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Top 5 Gainers of This Week Last Week's Review>>
| Name | 5-Day Price Change(%) |
|---|---|
| Arm Holdings(ARM.US) | 30.52% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc.(MRVL.US) | 4.44% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc.(CSCO.US) | 2.31% |
| TTM Technologies, Inc.(TTMI.US) | 1.56% |
| Suncor Energy Inc.(SU.US) | 1.41% |
1. Heating-Up Industries & Logic
Institutional insights on the popular sectors of the listed stocks. Data source from professional institutional reports.
Sorted by "Ind Group Rank"
Computer-Hardware/Perip (Top RS+EPS Stocks): Silicon Motion Technology(SIMO.US) , Dell Technologies(DELL.US) , Micron Technology(MU.US) , Seagate Technology(STX.US) , Sandisk(SNDK.US)
Sorted by "Rank Upgraded"
Computer Sftwr-Security (Top RS+EPS Stocks): Fortinet(FTNT.US) , Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(PANW.US) , BlackBerry Limited(BB.US) , CrowdStrike(CRWD.US) , Verisign(VRSN.US)
2. Top Stock Picks This Week
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| Symbol | Current Price | Industry Name | Ind Group Rank | Market Cap (mil) | Comp Rating | RS Rating | EPS Rating | SMR Rating |
| Micron Technology, Inc.(MU.US) | 762.1 | Computer-Hardware/Perip | 1 | 787992.9 | 99 | 99 | 82 | A |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC(STX.US) | 810.46 | Computer-Hardware/Perip | 1 | 164438.3 | 98 | 99 | 71 | B |
| TTM Technologies, Inc.(TTMI.US) | 174.55 | Elec-Contract Mfg | 3 | 16762.4 | 99 | 98 | 94 | B |
| ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR(ASX.US) | 32.64 | Elec-Semiconductor Mfg | 4 | 65945.8 | 97 | 96 | 80 | B |
| MACOM Technology Solutions(MTSI.US) | 380.45 | Elec-Semiconductor Mfg | 4 | 27388.7 | 99 | 97 | 87 | A |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd(TSEM.US) | 279.01 | Elec-Semiconductor Mfg | 4 | 28082.2 | 99 | 99 | 83 | B |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated(TXN.US) | 298.39 | Elec-Semiconductor Mfg | 4 | 275130.2 | 96 | 91 | 47 | A |
Analysis of Market Sectors
1. Computer-Hardware/Perip (Storage / Memory)
- Core Logic & Market Space: AI data center storage demand is surging. Supply-demand for HBM/DRAM/NAND/HDD is severely imbalanced, driving significant price increases. Morgan Stanley, despite raising PTs across the IT Hardware group, remains cautious into 2H, citing inventory pull-forwards and +600% YoY memory pricing creating significant margin headwinds.
- Market Dynamics: The GPU compute bottleneck is cascading to large-scale cold storage. Long-term agreements (LTAs/NBMs) are reshaping the cyclical nature of the memory industry. BofA raised its AI 2030 datacenter system TAM to ~$1.7 trillion.
- Stock Views:
- Micron Technology, Inc.(MU.US) : HSBC (Buy/$750); MS (Overweight/$520); Citi (Buy/$510); JPM (OW/$550).
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC(STX.US) : Bernstein (Outperform/$1,700, Top LT Pick); MS (Overweight/$1,100).
- Sandisk Corporation(SNDK.US) : MS (Overweight/$1,100).
- Dell Technologies, Inc. Class C(DELL.US) : MS sees it as the best tactical setup into near-term earnings.
2. Elec-Contract Mfg / Semiconductor Mfg
- Core Logic & Market Space: The AI capex super-cycle continues to drive WFE spending higher. Goldman Sachs forecasts global WFE at $141B/$186B/$208B for 2026/2027/2028. The AI infrastructure buildout is shifting from "buying chips" to "buying systems." MS notes that the ODM value-add for Rubin racks will increase by 35-40%, making the ODM sector attractive (~13x CY27 P/E). Analog semiconductors are in a clear cyclical recovery (UBS).
