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Artificial intelligence stocks have taken the investing world by storm, with leading technology and semiconductor stocks having surged in 2023 after plunging in 2022.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as lawmakers tentatively agreed to raise the debt limit to avert a default, while shares of Nvidia led an early rally among chipmakers and AI-related firms.
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The recovery in the share prices of large
technology companies and the rally in top
chip stocks, including Nvidia (
NASDAQ:NVDA
) and Advanced Micro Devices (
NASDAQ:AMD
), have driven the Invesco QQQ Trust (
QQQ
) ETF (
Exchange-Traded fund) higher. Up about 31% year-to-date, QQQ recently crafted a new 52-week high of $349.24. Meanwhile, it has significantly outperformed the broader S&P 500 Index (
SPX
) by a wide margin. While QQQ has gained in value, analysts see further upside.
Lower valuation, significant cost-cutting measures, improving demand trends, and easing inflation have led to a recovery in tech stocks, pushing the QQQ ETF’s stock price higher. For instance, QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 index (
NDX
), and its
top five holdings, including Microsoft (
NASDAQ:MSFT
), Apple (
NASDAQ:AAPL
), Nvidia, Amazon (
NASDAQ:AMZN
), and Alphabet (
NASDAQ:GOOGL
) have delivered substantial gains in 2023. Refer to the image below for the weightage and performance of its top five holdings so far this year.
What’s the Prediction for QQQ ETF?
On TipRanks, the QQQ ETF has an
Outperform Smart Score of eight, suggesting it could continue to outperform the broader market averages. Moreover, the ETF has further upside potential based on the analysts' consensus view of nearly 2K ratings.
Per the recommendations of 1,719 analysts giving stock forecasts for the holdings of QQQ, the 12-month average
Invesco QQQ Trust ETF price target of $375.77 implies 7.85% upside potential from current levels. Also, the ETF sports a Moderate Buy consensus rating on TipRanks.
Among the analysts providing ratings on its holdings, 66.96% have given a Buy rating, 29.20% have assigned a Hold rating, and 3.84% have given a Sell rating.
Bottom Line
QQQ offers exposure to the top tech stocks with diversification, thus reducing your overall risk. Meanwhile, its market-beating returns, analysts’ optimistic outlook, and low expense ratio make it an attractive tech-focused ETF.
While QQQ has registered significant gains this year, it has
lagged behind this tech ETF.
Disclosure
Artificial intelligence means everyone can now be a computer programmer as all they need to do is speak to the computer, Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday, hailing the end of the "digital divide".
What a difference a calendar year makes. Across 2022, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares lost nearly 30% of their value based on concerns that supply shortages would hamstring tech companies of all shapes and sizes. So far, 2023 has been a much different story, with the stock rising
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock has performed well this year, rising 34.55% compared to the S&P 500's 9.2% increase. However, some believe the stock is overvalued and has little room for further growth. They point to the company's consensus analyst price target of $323.28, w
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