

☆ Hedge funds bought these Chinese technology stocks in the second quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Big investors took a selective approach to China-based technology stocks in the second quarter, recent regulatory filings suggest. Technology stocks continued their upward trend during the second quarter, including a slew of 2022's China-based tech losers. The fund scooped up a fresh position in e-commerce company JD.com worth nearly $64 million, and bought up China-focused exchange-traded funds KraneShares CSI China Internet (KWEB) and iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) . Other hedge funds raising bets on the company included Third Point's Dan Loeb, while Viking Global's Ole Andreas Halvorsen opened a minor stake worth $77.7 million. Not every investor bet big on the sector during the second quarter.

Persons: David Tepper's, Point's Dan Loeb, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Baidu, Management's Philippe Laffont, Dan Sundheim, Tiger Global's Chase Coleman, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Technology, Reuters, Retail, CSI China Internet, Viking, Li, PDD Holdings, Kanzhun Locations: China, Alibaba

☆ China wants to limit teens to no more than two hours a day on their phones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Children under eight would be able to use their phones for only 40 minutes a day, while those between eight and 16 would get an hour of screen time. “On the other hand, it’s easier for us parents to control our kids screen time,” she said. China has one of the world’s largest internet user bases, with roughly 1.07 billion people in the country of 1.4 billion having access to the web, according to the China Internet Network Information Center. The regulation could be useful to “help parents to supervise the children” and limit screen time. Impact on tech firmsThe new measures could present challenges for tech companies, which are typically held responsible for enforcing regulations.

Persons: ”, “, Kuaishou Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Cyberspace Administration, ”, Mobile, CNN, China Internet Network Information, Apple, Huawei Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, China’s Zhejiang, China’s Zhuhai, Weibo, lockstep

☆ These 5 stocks are on Goldman’s ‘conviction buy’ list — and it gives one more than 50% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Wall Street bank's Conviction List comprises its top buy-rated stocks that it expects to outperform. Goldman gave Baidu's U.S.-listed shares a 12-month price target of $197, and its Hong Kong-listed shares a price target of 193 Hong Kong dollars. Shift4 Payments American payment processing company Shift4 Payments is also on Goldman's conviction list. "Its refreshed, modern restaurant POS [point of sale] platform and new verticals should drive market share growth," Goldman analysts wrote. Goldman gave Warner Bros Discovery, which is on its conviction list, a price target of $20, or potentially more than 50% upside.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Baidu Goldman, Goldman, Johnson, Warner Bros Discovery Goldman, WBD, Solar Goldman, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Baidu, Baidu's U.S, Hong, Johnson Controls, Warner Bros Discovery Locations: China, Hong Kong

☆ This sleepy Dow ETF is gaining traction as the old-school average looks for a 10-day win streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Dow rose for the ninth consecutive trading session Thursday, its longest winning streak since 2017. Meanwhile, the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) has raked in more than $1 billion in net inflows over the past week. Here are some other notable ETF data points from the past week. The fund has gained more than 4% this month and brought in about $300 million in new cash over the past week. SPY saw abnormally high outflows of more than $10 billion over the past week.

Persons: Dow, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Dow Jones, DIA, Trust, Big Tech, Microsoft, UnitedHealth, Vanguard, CSI China Internet

☆ Goldman Sachs shares its top stock picks for China A.I. — and 2 are on its conviction list
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In two research notes dated July 16, Goldman gave an overview of opportunities and risks created by generative AI and picked the stocks likely to benefit. In its base case scenario, the bank said, it expects generative AI to add 151 billion yuan ($21 billion) to the cloud computing market in China by 2027. "We see Alibaba as one of the best value stock proxies to enjoy the advertising recovery, fintech … and cloud structural growth," the analysts said. The bank described it as a "key AI beneficiary given its multi-year investments as an AI leader in China." We continue to see Tencent as a key advertising recovery proxy helped by Video Accounts and broader WeChat ad recovery."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Ronald Keung, fintech, chatbot Ernie, Tencent, Michael Bloom Organizations: Baidu, China Internet, Video Locations: China

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Pepsi, Yelp, Chewy, Netflix, Nvidia, Tesla, Meta and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are initiating coverage with an ONON with an Outperform rating and $38 price target. Citi opens a positive catalyst watch on Valvoline Citi opened a positive catalyst watch on Valvoline and says it has robust fundamentals. "We open a 30-day upside catalyst watch based on strong fundamentals and the stock's relative under-performance post completion of the Dutch tender offer on 6/8." Citi opens a positive catalyst watch on Bank of New York Mellon Citi opened a positive catalyst watch on the investment bank ahead of earnings Tuesday. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Apple to $220 from $190 and says India is the company's "next frontier."

