Artificial intelligence has turned the memory-chip market into one of the most explosive trades on Wall Street. Two memory chipmakers crossed the $1-trillion valuation line this week. Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) got there first on Tuesday. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) ‘s largest memory supplier, the South Korean giant SK Hynix Inc., followed on Wednesday. Both stocks have delivered extraordin...
Artificial intelligence has turned the memory-chip market into one of the most explosive trades on Wall Street. Two memory chipmakers crossed the $1-trillion valuation line this week. Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) got there first on Tuesday. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) ‘s largest memory supplier, the South Korean giant SK Hynix Inc., followed on Wednesday. Both stocks have delivered extraordinary returns during the AI infrastructure boom. Yet the rivalry between Micron and SK Hynix is becoming increasingly direct — and increasingly important for investors trying to identify the dominant memory winner of the AI era. Why Micron vs. SK Hynix? For years, memory chips were viewed as a highly cyclical commodity business. AI changed that. The explosion in demand for Nvidia's AI accelerators created an unprecedented shortage in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips — the ultra-fast memory stacked next to GPUs powering large language models and hyperscaler AI infrastructure. Think of it as the chip’s short-term workbench. An Nvidia accelerator can only run as fast as it can pull data off that workbench, so HBM, not raw processing power, is increasingly the part that decides how fast an AI server runs. Every hyperscaler building large-language-model infrastructure now depends on securing enough advanced memory to pair with Nvidia GPUs. That dynamic transformed memory from a traditionally cyclical commodity business into one of the highest-margin and fastest-growing segments in semiconductors. Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics effectively form the "Big Three" of the global memory market. But unlike Samsung — whose operations span smartphones, consumer electronics and foundries — Micron and SK hynix are much more concentrated pure-play memory bets. That makes their rivalry far more direct. The two companies compete head-to-head across DRAM, NAND flash, AI server memory, hyperscaler supply agreements and the next generation of HBM products including HBM3E and HBM4. Micron...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Nvidia (NVDA, Financials) is facing fresh attention after Taiwan opened a probe into whether some AI servers using its chips were secretly shipped to China. Bloomberg reported that three people were detained in Taiwan over claims they falsified export documents tied to Super Micro servers. Those servers reportedly contained advanced Nvidia chips, which are...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Nvidia (NVDA, Financials) is facing fresh attention after Taiwan opened a probe into whether some AI servers using its chips were secretly shipped to China. Bloomberg reported that three people were detained in Taiwan over claims they falsified export documents tied to Super Micro servers. Those servers reportedly contained advanced Nvidia chips, which are restricted from being sold to China under U.S. rules. Investigators believe at least one shipment may have already passed through Taiwan customs before authorities moved in. The case shows how hard it is to control the flow of AI hardware. Nvidia chips remain in huge demand, and that demand creates pressure across the supply chain. It also comes after CEO Jensen Huang urged partners to tighten compliance. For Nvidia, the concern is not weak demand. The concern is whether partners can follow export rules as governments increase scrutiny. Investors will now watch whether this remains a limited case or becomes part of a wider investigation into AI chip shipments.
Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis toggle caption Eleanor Beardsley/NPR RAMALLAH, West Bank - In a dimly-lit cement block warehouse near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the start-up dreams of two young entrepreneurs are beginning to take shape. Several machines hum away as they sort, wash, dry, shred and melt plastic garbage – spitting it out as recycled pel...
Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis toggle caption Eleanor Beardsley/NPR RAMALLAH, West Bank - In a dimly-lit cement block warehouse near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the start-up dreams of two young entrepreneurs are beginning to take shape. Several machines hum away as they sort, wash, dry, shred and melt plastic garbage – spitting it out as recycled pellets to be used again. "From waste plastic to raw material again," explains mechanical engineer Ibrahim Ghazal, who sifts through a handful of pellets from a bag weighing several tons. Ghazal is one of the co-founders of this start-up recycling operation called Scrapcycle Solutions. toggle caption Eleanor Beardsley/for NPR Friends since childhood, Ghazal and his business partner Faris Abu Keshek got the idea for the recycling startup after the war in Gaza started and life in this occupied Palestinian territory got a lot more difficult. Sponsor Message The tens of thousands of West Bank Palestinians who worked in Israel before the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel are no longer allowed to cross into the Jewish state. And checkpoints and controls on movement within the West Bank itself have proliferated. The Israeli military has installed massive concrete and metal gates around Palestinian villages to close them off whenever it deems necessary, and hundreds of new checkpoints have been put in place. toggle caption Eleanor Beardsley/NPR The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs documented 925 checkpoints, barriers or roadblocks across the West Bank at the end of 2025. Some 43% more than in the preceding 20 years, it said. Stray dogs and smoldering piles of trash toggle caption Eleanor Beardsley/NPR The heightened restrictions on movement make every aspect of life more difficult for the 3.4 million Palestinians living in the West Bank, in particular the collection and disposal of garbage. Palestinians are now living among waste as ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, Financials) is now close enough to the $1 trillion club that investors are starting to ask what it would take to get there. The answer is still a bigger stock move. AMD recently traded around $493.65, giving it a market value near $805 billion. To reach $1 trillion, the stock would need to rise to about $613.50. That sounds lik...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, Financials) is now close enough to the $1 trillion club that investors are starting to ask what it would take to get there. The answer is still a bigger stock move. AMD recently traded around $493.65, giving it a market value near $805 billion. To reach $1 trillion, the stock would need to rise to about $613.50. That sounds like a stretch, but AMD has already surprised investors this year. Demand for chips used in AI data centers has pushed the stock sharply higher, and the company is now seen as one of the main challengers to Nvidia. Not everyone on Wall Street thinks the jump will happen quickly. The average analyst target sits below the current price, showing some caution after the rally. Still, Baird analyst Tristan Gerra is more upbeat. His $625 target would put AMD above the $1 trillion mark, helped by demand for chips used in agentic AI. For investors, the question is whether AMD can turn AI excitement into real revenue, better margins and lasting market share gains.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, Financials) is now close enough to the $1 trillion club that investors are starting to ask what it would take to get there. The answer is still a bigger stock move. AMD recently traded around $493.65, giving it a market value near $805 billion. To reach $1 trillion, the stock would need to rise to about $613.50. That sounds like a stretch, but AMD has already surprised...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, Financials) is now close enough to the $1 trillion club that investors are starting to ask what it would take to get there. The answer is still a bigger stock move. AMD recently traded around $493.65, giving it a market value near $805 billion. To reach $1 trillion, the stock would need to rise to about $613.50. That sounds like a stretch, but AMD has already surprised investors this year. Demand for chips used in AI data centers has pushed the stock sharply higher, and the company is now seen as one of the main challengers to Nvidia. Not everyone on Wall Street thinks the jump will happen quickly. The average analyst target sits below the current price, showing some caution after the rally. Still, Baird analyst Tristan Gerra is more upbeat. His $625 target would put AMD above the $1 trillion mark, helped by demand for chips used in agentic AI. For investors, the question is whether AMD can turn AI excitement into real revenue, better margins and lasting market share gains.
Volvo Cars got some welcome news from the US Department of Commerce yesterday. The government has told the Swedish automaker, which is partly owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding, that it may import connected cars into the US, despite a ban on such vehicle software with Chinese links from model year 2027 onward. Protectionism is nothing new to the US automotive segment; the absence of foreign-b...
Volvo Cars got some welcome news from the US Department of Commerce yesterday. The government has told the Swedish automaker, which is partly owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding, that it may import connected cars into the US, despite a ban on such vehicle software with Chinese links from model year 2027 onward. Protectionism is nothing new to the US automotive segment; the absence of foreign-built pickup trucks on US roads is still a consequence of 1964's "chicken tax," for example. More recently, in a rare example of bipartisanship, the focus has been on keeping China out. In 2024, then-President Biden first levied a 100 percent tariff on Chinese imports, followed by a new Commerce rule that prohibited imports of any connected vehicles built by companies owned by or with links to China. The following year, the Trump administration entered office with very different overall priorities, but there was little daylight between the two on the topic of Chinese cars; the ban would go into effect for software from model year 2027 as planned, with connected vehicle hardware forbidden from model year 2030 onward. Automakers can petition the government for an exemption, though, and it seems they will be granted. Read full article Comments
takasuu/iStock via Getty Images Key takeaways 1. The fund outperformed its benchmark in the first quarter Performance was primarily driven by stock selection. Strength in information technology (IT) and industrials was partially offset by weakness in financials. 2. The S&P 500 Index had its worst quarterly return since 2022 US financial markets had a volatile first quarter, marked by shifting mone...
