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Trader Times from 06/25/2024

With its Data and AI Strategy, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) Supports its Customers in Their Transformation in the Wake of the AI era. The Total Addressable Market is set to Triple.

Many companies are currently struggling to successfully expand their AI programs. Current developments are too complex and too fast. This is where consulting companies come into play. ExlService Holdings (EXLS) is a global company specializing in data analytics and digital solutions. EXL offers a wide range of services in the areas of strategy, consulting, digital transformation, technology and operations...
Trader Times from 06/24/2024

Alpha & Omega Semi is a new Profiteer of the Boom in Demand for NVIDIA's AI Chips! The Company Could act as a Supplier for the GB200!

Alpha & Omega Semi (AOSL) specializes in the design and development of power semiconductors, which are used wherever electrical energy is generated, transmitted and consumed. The goal is to reduce energy losses during transmission. The MOSFETs, power ICs and IGBTs are used in notebooks, household appliances, smartphones, battery packs and even automotive electronics. Alpha & Omega Semi also...
Trader Times from 06/21/2024

Dell Builds the AI Factory for Elon Musk's xAI Supercomputer

According to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Dell builds the best AI factories. The fact that Dell is now building the AI factory for xAI's supercomputer confirms this. Growth in the AI server sector could accelerate. Dell shares remain a top beneficiary of the demand for AI infrastructure. Dell (DELL) has performed very well in recent months. Our assessment that the tech value stock is on the...
Trader Times from 06/20/2024

Western Digital introduces AI Data Cycle Storage Framework with improved storage capacities

Western Digital is a leading developer and manufacturer of data storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash and hard disk drive technologies. Nearline HDDs are expected to see a resurgence in demand as data centers increase demand and AI-driven applications expand, increasing the dominance of the HDD market. The AI Data Cycle Storage Framework is designed to help customers strategize...
Trader Times from 06/19/2024

Schneider Electric Benefits From the AI age in two Ways! Investments in Electrical Infrastructure Should Double!

The expansion of the data center infrastructure and power grids is playing into Schneider Electric's hands. According to Jefferies, investments in electrical infrastructure must be doubled. Schneider Electric was upgraded to Buy with a target of €260. Schneider Electric (860180) specializes in solutions for building, upgrading and retrofitting data centers that are also fit for the AI...
Trader Times from 06/18/2024

Argan: Leading in the Field of Energy Infrastructure

Argan (AGX) derives the majority of its revenue from building advanced power solutions. CEO David Watson emphasizes the importance of the increasing demand for electricity driven by artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and the shift of industry back to the US and sees Argan well positioned to benefit from these trends. Argan's expected revenue growth is more than double the average of...
Trader Times from 06/17/2024

Tesla: According to Elon Musk, the Commercialization of the Humanoid Robot Optimus Could Multiply Market Capitalization to $25 Trillion!

Humanoid robots are set to become the largest market. Tesla has the opportunity to become one of the leading robot suppliers with Optimus. Tesla's evaluation is all about whether Optimus can be commercialized. By 2025, over 1000 units are expected to be working in Tesla factories. The Tesla stock (TSLA) cannot be valued according to traditional valuation standards. The $600 billion in market...
Trader Times from 06/14/2024

Demand for AI and VMware Drives Broadcom's Growth

The semiconductor group Broadcom published its results for the second quarter on Wednesday, June 12, beating analysts' estimates. Revenue climbed by 43% year-on-year to $12.49 billion. Net income amounted to $2.12 billion (GAAP) or $4.42 per share, compared to net income of $3.48 billion or $8.15 per share in the same period last year - (non-GAAP: $5.39 billion and $10.96 per share). The figures...
Trader Times from 06/13/2024

Oracle Delivers the World's Fastest and Most Affordable Cloud Infrastructure - Revenue Growth to Accelerate Every Quarter!

Oracle offers its customers the fastest and most cost-effective AI infrastructure in the world. Leading cloud and AI companies are already being served. - Oracle is building a new AI data center for OpenAI to train ChatGPT. Google Cloud will offer Oracle database services in the future. AWS could soon follow. - In the last quarter alone, there were 30 new AI contracts worth $12.5 billion. OCI...
Trader Times from 06/12/2024

Medpace Holdings: Seasonal Upswing Phase Ahead With 100% hit Rate - Stock is Trading at all-Time High!

Medpace Holdings (MEDP) is a leading contract research organization that supports biotech and pharmaceutical companies as well as medical device manufacturers in clinical development phases and regulatory submissions. Its expertise is intended to simplify expensive and time-consuming processes when launching new products. According to Markets and Markets, the market potential is expected to grow significantly...
Trader Times from 06/11/2024

Friedrich Vorwerk: The Profiteer of the Energy Transition and Rising Demand for Electricity is Sitting on Over € 1 Billion in Orders!

The energy transition and the expansion of the electricity grids to ensure a stable power supply could cost Germany a good €1.2 trillion in the long term. Three-digit billion euro amounts flow into the electricity grids. As Friedrich Vorwerk proves with the A-Nord order and the offshore grid connection system order for BorWin4 and DolWin4, the company is receiving concrete orders. The hidden...
Trader Times from 06/10/2024

Innodata: The AI Data Specialist Prepares for Further Growth in LLMs

Innodata strives to help companies use AI to improve their processes and products. It specializes in creating data sets to train AI models and optimizing these models for specific tasks. Innodata receives new orders from a BigTech company worth approximately $44 million. Innodata (NASDAQ: INOD), is a data science company engaged in the provision of software platforms for AI and the management...
Trader Times from 06/07/2024

Wix.com (WIX) is introducing a new AI function for its mobile app builder. This should further drive demand for premium subscriptions.

