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Guess Which Group of Stocks Is Back at an All-Time High?

Key Points After trading sideways to down for several months, the “Magnificent Seven” group of megatech stocks is back at an all-time high. That’s as measured by the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (NYSEMKT: MAGS), which offers investors equal-weight exposure to the Magnificent Seven stocks. Last week, the ETF’s price finally topped its prior record high, ...

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AMD Just Joined Nvidia in the $1 Trillion Club. At $614, Wall Street Is Paying Too Much for a Distant No. 2.

Key Points AMD stock is up 187% so far this year, handily outperforming Nvidia. While AMD has signed landmark deals with artificial intelligence (AI) hyperscalers, the company’s data center business pales in comparison to Nvidia. AMD is a much more expensive stock than Nvidia based on earnings multiples. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia ...

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Microsoft Just Raised Its Dividend by 8%: Is It the Best Magnificent Seven Dividend to Own?

Key Points Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has lagged the broader market over the past 12 months, as some investors fear that the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution will eventually decrease demand for the company’s services. However, there are still many things to like about the tech leader, including its dividend program. In fact, Microsoft recently announced it was ...

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Analysts Expect 11% Gains Ahead For XLSR

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the State Street US Sector Rotation ETF (Symbol: XLSR), ...

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Muse Powers META Shares Higher: A Closer Look

Meta Platforms META shares have been red-hot as of late, seeing big gains on the recent release of Muse, Meta’s personal AI assistant that can autonomously complete multi-step tasks across the web, apps, and smart glasses. It marks another major step in the AI race, with the company pushing beyond traditional chat-based assistants and deeper ...