Bullish on Microsoft because the market underappreciates it due to excessively high initial expectations, but the company is solid with strong AI positioning and partnerships like OpenAI. The market's disappointment is overdone.
The market is now differentiating AI capex spenders: companies like Microsoft and Amazon that can tie capex directly to measurable AI cloud revenue (Azure and AWS) are rewarded, while those without clear linkage face caution. This shift favors MSFT and AMZN as winners in the AI buildout.
Traditional software companies that successfully incorporate AI into their solutions can thrive. Palantir is a great example, as its earnings show a tangible AI integration story that resonates with the market.
Alphabet is one of the best-performing AI names with a clean revenue growth story from Gemini and YouTube upside, leading to strong stock performance and investor excitement.