South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix made its historic Nasdaq debut, marking the largest U.S. listing by a foreign company, reflecting strong investor interest in AI infrastructure. Despite recent pullbacks in chip stocks due to concerns about the AI boom's sustainability, SK Hynix and other AI chip stocks have shown impressive earnings growth driven by high spending from hyperscalers. Quant strategist Steven Cress highlights opportunities in semiconductor stocks benefiting from AI trends, emphasizing strong fundamentals and growth potential. This debut underscores the ongoing market rotation and investor appetite for AI-related tech stocks.
In 2026, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) has outperformed the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) by about 20 percentage points due to its more balanced stock weighting. SMH focuses heavily on a few mega-cap chip companies, making it vulnerable when ...
Ray Dalio favors NVIDIA as the top AI chip stock due to its strong cash flow, reasonable valuation, and durable growth in AI infrastructure. NVIDIA reported $81.6 billion revenue last quarter, with a forward P/E of 23 and $48.55 billion free cash flo...
NVIDIA reported $81.6 billion in Q1 FY27 revenue driven by a 92% YoY surge in data center sales and strong networking growth, signaling rapid AI infrastructure expansion. Micron posted $41.5 billion with a sharp gross margin increase to 84.9%, fueled...
The ProShares Ultra SK Hynix ETF (SKHU), a leveraged fund aiming to deliver twice the daily return of SK Hynix's US-listed ADR, dropped 12% in one session and has lost 52% since its July 14, 2026 launch. This steep decline is due to SK Hynix's prelim...
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) is rated a BUY due to its focused exposure on AI infrastructure suppliers benefiting from ongoing hyperscaler capital spending. Its portfolio targets scarce resources like chips, memory, networking, and equip...
