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CNBC
8 hours ago
- Business
- CNBC
A cybersecurity play set to run even higher, and how to trade this week's inflation reports
(This is a wrap-up of the key money moving discussions on CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange" exclusive for PRO subscribers. Worldwide Exchange airs at 5 a.m. ET each day.) Investors are looking for opportunities in emerging markets on the back of U.S.-China trade talks and at a cybersecurity play focused on AI and remote work. Worldwide Exchange pick: CrowdStrike Shana Sissel of Banrion Capital sees more upside in CrowdStrike despite the cybersecurity giant seeing a more than 35% gain this year. "It's the leading player in that space. … Its Falcon XDR technology is incorporating AI, remote work continues to be a tailwind to the stock," said Sissel. CrowdStrike reported Tuesday where revenue inline with estimates and a better-than-expected profit, but guidance that was below expectations. But Bernstein downgraded CrowdStrike on Friday to market perform from outperform, citing valuation concerns. CrowdStrike trades at roughly 133 times forward earnings. Worldwide Exchange pick: Mexican stocks Alastair Pinder, head of emerging markets at HSBC, said U.S.-China trade talks in London are a tailwind for emerging markets and believes Mexico will be one of the biggest winners. "A surprise market that could do very well this year is Mexico," said Pinder. "They are a beneficiary long term of these trade tensions and this rejiggering of supply chains away from Asia and towards America … this is a market that trades at 12-times earnings it's used to be 19 times a lot of the bad news is already reflected in the price." The iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (EWW) has gained nearly 30% year to date. The dollar has dropped 8% against the Mexican peso. The trade ahead of CPI and PPI Jimmy Lee of Wealth Consulting group sees inflation improving and growing opportunities in interest rate sensitive cyclicals and small caps. His comments come ahead of the latest consumer and producer price index readings due this week. "I believe if the headline number continues to come in lower that there may be one or two more cuts than what the market is pricing in," Lee said to CNBC. "I like the cyclical sectors that would perform better in a lower rate environment as well as an economy that is not going into recession. … I think the smaller cap and mid cap stocks that have not participated in this year will come back." Citi on Monday lowered its outlook for Federal Reserve rate cuts from 100 basis points in 2025 to 75 basis points. Tracking the TIPS Gilbert Garcia of Garcia Hamilton believes we are likely seeing a peak in U.S. Treasury yields, noting it's an ideal time to buy at any point on the curve. "If you look at the real rate on TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) they are unusually high … the real rate is roughly 250 basis points, which it should normally be 50 to 75 basis points," he said. Garcia noted bond yields moved higher after the jobs report but expects continued downward revisions similar to the 30,000 in April and 65,000 in March. Garcia expects those revisions to be eventually be reflected in bond pricing.
Bloomberg
09-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Surveillance: Markets and Trade
Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul Sweeney May 9th, 2025 Featuring: 1) Sarah Ponczek, Portfolio Manager at UBS, on company paralysis and whether market sentiment is really changing after the single trade deal with the UK. Investors nvestors are focused on the outcome of the weekend trade talks between China and the US, as the Trump administration is considering a significant tariff reduction in talks with China to ease economic pain and de-escalate tensions. 2) Shana Sissel, founder & CEO of Banrion Capital Management, brings us into the market open and talks about caution and opportunity in AI & tech. It comes as the S&P 500 briefly topped its April 2 high, led by economically-sensitive sectors, while Treasury yields surged as traders pared bets on interest-rate cuts. 3) Joanna Gallegos, co-Founder at BondBloxx, talks about why fixed income needs to be a bigger part of investor portfolios, as long as investors are precise in their pickings, and talks about risks being signaled in the bond market. The market could be pricing in de-escalation at this weekend's US-China talks. If there's no such positive message, global markets could be hit hard Monday. 4) Ankur Daga, CEO and founder at Angara, discusses US/India tariffs implications for the diamond market and how CEOs are strategizing amid tariff uncertainty. It comes as US Secretary Howard Lutnick mentioned a potential future tarde agreement with India, but noted that it will require a lot of work, with around 7,000 lines of tariffs to be changed or modified. 5) Lisa Mateo joins with the latest headlines in newspapers across the US, including a WSJ story on a Soviet spacecraft falling back to Earth and Bloomberg's report on Costco monthly payment plans.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is Twilio Inc. (TWLO) the Most Promising Long-Term Stock According to Analysts?
