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He looks at performance in 1-, 6- and 12-month time frames. The 1- and 6 months were negative, but over 12 months the stock is up 55%. Actually, he insists it was positive over the past month. (The host insists it is down the past month, but it depends on precisely which days and times of the day are noted for the calculations.)
Just bought it. Semis were the most punished class when tariffs hit earlier this year. The impact hit semis equipment companies like this, but it hit its 52-week high in July. He prefers buying names that have recently made highs, not months ago (like Applied Materials). Momentum has returned to the semis.
Just bought it. Semis were the most punished class when tariffs hit earlier this year. The impact hit semis equipment companies like this, but it hit its 52-week high in July. He prefers buying names that have recently made highs, not months ago (like Applied Materials). Momentum has returned to the semis.
It reports after the closing bell. Owns a small position. A year ago, they were all-in with AI. They already had a proven track record with government. She expects 38% and 53% revenue and earnings growth this quarter. The chart looks exponential, but it will march higher tomorrow. PLTR is one of the few companies implementing AI, a rare pure-play.
Highlights from their July 23 report: sales of $96 billion, up 14%' operating margins of 32%, flat year over year; Google Cloud expanded revenues by 32% as AI-driven demand for cloud infrastructure remained solid; YouTube ad revenue rose 13% to $9.8 billion; and Google Search grew 12% year-over-year, up from 10% growth last quarter, despite the rise of chatGPT. Other metrics in its favour: 20.87x PE, lowest among the Mag 7 and far from the S&P's 25.9x, and a beta of 1.0, calm for a megatech company.