Wedbush Just Added These Two Tech Stocks to Its 'Best Ideas' List

Core Insights - Wedbush added MongoDB and Palo Alto Networks to their "best ideas list," highlighting their potential to benefit from the increasing demand for artificial intelligence [1][2] MongoDB - The target price for MongoDB's stock was raised to $400 from $300, which is one of the highest among analysts, indicating strong growth potential as AI benefits are still emerging [2] - Shares of MongoDB increased by approximately 36% through the end of August, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of roughly 11% during the same period [5] Palo Alto Networks - The target price for Palo Alto Networks was maintained at $225, slightly above the analyst mean of $217, with the recent stock drawdown viewed as a "golden buying opportunity" [2] - Palo Alto Networks is expected to benefit from rising cybersecurity demand due to AI-driven threats and aims to grow market share through its "one-stop shop" strategy and the acquisition of CyberArk [3][4] - Shares of Palo Alto Networks gained about 5% through the end of August [5] Wedbush Best Ideas List - The Wedbush list includes 14 companies, with notable names such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Tesla, and has risen more than 14% through the end of August [4][5]