- Market Dynamics: MS raised WFE forecasts again, seeing the 2027 pecking order as NAND > non-TSMC foundry > TSMC > DRAM. MS upgraded LRCX to Overweight, named MKSI a Top Pick, and downgraded AMAT to Equal-weight.
- Stock Views:
- Lam Research Corporation(LRCX.US) : MS upgraded to OW, favoring NAND logic.
- MKS Inc.(MKSI.US) : MS Top Pick, OW.
- Applied Materials, Inc.(AMAT.US) : Citi maintains Buy/$550; MS downgraded to EW.
- KLA(KLAC.US) : MS OW/$1,900.
- ON Semiconductor Corporation(ON.US) : MS raised PT to $87.
- Celestica Inc.(CLS.US) : AI-driven, raised FY2026 revenue guidance to $19B (+53%).
- Flex Ltd(FLEX.US) : Mizuho sees potential to double.
- VERTIV HOLDINGS LLC(VRT.US) : MS believes its LT revenue/margin outlook is likely conservative, with data center revenue potentially sustaining ~30% growth.
| Symbol | Current Price | Industry Name | Ind Group Rank | Market Cap (mil) | Comp Rating | RS Rating | EPS Rating | SMR Rating |
| Cisco Systems, Inc.(CSCO.US) | 118.2 | Computer-Networking | 5 | 450703.1 | 98 | 93 | 61 | A |
| ACM Research, Inc. Class A(ACMR.US) | 71.59 | Elec-Semiconductor Equip | 8 | 4741.7 | 95 | 91 | 48 | A |
| ASML Holding NV ADR(ASML.US) | 1592 | Elec-Semiconductor Equip | 8 | 591673.8 | 99 | 87 | 89 | A |
| Lam Research Corporation(LRCX.US) | 302.24 | Elec-Semiconductor Equip | 8 | 341881.1 | 99 | 95 | 94 | A |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(PANW.US) | 252.92 | Computer Sftwr-Security | 9 | 195946.1 | 99 | 87 | 94 | A |
| Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.(KGS.US) | 72.39 | Oil&Gas-Field Services | 10 | 7658.7 | 94 | 95 | 60 | B |
| Oceaneering International, Inc.(OII.US) | 38.48 | Oil&Gas-Field Services | 10 | 3791.3 | 99 | 89 | 87 | A |
| Coherent Corp.(COHR.US) | 378 | Electronic-Parts | 12 | 70136.7 | 99 | 98 | 95 | B |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(AMD.US) | 449.59 | Elec-Semicondctor Fablss | 19 | 729824.2 | 99 | 98 | 95 | A |
| Credo Technology(CRDO.US) | 193.39 | Elec-Semicondctor Fablss | 19 | 33750.6 | 99 | 92 | 84 | A |
| Marvell Technology, Inc.(MRVL.US) | 190.69 | Elec-Semicondctor Fablss | 19 | 154333.8 | 99 | 98 | 93 | A |
| nVent Electric plc(NVT.US) | 163.57 | Electrical-Power/Equipmt | 21 | 25589 | 99 | 94 | 96 | A |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc.(STLD.US) | 231.84 | Steel-Producers | 23 | 32212.8 | 95 | 89 | 73 | B |
| Suncor Energy Inc.(SU.US) | 67.73 | Oil&Gas-Integrated | 27 | 82580.8 | 92 | 90 | 51 | B |
| Quanta Services, Inc.(PWR.US) | 716.91 | Bldg-Heavy Construction | 29 | 107162.5 | 98 | 93 | 95 | A |
| Targa Resources Corp.(TRGP.US) | 270.24 | Oil&Gas - Pipeline | 33 | 59284.6 | 99 | 88 | 97 | B |
| OUTFRONT Media Inc.(OUT.US) | 33.33 | REITs | 40 | 5653.4 | 98 | 92 | 91 | B |
Screening Philosophy: based on ratings of financial data, stock relative price strength, and industry sector effects to screen for and capture opportunities in the currently hottest market sectors and strongest individual stocks;
Filters Applied: Comp Rating ≥85; RS Rating ≥85; Ind Group RS: A; SMR Rating: A,B; Price ≥$20; Vol. ≥1000k; Market Cap. ≥3B; Sorted by Ind Group Rank;
Stock Selection Period: as of Friday;
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