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Analysts cut Nvidia stock price target again
Finbold· 2025-04-22 13:52
Core Viewpoint - Nvidia has experienced a significant decline in market capitalization, losing approximately $1 trillion since Donald Trump took office, with current stock prices reflecting a 27.84% year-to-date loss [1] Group 1: Stock Performance - Nvidia shares are currently priced at $96.91, marking a 15.15% loss over the past week [1] - The semiconductor industry could face losses of up to $5.5 billion due to the recent H20 chip export ban [1] Group 2: Analyst Revisions - Barclays has reduced its price target for Nvidia from $175 to $155, indicating a potential upside of 59.94% from current prices [3] - Bank of America has lowered its 12-month price forecast for Nvidia from $160 to $150, suggesting a 54.78% upside from the current stock price [4] Group 3: Concerns and Opportunities - Bank of America has identified four major concerns: sales in China, AI diffusion export rules, gross margins, and capital expenditure visibility [4] - Despite concerns, Bank of America anticipates that gross margin pressure and sales cuts may ease over time, and the AI diffusion rule could be reconsidered before its implementation [5] - The firm views near-term volatility in Nvidia stock as a potential buying opportunity [6]
Wall Street sets Nio stock price target for the next 12 months
Finbold· 2025-04-21 15:07
Group 1 - The Wall Street consensus on Nio stock is generally a 'hold', with seven 'hold' ratings, and an equal split of four ratings between 'sell' and 'buy' [1] - The average 12-month price target for Nio is $4.86, indicating a potential rally of 38.07% from the current price of $3.51 [2] - The highest forecast for Nio's stock is $8.10, but this was a downgrade from a previous target of $8.90, while another recent forecast was downgraded from $4.20 to $3.50 [5] Group 2 - Nio's recent earnings report for Q4 showed disappointing revenue and earnings per share, contributing to the prevailing uncertainty [6] - Year-to-date, Nio shares are down 19.61%, with a current trading price of $3.51, following a negative trend in recent weeks [7] - Despite financial struggles, Nio's March deliveries report showed a strong 26.7% year-over-year growth for the month and 40.1% growth for Q1, with a total of 42,094 vehicles shipped [9] Group 3 - Nio's upcoming Firefly model, priced at $16,410 in China, is expected to boost sales as it reaches customers on April 29 [10] - Nio has entered an AI partnership with Alibaba and BMW, indicating a strategic move towards technological advancement [10] - Analysts suggest that Nio must grow its annual sales to over 2 million to survive independently, highlighting risks faced by other Chinese EV makers as well [11]
Nvidia wiped $1 trillion from its market cap since Trump took office
Finbold· 2025-04-21 13:38
Though the stock market was strong through 2024, its best period came after Donald Trump was confirmed as the new President-Elect of the United States in early November. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) – already an undisputed star for investors – benefited particularly from the rally, as it accelerated a rise that enabled it to gain $2.1 trillion within the 12 months and increase from $1.223 trillion at the end of 2023 to $3.355 trillion by the end of 2024.Though the initial weeks of 2025 appeared just as strong, and ...
Why Nvidia stock is set to break out in May
Finbold· 2025-04-21 12:33
Group 1: Stock Performance and Historical Trends - Nvidia's stock is down 26% year-to-date, with recent trading showing a decline below the key $100 support level, closing at $97 in premarket trading on April 21 [1] - May is historically Nvidia's strongest month, with an 80% win rate and an average gain of 15% over the past decade, indicating potential for a rebound [2] - In contrast, April and November have shown weaker performance, with win rates of 37% and 42% respectively, suggesting a consistent outperformance in May [4] Group 2: Impact of Trade Tariffs and Geopolitical Risks - Ongoing trade tensions, particularly the U.S. imposing new restrictions on high-performance H20 chips exported to China, are impacting Nvidia's revenue, as China has been a major market [5] - Nvidia is shifting production to the U.S. to mitigate risks, building Blackwell chips and AI supercomputers in Arizona and Texas, although export restrictions could lead to a $5.5 billion charge in Q1 [6] - Analysts express skepticism regarding near-term regulatory approval for these export controls, which could further affect Nvidia's market position [6] Group 3: Analyst Ratings and Price Targets - Wall Street sentiment has turned bearish, with Piper Sandler lowering Nvidia's 12-month price target from $175 to $150, citing weaker demand from China and the H20 export ban [7] - Raymond James also reduced its target from $170 to $150 while maintaining a 'Strong Buy' rating, noting that China accounts for about 14% of Nvidia's sales and that much of the risk is already priced in [8]
Is Google the most disrespected stock in the market? Expert opinion
Finbold· 2025-04-21 09:35
Group 1 - Investment strategist Shay Boloor believes Alphabet (GOOGL) is undervalued in the current market, particularly in the context of the artificial intelligence (AI) era [1][2] - Boloor argues that while the market is focused on generative AI tools potentially undermining Google Search, the company is actually building a robust foundation for future tech cycles beyond chatbots [2][4] - Google is deepening its involvement in the tech stack by focusing on infrastructure, agents, and cybersecurity, rather than competing in the large language model race [3][4] Group 2 - Google's Search remains its largest business, contributing 56% of its $96.5 billion revenue in Q4 2024, but faces uncertainty due to AI tools like ChatGPT [6] - Despite challenges, Alphabet's EV/EBIT multiple is at 14x, the same as nearly a decade ago, indicating a significant opportunity ahead [6] - Wall Street has expressed skepticism towards Google, particularly regarding declining search interest and ongoing antitrust cases, with JMP Securities downgrading the stock to 'Market Perform' [7]
U.S. politician makes huge semiconductor stock bet
Finbold· 2025-04-21 09:14
Semiconductor stocks have taken a beating in the past couple of weeks. However, that does not seem to have deterred one U.S. politician.Finbold’s senatorial trading radar recently picked up a Periodic Transaction Report published on April 20. It reveals that Ashley Moody, the junior United States senator from Florida, executed nine transactions between March 20 and March 25. Each of the trades in question was a semiconductor stock bet. Receive Signals on US Senators' Stock Trades Stocks Stay up-to-dat ...
