Lately, growth stocks have taken it on the chin. But that presents an opportunity for investors willing to buy and hold. Despite macroeconomic headwinds, many growth stocks are fantastic businesses that will continue to impress for years to come.
Today's video focuses on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), recent price target updates by various analysts, and how its data center segment can continue to grow. More importantly, even with a strong data center segment, how should investors look at the potential decline in co
Chip stocks have fallen deeply out of favor over the past year or so partly on news that semiconductor industry revenue is expected to decline this year after an extended growth period in recent years. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Sector index plunged 27% over the last 12 month
Last year, investors were taken for quite the ride. The broad-based S&P 500 delivered its worst first-half performance since 1970, and its 19% decline at the end of the year equated to its worst return since 2008.
The Nasdaq 100 is off to a nice start in 2023, rising more than 5% in the early days of the year. This was due to encouraging signs such as cooling inflation and healthy job growth. The positive start is also reflected in the stock prices of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Advanced Micro
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Williams Sonoma Inc (Symbol: WSM), where a total of 7,052 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 705,200 underlying shares. That amounts to about 78.7
The past year has been a disappointing one for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) investors. Shares of the once high-flying chipmaker have fallen off a cliff and lost 33% of their value over the past 12 months, which seems deserved as it has lost its wheels amid slowing personal computer (PC
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really m
The S&P 500 index is the widely followed benchmark on Wall Street because it hosts 500 of the largest companies listed in the U.S. that operate in a diverse variety of industries. It had a rough 2022, declining by 19.4% and ending the year in bear territory.But consecutive do
In the latest trading session, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) closed at $71.59, marking a +0.83% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.2% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.14%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.39%.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Semiconductor ETF (Symbol: SOXX) where we have detected an approximate $231.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.6% increase week over week
While the gaming industry is best known for console manufacturers Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, PC gaming has grown rapidly since the start of the pandemic. PC gaming is all about having the most powerful components, which can provide a more detailed and smoother experience than
SonoTek Corporation (SOTK) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.01 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.02 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are quality growth stocks riding megatrends such as cloud computing, gaming, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and more. In the below video, I provide an update for each company and compare Nvidia versus AMD to see which sto
The semiconductor industry has had its fair share of challenges recently, from macroeconomic pressure to shortages in the manufacturing infrastructure. But as the industry bounces back, there are plenty of opportunities for investors to profit -- you just have to know where to lo
A sell-off in 2022 led the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index to plunge 34% year over year. As the tech industry is known for its wealth of growth stocks, now is an excellent time to invest in the consistently developing sector.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's (NYSE: TSM) stock price jumped 6% on Jan. 12 after the world's largest contract chipmaker posted its fourth-quarter report. Its revenue rose 43% year over year to NT$625.5 billion ($19.9 billion), but missed analysts' expectations by NT$10.5 b
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.
Last year's interest rate increases are reminding everyone about the merits of value investing, but that doesn't mean you should ignore tech stocks. While "tech" gets a bad rap due to many high-profile yet unprofitable companies -- mostly in the software or EV spaces -- many hard