We recently published a list of the 11 Most Promising Long-Term Stocks According to Analysts. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) stands against other promising long-term stocks. On March 31, Banrion's Shana Sissel recently appeared on CNBC's 'Power Lunch' to discuss that buying at lower valuations is favorable for long-term investors. Shana Sissel highlighted that the markets now want transparency, given the persistent volatility that has lasted for a while now. When this clarity is lacking, it becomes difficult for investors and businesses to plan for the long term. This uncertainty has led to soft consumer and CEO confidence, which makes it challenging to develop long-term strategies when key aspects such as industrial policy, business policy, and taxes remain unresolved in the US. Sissel emphasized that until there is more certainty, volatility is likely to persist. She expressed skepticism that any immediate announcements would provide the level of information investors desire, especially because of the administration's habit of making statements that are later contradicted or revised. However, Sissel pointed out that long-term investors can find attractive buying opportunities if they look beyond the current uncertainty. She noted that the recent drop in valuations for many tech stocks now presents favorable buying opportunities for long-term investors. Regardless of the short-term fluctuations in policy uncertainty, many tech and security companies still benefit from long-term demand due to trends like the ongoing adoption of AI and the growing need for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection. Even when government decisions are unclear, these sectors are resilient because their products and services address fundamental needs that are unlikely to change with fluctuating market cycles. We first sifted through the Finviz stock screener and financial media reports to compile a list of the top stocks with high upside potential of over 40%. We then selected 11 stocks with a 10-year revenue compound annual growth rate of over 20%. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of their upside potential. We have also added the hedge fund sentiment for each stock, as of Q4 2024, which was sourced from Insider Monkey's database. Note: All data was sourced on April 21. 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). A software developer in front of a monitor, coding to build the latest internet content & information. 10-Year Revenue CAGR: 47.93% Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 74 Average Upside Potential as of April 21: 65.90% Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) offers customer engagement platform solutions internationally. It operates through two segments: Twilio Communications and Twilio Segment. It provides various application programming interfaces and software solutions for communications between customers and end users, such as messaging, voice, email, flex, marketing campaigns, and user authentication and identity. On February 25, Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth increased the stock's price target to $170 from $135 while keeping a Buy rating. This was driven by the company's AI-driven customer growth and its focus on AI for improved automation. In presales, data-driven lead identification shortened sales cycles, and 80% of the new inbound leads are processed by AI. In post-sales, AI-driven help center assistance recorded a 75% ticket deflation rate. In 2024, more than 9,000 AI companies used Twilio's services. Recently, in March, Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO) started collaborating with Cedar, which is a patient financial experience platform for healthcare providers. Twilio will power Cedar's patient communications across SMS and Voice, including via Twilio's AI-powered ConversationRelay service. Twilio's AI-powered financial experience will allow Cedar to streamline communications with clients, enhance payment experience, and inculcate smart patient support through AI-powered voice agents. Overall, TWLO ranks 5th on our list of the 11 most promising long-term stocks according to analysts. While we acknowledge the potential of TWLO as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold great promise for delivering high returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TWLO but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (SRPT) the Most Promising Long-Term Stock According to Analysts?
