国泰海通 · 晨报260107｜策略、食饮、固收

Group 1: AI Industry Investment Insights - The article analyzes historical technology bull markets to provide insights into the current AI industry investment phase, emphasizing the importance of historical patterns for future investment decisions [3][4] - It identifies two key phases in technology bull markets: valuation expansion and profit-driven periods, highlighting the characteristics of stock price performance during these phases [3][5] Group 2: Valuation Expansion Phase - During the valuation expansion phase, new technologies emerge without profit support, leading to increased valuations driven by industry and policy catalysts [4] - Historical data shows that high industry crowding indicators are common, but the likelihood of price corrections increases within 20 trading days after reaching extreme values, while longer-term trends tend to see new highs [4] - Risk premium is a better measure for valuation boundaries; when the industry risk premium falls below one standard deviation of the rolling two-year average, the market tends to enter a consolidation phase [4] Group 3: Profit-Driven Phase - In the profit-driven phase, exceeding earnings expectations becomes the core driver of market performance, with historical examples including iPhone sales and mobile game penetration rates [5] - Valuation constraints under terminal thinking are crucial, as leading companies' peak stock prices often correspond to future three-year valuation levels around 30-40 times PE [5] - The risk of intensified competition and overcapacity during profit upturns can negatively impact profitability, signaling the end of investment trends [5] Group 4: Investment Recommendations - For overseas computing power, the profit-driven phase is expected to continue, with reasonable long-term valuations around 20-30 times PE, indicating no bubble [6] - Domestic computing power is in the valuation expansion phase, with low risk premiums suggesting that the next market movement may depend on performance realization or systemic declines in risk-free rates [6] - AI applications are also in the valuation expansion phase, with high valuation potential but challenges in predicting the timing and areas of successful applications [6]