takasuu/iStock via Getty Images Key takeaways 1. The fund outperformed its benchmark in the first quarter Performance was primarily driven by stock selection. Strength in information technology (IT) and industrials was partially offset by weakness in financials. 2. The S&P 500 Index had its worst quarterly return since 2022 US financial markets had a volatile first quarter, marked by shifting monetary policy expectations, geopolitical instability and uneven economic data. 3. We remain focused on premier growth compounders Technology driven innovation has continued to disrupt large portions of the global economy, providing in our view substantial opportunities through investment in premier growth compounders. We remain focused on capturing those opportunities for fund shareholders. Investment objective The fund seeks capital appreciation. Fund facts Fund AUM ($M) 6,409.54 Click to enlarge Portfolio managers Ronald Zibelli, Asutosh Shah, Justin Livengood Manager perspective and outlook Invesco US Growth Team's previously constructive outlook for US equities has been at least temporarily upended by events in the Middle East. The supply shock to oil and other essential commodities resulting from the conflict has been spurring a bearish recalibration of economic growth and inflation expectations. We have prioritized risk management pending resolution of the conflict. Once that occurs, we anticipate a resilient economy, solid corporate profit progress, active merger and acquisition activity and high-profile IPOs (initial public offerings). Meanwhile, the pace of artificial intelligence-related (AI) innovation and infrastructure build-out has remained robust while industrial renewal still provides abundant investment opportunities in our view. We continue to focus on bringing the potential of premier growth companies to fund shareholders. Top issuers (% of total market value) Fund Index Advanced Energy Industries Inc ( AEIS ) 2.59 0.82 Tower Semiconductor Ltd ( TSEM ) 2.50...
MarsBars/iStock via Getty Images Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist ArrowMark Financial Corp. ( BANX ) is a closed-end fund that offers a unique asset exposure to regulatory capital relief securities. These are high-yielding, floating-rate-based investments that help to deliver an attractive monthly distribution to BANX investors. Since our last update in December 2025, the ...
MarsBars/iStock via Getty Images Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist ArrowMark Financial Corp. ( BANX ) is a closed-end fund that offers a unique asset exposure to regulatory capital relief securities. These are high-yielding, floating-rate-based investments that help to deliver an attractive monthly distribution to BANX investors. Since our last update in December 2025, the fund has switched over to a monthly distribution schedule as well. That can make it a more attractive investment choice for income-focused investors today than the quarterly payout schedule it was previously. Even better, the fund is trading at a much deeper discount, making it an attractive choice to consider today. BANX Basics 1-Year Z-score: 0.1 Discount/Premium: -5.62% (based on 04/30/2026 estimated NAV) Distribution Yield: 9.23% Expense Ratio: 4.21% (6.43% with leverage expenses) Leverage: 12.81% Managed Assets: $252 million Structure: Perpetual BANX's investment objective is “to provide shareholders with current income.” To achieve these investment objectives, they will invest primarily in “regulatory capital securities of financial institutions.” When it comes to the breakdown of the fund , it is largely invested in regulatory capital relief securities—looking into the annual or semi-annual reports, we see that they are through Credit Linked Notes and Profit Participating Notes. These are all largely issued by G-SIBs (Globally Systemic Important Banks), though not entirely. These are the sort of entities that often are more highly regulated and could be assumed to be less likely to come under financial distress. BANX Portfolio Allocation (ArrowMark) As the name would imply, these securities are issued by large financial institutions to help meet regulatory capital requirements. Therefore, some of the financial burdens are taken off the financial institution and sold to investors, though the banks also keep some exposure to the underlying loans. So they aren't going t...
The past six weeks since our last CNBC Investing Club Monthly Meeting have been great for the market overall and most of our portfolio. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq on Wednesday were trying to add to their record highs. Since our April 16 meeting, through Tuesday's close, the S & P 500 jumped 6.7%, and the Nasdaq surged 10.6%. .SPX .IXIC mountain 2026-04-16 S & P 500 and Nasdaq since our April 16 mont...
The past six weeks since our last CNBC Investing Club Monthly Meeting have been great for the market overall and most of our portfolio. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq on Wednesday were trying to add to their record highs. Since our April 16 meeting, through Tuesday's close, the S & P 500 jumped 6.7%, and the Nasdaq surged 10.6%. .SPX .IXIC mountain 2026-04-16 S & P 500 and Nasdaq since our April 16 monthly meeting Despite a bit of a rough patch earlier this month, due to Iran-war-driven elevated oil prices and bond yields, it has been an especially good stretch to own stocks. Only nine of our 33 portfolio names were in the red over the past month-and-a-half. On the flip side, nine other stocks were up double digits, including one up nearly 100%. Here are our top and bottom performers since our last meeting, as we look ahead to our May meeting livestream , starting at noon ET on Wednesday. Top performers Arm up 97.9% Wall Street keeps sending Arm to record highs on signs that demand for central processing units (CPUs) will continue to jump in the era of agentic AI. That's because Arm designs (and will soon make its own) CPUs, which are well-suited to running AI models due to their lower costs and energy demands, as well as their ability to deliver quicker responses to queries. Club holding Nvidia 's quarterly earnings last week was a key example. Arm shares surged after Nvidia management said that Arm-based Vera CPUs (and their Grace predecessors) have visibility to $20 billion in revenue this year. That's great news for Arm's royalty business. We started a position on April 20, less than a week after the last Monthly Meeting, at around $173. We trimmed twice because we tend to book profits on parabolic moves higher. Arm shares closed at a record $321 each on Tuesday. CrowdStrike up 60.6%, Palo Alto Networks up 53.8% What a turnaround in cyber. These stocks have climbed for weeks as the market brushes off the narrative that AI is a threat to the cybersecurity industry. The...