We recently published a list of the 11 Most Promising Long-Term Stocks According to Analysts. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT) stands against other promising long-term stocks. On March 31, Banrion's Shana Sissel recently appeared on CNBC's 'Power Lunch' to discuss that buying at lower valuations is favorable for long-term investors. Shana Sissel highlighted that the markets now want transparency, given the persistent volatility that has lasted for a while now. When this clarity is lacking, it becomes difficult for investors and businesses to plan for the long term. This uncertainty has led to soft consumer and CEO confidence, which makes it challenging to develop long-term strategies when key aspects such as industrial policy, business policy, and taxes remain unresolved in the US. Sissel emphasized that until there is more certainty, volatility is likely to persist. She expressed skepticism that any immediate announcements would provide the level of information investors desire, especially because of the administration's habit of making statements that are later contradicted or revised. However, Sissel pointed out that long-term investors can find attractive buying opportunities if they look beyond the current uncertainty. She noted that the recent drop in valuations for many tech stocks now presents favorable buying opportunities for long-term investors. Regardless of the short-term fluctuations in policy uncertainty, many tech and security companies still benefit from long-term demand due to trends like the ongoing adoption of AI and the growing need for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection. Even when government decisions are unclear, these sectors are resilient because their products and services address fundamental needs that are unlikely to change with fluctuating market cycles. We first sifted through the Finviz stock screener and financial media reports to compile a list of the top stocks with high upside potential of over 40%. We then selected 11 stocks with a 10-year revenue compound annual growth rate of over 20%. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of their upside potential. We have also added the hedge fund sentiment for each stock, as of Q4 2024, which was sourced from Insider Monkey's database. Note: All data was sourced on April 21. 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). A laboratory technician in a white coat holding a microscope and examining a vial of biopharmaceuticals. 10-Year Revenue CAGR: 69.43% Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 50 Average Upside Potential as of April 21: 230.92% Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops RNA-targeted therapeutics, gene therapies, and other genetic therapeutic modalities for the treatment of rare diseases. It has collaboration and license agreements with several companies and institutions. ELEVIDYS is Sarepta's gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In Q4 2024 alone, ELEVIDYS sales reached $384.2 million, which was a sequential improvement of 112%. The company projects ELEVIDYS to improve by over 160% year-over-year in 2025 and make up ~two-thirds of Sarepta's total net product revenue guidance. Since its approval in 2023, ELEVIDYS has made over $1 billion in sales. This figure is still less than 5% of the on-label addressable patient opportunity. The recent positive two-year and one-year crossover results from the EMBARK trial further solidify the therapy's transformative potential. With 600+ patients now on therapy across a range of ages and weights, Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT) is expanding its global reach and improving manufacturing efficiency. Overall, SRPT ranks 1st on our list of the 11 most promising long-term stocks according to analysts. While we acknowledge the potential of SRPT as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold great promise for delivering high returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than SRPT but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is NVIDIA (NVDA) the Most Promising Long-Term Stock According to Analysts?
We recently published a list of the 11 Most Promising Long-Term Stocks According to Analysts. In this article, we are going to take a look at where NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stands against other promising long-term stocks. On March 31, Banrion's Shana Sissel recently appeared on CNBC's 'Power Lunch' to discuss that buying at lower valuations is favorable for long-term investors. Shana Sissel highlighted that the markets now want transparency, given the persistent volatility that has lasted for a while now. When this clarity is lacking, it becomes difficult for investors and businesses to plan for the long term. This uncertainty has led to soft consumer and CEO confidence, which makes it challenging to develop long-term strategies when key aspects such as industrial policy, business policy, and taxes remain unresolved in the US. Sissel emphasized that until there is more certainty, volatility is likely to persist. She expressed skepticism that any immediate announcements would provide the level of information investors desire, especially because of the administration's habit of making statements that are later contradicted or revised. However, Sissel pointed out that long-term investors can find attractive buying opportunities if they look beyond the current uncertainty. She noted that the recent drop in valuations for many tech stocks now presents favorable buying opportunities for long-term investors. Regardless of the short-term fluctuations in policy uncertainty, many tech and security companies still benefit from long-term demand due to trends like the ongoing adoption of AI and the growing need for cybersecurity and infrastructure protection. Even when government decisions are unclear, these sectors are resilient because their products and services address fundamental needs that are unlikely to change with fluctuating market cycles. We first sifted through the Finviz stock screener and financial media reports to compile a list of the top stocks with high upside potential of over 40%. We then selected 11 stocks with a 10-year revenue compound annual growth rate of over 20%. