In this report, we review market sector performance. Technology continues to dominate, semiconductors in particular. We consider the themes behind the sector strength (e.g. Artificial Intelligence and the digitization of everything), and then dive into our top semiconductor (and related hardware) companies benefiting from the secular trends, including our current holdings.
Intel Is Ugly: So Are AMD, Nvidia and Micron
Top semiconductor businesses (including Intel, Micron, Nvidia and AMD) have a few things in common, such as strong margins and ugly year-to-date performance. However, their underlying businesses and growth rates are very different. This report focuses on Intel, the leader in PC and server chips, and then compares it to competitors Nvidia, AMD and Micron. We conclude with our opinion on investing.