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Today, Julien Nono-Womdim commented about whether SYK, NVO, LQDA, CLH, RRX, META, UBER, PLTR, GOOG, CLS, MRK, C, AAPL, ASML, COST, SNEX, UNM, GEV, NFLX are stocks to buy or sell.

COMMENT
Trump is threatening 50% tariffs against Canada

It's probably part of the negotiation tactic by Trump. Best to remember what won't change in the near term, which is that Canada and the US share a border and are each other's largest trader partner. We will likely reach a resolution at some point. Despite the US-Iran war, tariffs, and interest rates, earnings growth is resilient. The AI investment cycle has been strong. Despite volatility, the S&P if up 9% and the Russell 2000 18% this year, which points to a broader market. Eli Lilly has outperformed Nividia 2-1 over the past 12 months, for example. The market is stronger than you believe, despite obstacles.

HOLD

North American growth is slowing with its product saturated, though internationally it is growing nicely but it's lower margin. Also, it's seeing the classic transition from growth to value investors.. NFLX was a high-growth company at a high multiple, but has slowed down. It's a hold, because NFLX is a legitimate franchise, and the 20x PE is fair, though it likely will decline as growth investors exit. Also, movies and shows are a capital-intense business.

DON'T BUY

The valuation reflects the 7-year wait list for their power turbines. It's a derivative of the wider AI trade, but there are better places to invest in.

BUY

They focus on employment insurance. It's an average/slight-above-average company. It trades at a cheap valuation. It will grow, though tied to employment. Is volatile around labour market sentiment. The insurance sector is doing well.

BUY

They are doing well, benfiting from volatility and as spreads on trading expand. They've done a good job buying smaller trading businesses. They've split stock a few times. The valuation is slightly high, but he likes it because volatility will persist.

COMMENT

It's one of the best business on Earth. Customers and employees love Costco. They are opening new stores, so there's ample runway. However, the PE of around 44x is high. Same-store sales growth has slowed slightly. But it's good to hold long term.

BUY

Is part of the AI trade. ASML holds a monolopy in ASML. He's optimistic about their higher-end machines being used in semis. Likes it a lot.

BUY
Their late entry in AI now paying off?

They avoided the AI spending crazy and took a measured approach, then partnered with other companies that did spend. These AI models will become commodities. It's interesting that CEO Tim Cook's successor is the head of hardware; he expects a serious change in Apple hardware which is where capital will be deployed. They will retain their loyal customers.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 10/26, Up 9%)

The company has turned around and is approaching its better-managed peers. The CEO has done a fantastic job. The stock could be higher, but they are investing in their future. The turnaround is going well.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 10/26, Up 9%)

Keytruda makes up half of sales, which makes the market nervous, because the drug faces a patent cliff in a few years. Their pipeline is deep, and the acquisitions they made will replenish that pipeline. Even when it goes off-patent, Keytruda will remain a preferred drug by doctors.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 10/26, Up 6%)

It's a derivative on the AI trade; they provide servers to transmit data, and this networking will remain a bottleneck.

STRONG BUY

He trimmed a little early this year, but likes it. Their relationship with the customer is strong across its platform. Secondly, growth is remarkable. Also, the valuation is reasonable. Their AI model is not the best, but it's competitive. Can you keep your eyeballs on a Google product? Yes. Gemini is integrated in their search, so that removes the threat to their search.

WEAK BUY

It intrigues him. The PE is very high, but they are embedding themselves as a key supplier to many companies and the US government. This gives them pricing power. He doesn't own yet because of that PE.

BUY

Their relationship with customers is strong; they retain customers and are growing active users. The shares aren't performing because AI stocks have attracted capital away from industrials, not connected to Uber's fundamentals.

COMMENT
The best US bank?

US banks have done well. In a barbell approach, he owns the higher-quality JPM and GS as well as Citigroup, which is weaker but improving. Use this barbell approach: strong and established as well as improving banks.