Persons: TD Cowen, Cowen, Goldman Sachs, it's, Wells, Tesla, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Morgan Stanley downgrades Conagra, Morgan Stanley downgrades Pepsi, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, Bernstein, Aramark, Oppenheimer Organizations: Citi downgrades AT, Citi, Valvoline Citi, Bank of New York Mellon Citi, BK, Nvidia, Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Baidu, Apple, Pepsi, Barclays, LT, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Zynga, NXP Semiconductors, Intel Citi, Intel, AMD, Meta, Suisse, Arista Networks, ISI Locations: eCommerce, China, India, Apple India

The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF is up 5.4% since Friday, while back home the CSI Overseas China Internet Index (.CSIH11136) is up nearly 3%. Yet China tech valuations have been gutted in the nearly 3 years since Ant was forced to shelve its initial share offering, and fund managers see plenty of headwinds, apart from just policy scrutiny. "The government has learned that the private sector - particularly the tech sector - is a critical partner in jump-starting growth. The government will continue to exert pressure on key tech companies even as they allow growth to resume," he said. For some sell-side analysts, though, China tech has turned a corner.

Persons: Jack Ma, Jon Withaar, Ant, Wong Kok Hoi, Wong, Kai Kong Chay, Derrick Irwin, Xi Jinping's, Alibaba's ADRs, Morgan Stanley, Min Lan Tan, Vidya Ranganathan, Kim Coghill Organizations: Group, Alibaba, HK, Pictet Asset Management, CSI China, CSI Overseas, CSI Overseas China Internet, Amazon Inc, APS Asset Management, Greater, Manulife Investment Management, UBS Global Wealth Management, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Asia, Hong Kong, Alibaba, CSI Overseas China, Singapore, Greater China, Boston

☆ China's slow AI roll-out points to its tech sector's new regulatory reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/3] An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. New rules Chinese firms have to comply with range from algorithm vetting to accepting security reviews of data they want to export. They definitely stifle the innovation and slow down the ability of Chinese firms to catch up." A key motivation behind China's reluctance to release AI chatbots is that Beijing fears uncensored chatbots may start influencing societal views in potentially subversive directions, said Mark Natkin, managing director of research firm Marbridge Consulting. "While the U.S. is racing ahead with AI, China is hitting the brakes with more rules."

Persons: Aly, HONG KONG, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Henry Gao, Ernie Bot, Robin Li, Shi, Mark Natkin, Heatherm Huang, Bard, Microsoft's Bing, Xi Jinping, Baidu, Josh Ye, Brenda Goh, Jamie Freed Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, REUTERS, China, Baidu, HK, Ant Group, Western, Singapore Management University, Microsoft, SenseChat, Nomura, Marbridge Consulting, Huawei Technologies, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, HONG, Beijing, Alibaba, Tencent, Hong Kong, U.S

☆ Analysis: China's slow AI roll-out points to its tech sector's new regulatory reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Tesla, Apple, AstraZeneca and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Tesla — Tesla shares popped nearly 7% after the electric vehicle company posted second-quarter delivery and production numbers that topped Wall Street's expectations. Electric vehicle stocks — Electric vehicle stocks rose broadly after Tesla posted strong-than-expected production and delivery numbers for the second quarter. Chinese internet stocks — Shares of China-based technology stocks gained before the bell, lifting the KraneShares CSO China Internet ETF . Energy stocks — Energy stocks gained in premarket trading, lifted by a rise in oil prices after top exporters cut supply for August.

Persons: Tesla, Xpeng, Rivian, Lucid, Janet Yellen, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Apple, AstraZeneca —, AstraZeneca, United Airlines —, China, Energy, — Energy, Halliburton, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy, Occidental Petroleum Locations: Nio, China, Beijing, Chevron

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Rivian, XPeng and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Electric vehicles — Electric vehicle makers such as Rivian Automotive surged following Tesla's better-than-expected second-quarter production and delivery numbers. The Chinese electric vehicle maker returned to growth for car deliveries. Tesla — Shares of the the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company jumped 6% after delivery and production numbers beat analysts' expectations. Chinese internet stocks — China-based technology names rose on Monday. Solar stocks — Solar stocks SolarEdge Technologies and Enphase Energy rose more than 2% and 1%, respectively, on Monday.

