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Core Insights - The article discusses the performance and potential of various technology stocks, highlighting their growth and investment opportunities in the current market landscape. Company Summaries Meta Platforms (META) - Meta Platforms has seen a stock increase of 175% over the past five years and 38% year-to-date (YTD) with a P/E ratio of 27.5 [2] - The company recently initiated dividends at $0.50 per share, yielding 0.42%, while Q1 2024 revenue grew by 27% YOY and net income surged by 117% YOY [2][3] - Analysts rate Meta as a strong buy with a 10% upside potential from current levels [3] Crowdstrike (CRWD) - Crowdstrike reported a 33% YOY revenue growth in Q4 2024 and a net profit of $53.7 million, a turnaround from a net loss of $47.5 million the previous year [4] - The company’s annual recurring revenue reached $3.44 billion, up 34% YOY, and the stock has increased by 25% YTD and 381% over the past five years [4][5] - Analysts have a strong buy rating for Crowdstrike, with a projected 30% gain from current levels [5] Nvidia (NVDA) - Nvidia's stock has more than doubled YTD and increased over 3,000% in the past five years, driven by demand for its AI chips [6] - In Q1 2025, revenue surged by 262% YOY and net income soared by 628% YOY, with a 10-for-1 stock split attracting more investors [6][7] - Analysts rate Nvidia as a strong buy, with a projected 5% upside and a potential 30% gain based on recent price targets [7] Microsoft (MSFT) - Microsoft has achieved a 12% YTD gain and a 215% increase over the past five years, with Q3 2024 revenue up 17% YOY and net income at $21.9 billion, a 20% increase YOY [8][9] - Microsoft Cloud revenue grew by 23% YOY, contributing over half of total revenue, and the company returned $8.4 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends [9] - The current dividend yield is 0.73%, with an annualized growth rate of 10.60% over the past decade [9] Qualcomm (QCOM) - Qualcomm's shares are up 47% YTD and have tripled over the past five years, with a P/E ratio of 28 and a yield of 1.65% [10] - The company reported a 1% YOY revenue growth in Q2 2024, with net income increasing by 37% YOY [10] - Qualcomm returned $1.6 billion to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends, with a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share after a 6.3% increase [10] Oracle (ORCL) - Oracle's stock is up 15% YTD and 124% over the past five years, with a P/E ratio of 31.5 and a yield of 1.34% [11] - The company reported 7% YOY revenue growth in Q3 2024, driven by a 25% YOY increase in cloud revenue, which reached $5.1 billion [11][12] - Analysts rate Oracle as a moderate buy with a projected 17% upside and a highest price target of $160 per share, implying a 34% gain [12] Adobe (ADBE) - Adobe is rated as a moderate buy with a projected 42% upside, despite a 24% YTD decline, though it has gained 58% over the past five years [13][14] - The company reported 11% YOY revenue growth in Q1 2024, with remaining performance obligations at $17.58 billion, significantly higher than Q1 revenue of $5.18 billion [13] - Adobe repurchased approximately 3.1 million shares in the first quarter, indicating efforts to reward shareholders [14]

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Adobe Systems (ADBE) closed the most recent trading day at $439.02, moving -1.29% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.11%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.56%.Coming into today, shares of the software maker had lost 8.52% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 7.61%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.06%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Adobe Sys ...

Key PointsThree stocks could now be cheap enough for its insiders to start buying it, as buyback announcements suggest.These decisions become much more rational with fundamental tailwinds supporting the potential for higher future prices.Analysts see double-digit upside through their price targets, something investors should keep in mind.5 stocks we like better than PPG IndustriesWho is better to judge the actual intrinsic value of a stock than the insiders themselves? When the word insider is used here, it ...

Whether investors refer to them as undervalued or hidden gems, underappreciated stocks are always worth considering. Investors have made fortunes, large and small, by identifying underappreciated shares and investing their capital.In this article, I’ve identified seven such stocks with 25% returns or greater per consensus forecast. I’ve also filtered for shares with more than five analysts covering the equity. The result is that most of these opportunities are relatively well-known names with relatively wel ...

Adobe Systems (ADBE) closed at $478.43 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.63% move from the prior day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.03%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.56%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.59%.Heading into today, shares of the software maker had gained 0.5% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 6.87% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.19% in that time.The upcoming earnings rel ...

Yuri_ArcursMany companies are adopting AI (artificial intelligence) to improve their products and, subsequently, sales. These are primarily the AI "retail-tier" players in the industry. Their mission is to either create a pure-play AI product or adopt AI to enhance their product or business workflows to make it more efficient, less costly to produce, and grow revenue. This is where companies like Meta Platforms (META), for example, find themselves. Meanwhile, others have AI software capabilities or serv ...

To bolster generative AI capabilities, Adobe (ADBE) unveiled Generative Remove in Adobe Lightroom.This Firefly-backed powerful tool helps remove unwanted objects from any photo in a single click in a non-destructive manner.The tool seamlessly matches the removed area with pixel-perfect generations. It also helps edit complicated backgrounds and surroundings, such as removing stains from a patterned shirt, wrinkles from a tablecloth in food photography and unwanted reflections in water.Generative Remove inte ...

Here are three attractive growth stocks that can help to multiply your money.Investing in stocks is an effective way to help build and grow your wealth to better prepare yourself for retirement. You should pay special attention to growth stocks, as the capital gains you can enjoy from holding them over the long term can greatly accelerate your path toward financial freedom. Such stocks usually do not pay dividends, as the underlying business is reinvesting all of its profits and cash back into growth initia ...