We recently compiled a list of the Top 8 AI News Updates Investors Shouldn’t Miss. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE:DGX) stands against the other AI stocks.
On March 19th, the stock market bounced back after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5%. The Fed also anticipated two rate cuts this year despite elevated inflation. The S&P 500 index was up over 1%, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped by well over 200 points. The rally was led by the magnificent seven stocks after weeks of market declines amid trade wars and disappointing economic data.
Elsewhere, AI continues to transform industries and individual lives, from AI nurses reshaping hospital care to schools reporting that students are learning faster and more effectively with AI.
Furthermore, AngelList CEO Avlok Kohli claimed that all software companies are AI companies now.
“The enthusiasm into AI actually carries over into everything, which effectively impacts all startups,” said Kohli when asked if investors are as excited about emerging startups outside of AI.
Meanwhile, security risks surrounding AI continue to loom. Computer scientist and AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li co-authored a report suggesting that lawmakers should consider AI risks that “have not yet been observed in the world” when devising AI regulations. The report highlighted that the novel risks posed by AI could require legislation that compels AI developers to publicly report their safety tests and security protocols.
We selected AI stocks by reviewing news articles, stock analysis, and press releases. We listed the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund sentiment taken from Insider Monkey’s Q4 2024 database of over 1000 hedge funds.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).
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Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE:DGX)
Number of Hedge Fund Followers: 40
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE:DGX) leverages technology and innovation to offer diagnostic testing and information services. It uses large repositories of de-identifiable clinical lab results to help physicians gain accurate insights into diseases for better treatment and patient outcomes. The company has ramped up the deployment of AI in several areas of its organization, including microbiology and cytology testing, specimen processing, and customer service.
On March 18th, Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) announced a partnership with Google Cloud to optimize data management, enhance data analytics, improve patient engagement, and personalize experiences for providers. The company will utilize Google Cloud’s GenAI and data analytics technologies across segments, including R&D, operations, administrative workflows, and customer experience, while ensuring data privacy.
“We are excited about the potential to innovate and personalize the services we bring to our patients, clients, and employees. Google Cloud provides a best-in-class platform for securely streamlining and integrating data to generate novel insights and improve productivity. Google Cloud’s generative AI capabilities can help dismantle care roadblocks by personalizing the way patients and providers interact with us, improving care access, customer experiences, and quality.”
-said Murali Balakumar, SVP and chief information and digital officer at Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Overall, DGX ranks 3rd on our list of top AI news updates investors shouldn’t miss. While we acknowledge the potential of DGX 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 time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than DGX but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