We discussed the stock of Tel Aviv-based tech company Wix.com (WIX) in more detail last summer and after the latest quarterly figures. WIX offers powerful technology that anyone can use to create their own unique website.The company now has over 268 million users. The use of AI products and Wix Studio should ensure further growth in 2024. According to co-founder and CEO Avishai Abrahami, the response...
Trader Times from 06/06/2024

American Superconductor benefits from the growing demand for smart grid solutions.

The company focuses on the development and provision of solutions in the field of superconductivity and intelligent energy management technologies. These solutions are designed to improve the efficiency of electricity transmission grids and minimize energy loss. The company is characterized by its ability to supply everything from a single source. American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC)...
Trader Times from 06/05/2024

RWE: Electricity is the Lifeblood of AI Infrastructure. Will the Forecast be Raised?

RWE - Electricity is the lifeblood of the AI infrastructure, making access to the grid, a stable supply and the expansion of power generation capacity more important. The demand for electricity will grow significantly in the coming years, which is also due to reindustrialization and electrification. Estimates for the USA assume an increase in annual electricity demand of 2.4% to over 3%. As a supplier...
Trader Times from 06/04/2024

Benchmark Electronics: Highly Specialized Small-cap Company From the Manufacturing Industry

The company is active in the areas of product design, engineering services, technology solutions and advanced manufacturing services. It works with customers throughout the entire product life cycle to ensure high reliability and low failure rates. Growth is driven by technological breakthroughs in medical, aerospace, data center and IoT. Benchmark Electronics (NYSE: BHE) is a Texas-based...

HP Inc (HPQ) Expects Commercial Penetration of AI PCs to Increase in 2025 and 2026. The Forward P/E 2024 Ratio of 11 Seems moderate.

HP Inc. shares (HPQ) have performed strongly in recent days. On Wednesday (May 29) after the close of trading, the company reported a recovery in demand in the PC business, especially for commercial PCs. The PC business has grown again for the first time in eight quarters. The AI era now offers additional fantasy, as this should trigger a wave of renewal for PCs. However, HP initially expects AI PCs...
Trader Times from 05/31/2024

Are GLP-1 products even boosting the business of the Sweet Green restaurant chain?

GLP-1 products are on everyone's lips. What could be the result? Eating habits are changing and more healthy salads and bowls are in demand. Sweet Green is benefiting! With its Infinite Kitchen, Sweet Green is focusing on robot-based food preparation. This is the future and will lead to cost and competitive advantages! GLP-1 products are on everyone's lips for losing 10 - 20 % of weight...
Trader Times from 05/29/2024

AI PCs are ushering in the next phase of PC market growth. Dell would be a top beneficiary, but Qualcomm and HP are also exciting!

The Edge AI era will be played out by shifting AI processes to end devices. Thanks to AI PCs, the PC market is set to recover from the second half of 2024. Dell, HP and Qualcomm are top beneficiaries of an upgrade cycle to AI PCs over the next two years. Jörg Meyer writes at 14:01: In the US model portfolio, we bought Dell (DELL) in mid-September 2023 at $70.70 and are 136% ahead. We are...
Trader Times from 05/28/2024

Aixtron: This chip latecomer helps to make data centers more energy-efficient!

As the market leader in MOCVD systems, Aixtron is benefiting from electromobility, data centers, optical data communication and micro LEDs. GaN chips could gain acceptance in data centers due to their energy efficiency and thus increase demand for Aixtron's new G10 GaN system. 2024 will be a year of flat growth, but it could pick up again as early as 2025, leading to a 15 P/E ratio. The price...
Trader Times from 05/27/2024

AZZ: Profiteer of Rising Infrastructure Spending in the USA

AZZ is a leading provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America AZZ provides sustainable, high-quality metal coating solutions that improve the durability and appearance of the buildings and infrastructure we rely on every day. Demand from industry, energy and public infrastructure projects is keeping AZZ in high demand AZZ (NYSE: AZZ) is a global provider...
Trader Times from 05/24/2024

Novavax: Sanofi Partnership Revives Business and Promises Billions in Revenue

Novavax is a biotechnology company that develops vaccines for diseases. The license agreement with Sanofi aims not only to co-commercialize a Covid-19 vaccine, but more importantly to develop a new combination product for high-risk seniors. The company will be eligible for clinical milestones and royalties that could add up to billions of dollars in revenue over the coming years and decades...
Trader Times from 05/23/2024

Grazing Record Revenues in Q1 - Revenue set to Double to $1 Billion by 2027!

Vital Farms (VITL) is one of the leading suppliers of pasture-raised egg and butter products in the USA. It cooperates with over 300 family farms located in the climate-friendly "Pasture Belt", whose products are sold via a network of 24,000 retail outlets after being processed in the company's own Egg Central Station. Restaurants are also supplied directly. Consumers are increasingly willing to spend...
Trader Times from 05/22/2024

Is First Solar an Overlooked Beneficiary of AI-Based Electricity Demand Growth in the US? EPS Could Multiply to Over $36 by 2027!

US electricity demand will increase by 2.4% p.a. until 2024, and utilities will have to invest a good $50 billion just to meet the demand for data centers. First Solar is an overlooked beneficiary of rising energy demand in the US and could multiply EPS to $36.74 by 2027! Joerg Meyer writes at 16:00: First Solar (FSLR) has bottomed out and is poised for a 75% EPS increase to $13.56 in 2024...