Analysts set UnitedHealth stock price target
Finbold· 2025-04-18 12:43
During the April 17 session, UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) suffered one of its worst single-day crashes in history, prompting multiple prominent analysts to downgrade their 12-month forecasts for the company.Specifically, Piper Sandley abandoned its previous $600 price target and lowered its prediction to $592. Simultaneously, Barclays downgraded the forecast from $642 to $560.Interestingly, the former now expects a 30.36% upside and the latter a 23.32% upside, and both elected to keep their ‘buy’ ratings for UN ...
Analyst rips JPMorgan's Tesla outlook, claims 50% downside not bearish enough
Finbold· 2025-04-18 08:49
Core Viewpoint - Tesla's stock has significantly declined by 40.23% in 2025, currently priced at $241.37, raising concerns about its valuation and future performance [1]. Group 1: Stock Performance and Predictions - JPMorgan's analyst forecasts a potential 50% downside for Tesla shares, suggesting a market capitalization of $405.3 billion if the stock halves [3]. - Gordon Johnson from GJL Research challenges JPMorgan's estimates, questioning the rationale behind a $405.3 billion valuation for a company with declining sales and brand quality [4][5]. - Tesla is expected to face a sales decline for the second consecutive year, as indicated by recent delivery reports [6]. Group 2: Brand and Market Position - Despite the stock decline, Tesla would still be valued higher than BYD and Toyota, even with only 13% of their vehicle deliveries in the past year [4]. - The brand has suffered damage due to controversial political activities by Elon Musk, which has not been mitigated [7]. - Tesla's valuation has historically been driven by narratives and hope rather than solely by financial performance [8]. Group 3: Innovation and Future Prospects - Tesla has positioned itself as an innovation leader, although its technological advancements have not fully met initial promises [9]. - The company continues to promote narratives around autonomous driving, AI, and robotics, with plans for future projects like Mars exploration [10].
Trump Media warns SEC of DJT stock manipulation
Finbold· 2025-04-17 14:58
Core Viewpoint - Trump Media & Technology Group has raised concerns about potential manipulation of its stock, DJT, suggesting that illegal naked short-selling may be occurring [1][4]. Group 1: Allegations of Manipulation - The memo sent to the SEC claims that U.K.-based hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies has engaged in naked short-selling, with a reported short position of nearly six million shares [4]. - Trump Media asserts that short interest in DJT stock is approximately 11 million shares, showing little change from 10.7 million shares reported on March 31 [4]. - The company has been on Nasdaq's REG SHO Threshold List for two consecutive months in 2024, indicating failures to deliver for more than 10,000 shares [5]. Group 2: Short Interest Data - As of March 31, 2025, short interest in DJT stock was 10,702,096 shares, with an average daily share volume of 4,177,920 and days to cover at 2.56 [6]. - Previous short interest data shows fluctuations, with a peak of 12,316,616 shares on January 31, 2025, and a decline to 11,530,389 shares by February 28, 2025 [6]. Group 3: Historical Context and Responses - This is not the first instance of Trump Media alleging manipulation; CEO Devin Nunes made similar claims in April 2024, but no formal actions were taken by the SEC or NASDAQ [8]. - The company has previously communicated concerns to Congress and NASDAQ regarding stock performance and manipulation allegations [8].
No coverage for this crash: UnitedHealth drops 18% on earnings shock
Finbold· 2025-04-17 14:39
There have been instances in which saying that a major stock fell off a cliff, as when describing the fortunes of UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) in the Thursday pre-market, and immediately after the morning bell.Specifically, in the first hour of the trading day, UNH stock dropped 19.17% to its press time price of $472.91, resulting in a total decline of 20.51% in the weekly chart.UNH stock one-week price chart. Source: FinboldUnitedHealth’s latest earnings report, published early on Thursday morning, April 17, i ...