NVDA Stock Prediction: Positioned for the Future

This article was written by Gabriel Rodan, a Financial Analyst at I Know First.

Summary

  • NVDA has had tremendous run in last few years but is down almost 50% from highs
  • Major pullback triggered by international trade fears and slump in cryptocurrency mining
  • Business core is GPU segment ($10.18 billion) but Tegra processors ($1.54 billion) have vast potential in AI sector

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Lockheed Martin Stock Forecast: LMT Ready for Takeoff

Source: Lockheed Martin
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“…we remain focused on performing with excellence for customers, and our record backlog and differentiating portfolio have us well-positioned for continued growth and long-term value creation for shareholders.” Marillyn Hewitt, CEO, Lockheed Martin, Inc.

Summary:

  • Escalating political tensions globally lead to interest in military F-35 purchases
  • First quarter of 2019 saw an overall 23.3 percent increase in revenue compared to Q1 2018
  • Innovative technologies and solutions will drive company’s growth in the years to come
  • Current bullish I Know First long-term stock forecast for Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is one of the biggest aerospace & defense technology companies in the world, generating a revenue of $53.8 billion dollars in 2018 alone, an increase of nearly 3.8 billion dollars from the 50-billion-dollar revenue of 2017. Revenue trends for LMT are expected to be on the up and up for the

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IAC/InterActiveCorp Stock Predictions: Swipe Right

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IAC Performance vs S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 over the past twelve months  [Source: Yahoo Finance]

Summary

  • IAC is a holding company that owns more than 20 operating businesses comprising over 150 brands – this includes Match Group which owns Tinder, the world’s largest online dating platform
  • For Match Group as of March 31, 2019, IAC’s economic interest was 80.4% and IAC’s voting interest was 97.5%.
  • Tinder and other dating platforms are benefiting from secular tailwinds and have a massive runway of growth ahead
  • All of IAC’s other brands, many of which also have exciting upside, provide optionality at a reasonable price
  • IAC’s stake in Tinder is starting to look a lot like Nasper’s legendary bet on Tencent
IAC’s Family of Brands

In November 2015, IAC listed Match Group, owner of Tinder amongst thirteen other online dating brands including Match.com, OkCupid, and PlentyOf Fish. Match Group stock popped up 23% on IPO day from their initial listing price of $12. and since then IAC’s market capitalisation has followed Match Group onwards and upwards.

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IAC ‘s 254.72% return since Match’s Nov ‘15 IPO (365.7% return) vs NASDAQ’s 46.90% & S&P’s 32.23%  [Source: Yahoo Finance]

Match Group spawned from the desktop-based Match.com, and the group now owns multiple dating platforms, and is the market leader in this industry which is benefiting from a once in a generation shift to online

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Will Artificial Intelligence Technology Steal Your Job?

This article was written by Talia Shakhnovsky, a Financial Analyst at I Know First

Summary:

  • Artificial Intelligence Technology: The Path to Job Creation and Economic Growth
  • Your New Robotic Banker?: Labor Market Transitions
  • I Know First Epitomizes Working Together with Artificial Intelligence Technology

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AI In Finance Industry: The Future Is Today

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The traditional finance sector as we know it is going through a process of change. As new technologies disrupt the conventions and dogmas, whole industries are transformed, keeping pace with the rapidly-changing world. Finance is no exception to this rule, and, as a sphere that lives and breathes quantitative data (lots and lots of quantitative data!), it has been particularly sensitive to the rise of the artificial intelligence, a technology driven by the computers’ newfound ability to crunch massive troves of data. And while it may or may not be too early to speak of the financial industry

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ANET Stock Forecast: In Good Company

This article on ANET was written by Clarence Toh, an Analyst at I Know First.

Summary:

  • Arista Networks has ample room to grow
  • Good Q1 financial results
  • $1 billion buy back scheme
  • Lack of Market Prowess may render ANET vulnerable to Global Slowdown

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AMAT Stock Prediction: The Future of AMAT Looks Promising After Release of Q2 Result

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Source: Wikipedia

Summary:

  • Trade war between US and China could affect AMAT by reducing sales to their largest customer base
  • Falling demand for Memory Chips and Display Market Segment is affecting net sales
  • Effective AMAT growth strategy in their Service Segment
  • Strong focus on R&D in the future to improve net sales
  • Bullish I Know First long term AMAT stock prediction and given a buy rating for the next quarter

AMAT’s Performance In Q2

Applied Materials (AMAT), one of the largest producer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, might be facing some troubles from trade wars, a drop in overall smartphone consumer demands as well as stiff competition in display technologies. AMAT stock’s competitors such as KLA-Tencor and Lam Research also gave a similar downbeat outlook this quarter. Despite that, AMAT’s transition to more cloud data centers, 5G infrastructure, IoT and automotive technologies will pave the way for growth in 2020. The semiconductor equipment market is forecasted to drop 8% in 2019 but face a growth of 5

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