We recently compiled a list of the 11 AI News and Ratings You Should Not Miss. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stands against the other AI stocks.
Investors are eagerly waiting for the election results in the United States as they seek to adjust their money making strategies in light of the latest developments. Investment advisory Wedbush Securities released an investor note in this regard recently, noting that a historic victory for Republican candidate Donald Trump and a potential Republican sweep would result in a very bullish market reaction for technology and be beneficial for artificial intelligence. Analysts at the advisory forecast a very robust bullish market reaction from a Trump win, with Big Tech front and center. The analysts further cautioned that China tariffs and a harsher stance on Beijing from Trump will need to play out over the coming year for its impact on the supply chain/chips and Big Tech. However, Wedbush expected a strong AI focus out of the gates from Trump for US Big Tech players, Khan out at the FTC, and Musk’s big bet on Trump being a home run for his company.
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Wedbush analysts projected that a Trump win would be worth around $50 per share for Tesla. They also underlined that Washington would roll out new AI initiatives under the Trump administration that would benefit big tech players, with the defense department also boosting companies that work closely on AI adoption in the military. The bullish commentary comes as big tech firms grapple with ballooning CapEx on the one hand and investor pressures for short-term results on the other. Mark Zuckerberg said during the earnings call of his company that building out the infrastructure was maybe not what investors wanted to hear in the near term, but the opportunities here were really big, and his firm was going to continue investing significantly in this.
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 279
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a Washington-based technology company. On November 5, Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak released an investor note on the AI industry, forecasting that hyperscaler CapEx would reach close to $300 billion in 2025, with Microsoft being one of the heaviest spenders in the AI race. Per Novak, the tech firm would raise CapEx to close to $90 billion next year. The note detailed that Microsoft was a top spender in the AI space as it continued to build out public cloud adoption and AI. Novak added that multiple expansion and positive estimate revisions would come for the firm from greater than expected strength in commercial business in coming years.
Overall MSFT ranks 2nd on our list of the AI news and ratings you shouldn’t miss. While we acknowledge the potential of MSFT as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some 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 MSFT but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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