We recently published a list of Top 10 Trending AI News Updates And Analyst Ratings. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)) stands against other top trending AI news updates and analyst ratings.
The US AI industry is witnessing a wave of new developments led by Elon Musk’s $97 billion bid to takeover OpenAI, the same company he co-founded with Sam Altman. The OpenAI CEO rejected that offer and added that Musk is acting out of insecurity rather than genuine interest.
The engagement got interesting when Altman counteroffered to buy X.com for $9.74 billion. The clash between the two AI leaders is ongoing amid a broader power struggle over the future of AI.
In his recent blog post, Altman highlighted three observations about the economics of AI: “The intelligence of an AI model roughly equals the log of the resources used to train and run it; the cost to use a given level of AI falls about 10x every 12 months, and lower prices lead to much more use; and that the socioeconomic value of linearly increasing intelligence is exponential.
“If these three observations continue to hold true, the impacts on society will be significant,” noted Altman. “We are now starting to roll out AI agents, which will eventually feel like virtual co-workers.”
Elsewhere, the UK and the US didn’t sign an international agreement on AI at the Paris Global Summit. The US agreement, which pledges an open, inclusive, and ethical approach to AI development, was signed by dozens of countries, including France and China.
The UK government cited concerns around national security, while US VP JD Vance told delegates in Paris earlier that excessive regulation of AI could hamper a transformative industry, which is just taking off.
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Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 91
Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) designs and develops hardware and software solutions focused on power management, thermal systems, and lifecycle services for industrial, data centers, and communication networks. The company’s AI-ready power, cooling, and IT infrastructure products are capable of running AI workloads even during outages, minimizing reliance on utility providers. Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) collaborates with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) to innovate AI cooling solutions to keep systems operational regardless of the cluster size.
On February 12th, Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) announced that it beat Q4 revenue estimates with a $2.35 billion print and reiterated that it is well-positioned to support the surge in data centers for AI applications.
“Efficiency of compute has always been core to the industry. As technology advances to unlock the full potential of AI applications, it becomes more broadly accessible to everyone. With that accessibility comes a broader, more pervasive use of AI technology, which we believe would generate more data and therefore require more data centers. As a result, I am confident in the growth trajectory of Vertiv, and we are reaffirming the five-year financial framework we presented at our investor event last November,” said CEO Giordano Albertazzi.
Overall, VRT ranks 1st on our list of top trending AI news updates and analyst ratings. While we acknowledge the potential of VRT as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than VRT but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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