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of their upside potential. We have also added the hedge fund sentiment for each stock, as of Q4 2024, which was sourced from Insider Monkey's database. Note: All data was sourced on April 21. 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). A close-up of a colorful high-end graphics card being plugged in to a gaming computer. 10-Year Revenue CAGR: 39.48% Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 223 Average Upside Potential as of April 21: 65.53% NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is a computing infrastructure company that offers graphics and compute & networking solutions internationally. It sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system integrators and distributors, independent software vendors, cloud service providers, consumer internet companies, and others. The growing adoption of NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture is driving its revenue. In FQ4 2025, Blackwell's revenue totaled $11 billion, which marked the fastest product ramp in the company's history. Blackwell delivers ~25 times higher token throughput and 20 times lower cost than the Hopper 100 for reasoning AI. Large cloud service providers like Azure, GCP, AWS, and OCI are deploying Blackwell systems to meet their growing demand for AI infrastructure. The overall Data Center segment at NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) made a record $35.6 billion in revenue in FQ4, which was a 93% year-over-year improvement. For the entire fiscal year 2025, the revenue doubled. However, Argus lowered the stock's price target to $150 from $175 while keeping a Buy rating on April 17. The firm believes that the fresh US licensing requirements for AI chip exports, which include NVIDIA's H20 models, will potentially impact quarterly earnings by as much as $55 billion. Guinness Global Innovators is highly bullish on NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) due to its dominant AI chip market position. It stated the following in its Q4 2024 investor letter: 'For a second year running, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the Fund's top performing stock, delivering a stellar return of +177.7% over the year. Since the beginning of last year, Nvidia's 'Hopper' GPUs have been at the centre of exploding demand for chips powerful and efficient enough to facilitate the energy intensive requirements of AI processes within datacentres. Initially possessing over 95% of market share in these types of chips, Nvidia have been quick to entrench their position as the technological leader in the space, launching the successor to the current 'Hopper' GPU in March, Blackwell, inhibiting the likes of AMD and Intel making meaningful inroads in taking share of the fast-growing market. Compared to the previous iteration (Hopper) which is continuing to fuel Nvidia's extreme revenue growth, the Blackwell chip is twice as powerful for training AI models and has 5 times the capability when it comes to 'inference' (the speed at which AI models respond to queries). Throughout the year, Nvidia's financial performance has remained resilient. Quarterly revenues hit $35.1 billion in their most recent quarter, beating consensus expectations by 6% and representing a +94% year-over-year increase. Additionally, Nvidia's data centre segment, driven by the Hopper (H100) chip, grew fivefold over the past year, underscoring the sustained demand for advanced AI infrastructure. The H100 chip, priced at around $40,000, continues to see significant adoption due to its ability to enhance AI model training efficiency while lowering overall costs. This growth is expected to continue as companies invest in upgrading existing data centres and building new ones, with Nvidia well-positioned to capture a significant share of the estimated $2 trillion market opportunity over the next five years. There have been some concerns over Blackwell production delays causing share price volatility however, Nvidia has recovered swiftly, driven by positive earnings results through the year and assurances from management regarding future supply. Additionally, the release of the H200 chip promises to extend Nvidia's technological leadership, ensuring continued momentum into 2025. While Nvidia's valuation remains a topic of debate, the stock is not at a significant premium to history, and it still appears reasonable given its dominant market position, innovative prowess, and exposure to long-term secular growth trends in AI, cloud computing, and data infrastructure. As a result, Nvidia remains well-positioned to deliver sustained outperformance over the long term, making it a cornerstone of growth-oriented portfolios.' Overall, NVDA ranks 6th on our list of the 11 most promising long-term stocks according to analysts. While we acknowledge the growth potential of NVDA, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold great promise for delivering high returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NVDA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