Persons: Rivian, XPeng, Tesla, JD.com, Apple —, drugmaker, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Yun Li Organizations: of Manhattan, Rivian Automotive, Lucid Group, Elon, CSI China, SolarEdge Technologies, Enphase Energy, Semiconductors —, Marvell Technology, Micron Technology, Apple, Apple — Apple, Financial, AstraZeneca —, Cambridge, AstraZeneca Locations: Meatpacking, New York City, U.S, China, England

☆ Alibaba and more: Morgan Stanley names 5 global stocks with at least 50% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Morgan Stanley expects five of its top Asia stock picks to rise by more than 50% over the next 12 months. Alibaba Alibaba Group, the Chinese technology giant that's also listed in the United States, is making significant progress in its restructuring process, according to Morgan Stanley. "The likelihood of generics being immediately released in May 2024 is low," Morgan Stanley analysts Shinichiro Muraoka and Jaeheon Lee said in a note to clients on June 12. Sea Despite the challenges from inflation and post-pandemic economic reopenings, Morgan Stanley still sees long-term potential in Sea Limited . JD.com Morgan Stanley highlighted JD.com , a leading Chinese e-commerce company, for its potential growth as Chinese consumer spending picks up.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Morgan, Gary Yu, Astellas, Astellas Pharma Morgan Stanley, Shinichiro Muraoka, Jaeheon Lee, JD.com Morgan Stanley, Eddy Wang, Ping, Jenny Jiang Organizations: Asia, Alibaba, Street, Astellas Pharma, Ping An Insurance Locations: Asia, Asia Pacific, Japan, China, India, United States, U.S, Singapore

Biogen — Shares of the biotech stock dipped 2.8% after Biogen revamped its board of directors. Oracle — Shares rose 0.2% to an all-time high on the back of a strong earnings report for the fiscal fourth quarter. Oil stocks — Oil shares rose broadly as WTI crude gained following Monday losses. Chinese internet stocks, metals and mining stocks — Shares of Chinese internet companies and metals and mining stocks jumped Tuesday after the People's Bank of China cut a key short-term policy rate in an effort to stimulate a post-Covid recovery. Metals and mining stocks were also boosted by the news, with shares of Freeport-McMoRan and Steel Dynamics rallying 5.3% and 6%, respectively.

Persons: Susan Langer, Biogen, Refinitiv, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Transocean, JD.com, —, Samantha Subin, Sarah Min, Alexander Harring, Jesse Pound, С. Organizations: Biogen, Oracle, Revenue, Cruise Line Holdings, Bank of America, Royal, Urban Outfitters, Devon Energy, —, VanEck Oil Services, Halliburton, People's Bank of, CSI China, Metals, Steel Dynamics Locations: China, Gu'an, Royal Caribbean, Devon, Salt Lake City, People's Bank of China, Freeport, McMoRan

☆ These 4 stocks are on Goldman's 'conviction buy' list — and it gives one 115% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A look at Goldman Sachs' "conviction buy" stocks this year reveals some names with serious upside potential. The bank gave Sensata a price target of $60, or around 43% potential upside from its current level. ASML Goldman named Dutch semiconductor firm ASML in its screen of "long-term quality compounders" earlier this year. Goldman gave the U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba a 12-month price target of $136, or potential upside of 58%. Goldman gave the stock a price target of 37.30 euros ($40.20), or nearly 115% potential upside.

☆ Morgan Stanley's Slimmon says it's dangerous to be too defensive, names top 'offensive' stock picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"I do not see much upside in the market near-term," Slimmon, senior portfolio manager at the firm, said in notes sent to CNBC on Tuesday. Stocks to buy Slimmon said it's time to buy some "offensive" stocks. Offensive stocks are those that tend to do well when the market goes up, while defensive sectors are the sectors that outperform when the market goes down. "So I think it's very dangerous to own just very defensive stocks … I think you want some offensive in your portfolio," Slimmon told CNBC's " Squawk Box Asia " on Tuesday. Near-term opportunity Slimmon said there's one area he sees as a near-term opportunity: China.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: MongoDB, American Airlines and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Employees of American Airlines help check in passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 11, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. Here's a look at some of the stocks making the biggest moves on Wednesday. MongoDB — Shares jumped 9.4% after Morgan Stanley upgraded MongoDB to overweight from equal weight, citing the software company's leadership in cloud optimization initiatives. American Airlines , Delta Air Lines , United Airlines — Shares of the major airline companies were under pressure on Wednesday after American Airlines updated its first-quarter guidance. Shares of American fell more than 9%, while United dropped about 2% and Delta shed nearly 6%.

☆ ETF outlook: Why Wall Street strategists aren't chasing a growth stock trade just yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The rally in growth and tech stocks in the first quarter caught much of Wall Street off-guard, but many ETF strategists are sticking to their call and not chasing the hot sectors quite yet. The big winners in the stock market during the first quarter were found among growth stocks. QQQ YTD mountain Growth stocks rebounded in the first quarter. One area that is popular among value investors is income funds, which can help investors offset market declines by generating cash. To be sure, the iShares strategy team has an improving view of growth stocks, at least in high quality names.

☆ Wall Street is bullish on Alibaba's overhaul with Morgan Stanley expecting the stock to double
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This move has attracted positive sentiment from major Wall Street banks, with Morgan Stanley saying that this restructuring could lead to a 100% upside in Alibaba's share price. Alibaba shares closed 15% higher Wednesday in Hong Kong, after trading higher by a similar amount on the NYSE on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley said that Alibaba shares, listed in the U.S. as BABA , are trading at a significant discount to their sum-of-the-parts valuation, and the restructuring could unlock this value. Nearly all of the valuation comes out of Alibaba's massive e-commerce and retail operations, according to Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley analysts led by Gary Yu wrote in a note to clients on Mar.

☆ Tencent's online ad revenue grows for the first time in more than a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Overall revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 came in at 144.95 billion yuan ($21.07 billion), higher than the 143.89 billion yuan estimated by FactSet. Average monthly users of WeChat in China and overseas rose by 3.5% from a year ago 1.31 billion accounts in the fourth quarter. Ad spendingIn-feed ads for video accounts generated more than 1 billion yuan in revenue in the fourth quarter, Tencent said. Revenue sourcesThe largest revenue segment, which includes the giant gaming business, fell by 2% to 70.4 billion yuan in the fourth quarter, in line with FactSet estimates for 70.2 billion yuan. Tencent's second-largest revenue source, financial technology and business services revenue fell by 1% to 47.2 billion yuan, below FactSet estimates for 49.49 billion yuan.

☆ Goldman Sachs has added 3 stocks to its conviction buy list, giving one 100% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs has this year added a number of stocks to its conviction list — buy-rated stocks it expects to outperform — giving them further share price upside. Rio Tinto Its most recent addition was Australian miner Rio Tinto on March 3. It comes as Goldman Sachs turns bullish on commodities such as iron ore on the back of an expected recovery in China. It gave Rio Tinto a price target of $140, or upside of 10% from the Friday close. Goldman also raised the price target for Alibaba to $138, giving it over 50% potential upside from its U.S.-listed stock's Thursday close.

☆ How to invest in the ChatGPT-driven AI boom: Credit Suisse shares 6 stocks they're labeling as "top picks" as their exposure to AI development opens them up to new revenue streams
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Badri's price 12-month price target for shares of Microsoft is $285. The analysts said that growing AI use cases will help Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and their high performance computing business, which has already doubled since 2016. Credit Suisse's 12-month price target for the stock is $330, which is upside of 16%. Chou has a price target of NT$1,100 for the stock, meaning 13.5% upside. Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Baidu are traded on US exchanges, while Accton and Wiwynn are traded in Taiwan.

☆ Jumping on the China bandwagon? Analyst reveals whether A-shares or H-shares are a better bet
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Zavier Ong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But the euphoria around the reopening has since tapered off, with several key benchmarks in Hong Kong and mainland China paring some of their gains since the beginning of the year. The pullback could be a good opportunity for investors to buy Chinese stocks at more palatable prices, according to Bernstein analyst Rupal Agarwal. A-shares are shares of publicly listed Chinese companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges. The trading of H-shares is done on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong dollars. Given China's strict capital controls, A-shares are generally available for trading only to mainland Chinese citizens, while H-shares are more freely tradeable.

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