Maximusnd/iStock via Getty Images Key Takeaways Markets: In the first quarter of 2026, new issuance of municipal (muni) bonds exceeded the average seen in the past few years. The war in the Middle East which began at the end of February, continued throughout March, dominating market sentiment during the month. By quarter-end, the yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury (UST) note moved 15 basis...
Maximusnd/iStock via Getty Images Key Takeaways Markets: In the first quarter of 2026, new issuance of municipal (muni) bonds exceeded the average seen in the past few years. The war in the Middle East which began at the end of February, continued throughout March, dominating market sentiment during the month. By quarter-end, the yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury (UST) note moved 15 basis points (BPs) higher to 4.32%, and the yield on the 30-year UST bond increased by seven bps to 4.91%. The March US Federal Reserve (Fed) Federal Open Market Committee meeting left rates unchanged, and the statement and press conference emphasized uncertainty related to the Iran war. The Fed indicated that it would look through any initial oil supply shock effect on inflation to focus on core developments, while also noting a likely dragging effect on the economy; ultimately the Committee retained an easing bias. Detractors: Overweight allocation to muni bonds with 10 or more years to maturity. Contributors: Overweight allocation to muni bonds with no external credit rating, security selection in AA rated bonds and underweight allocation to muni bonds with five years to maturity. Outlook: Municipal bond valuations continue to appear attractive, particularly on a tax-adjusted basis. In a more challenging environment, strong bottom-up research and disciplined security selection will be essential to identifying relative value and preserving portfolio quality. Performance Review Over the quarter, Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund fares better than its benchmark , the Linked Bloomberg Muni Bond California Exempt/Muni Bond Index. The fund's yield curve positioning detracted from relative performance during the first quarter, primarily driven by our overweight to muni bonds with 10 or more years to maturity. However, this was partially offset by our underweight to muni bonds with five years to maturity, which limited some of the losses. Rating allocations benefited relative ...
In this article BA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 2:24 02:24 Boeing to increase 737 production to 47 per month Squawk on the Street Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday that the company has met requirements set by the Federal Aviation Administration to increase its production of 737 Max aircraft to 47 jets per month. The company is currently rolling out aircraft...
In this article BA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 2:24 02:24 Boeing to increase 737 production to 47 per month Squawk on the Street Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday that the company has met requirements set by the Federal Aviation Administration to increase its production of 737 Max aircraft to 47 jets per month. The company is currently rolling out aircraft at a rate of 42 per month, Ortberg said at a Bernstein conference. "We've passed the capstone review for rate 47, so we are now in the process of running the line at the 47-a-month rate," Ortberg said. "It'll probably take us a few months of stabilization there. ... My guess is we continue to go up in rate. It may take a little bit longer, but we're off and rolling now for the 47-a-month rate, and we should be there in the next couple months." In Boeing's most recent earnings report last month, Ortberg said he expected the company to ramp up the production of its best-selling aircraft to 47 a month this summer. On Wednesday, he said Boeing is "highly confident" that it's ready to meet that rate. While Boeing has previously seen production as high as 57 aircraft a month, Ortberg said he doesn't believe the company can currently sustain that rate with its safety and quality processes. "We'd like to get someday to a 63-a-month rate, and so we're looking forward to that," Ortberg said. "The market will support those higher rates." Still, he acknowledged Boeing has "work to do" to get to a point where the company can further ramp up its production rates of the 737 Max aircraft. As the company looks toward reaching a 52-per-month production rate, Ortberg said that process could take at least six months, if not longer, if the newly approved rate goes into effect in July or August. "I think the whole world's watching to make sure we make 47 and 52," he added. — CNBC's Meghan Reeder contributed to this report. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment f...
Zscaler (ZS 31.16%) stock is getting crushed on Wednesday following the company's latest quarterly report. The cybersecurity company's share price was down 30.7% as of 10:40 a.m. ET. After yesterday's market close, Zscaler published results for the third quarter of its 2026 fiscal year -- which ended April 30. While the company reported sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's targets, the stock...
Zscaler (ZS 31.16%) stock is getting crushed on Wednesday following the company's latest quarterly report. The cybersecurity company's share price was down 30.7% as of 10:40 a.m. ET. After yesterday's market close, Zscaler published results for the third quarter of its 2026 fiscal year -- which ended April 30. While the company reported sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's targets, the stock is still getting hit with a big pullback. Zscaler's fiscal Q3 results actually looked pretty strong Zscaler posted non-GAAP (adjusted) earnings per share of $1.08 on sales of $850.48 million in fiscal Q3. Meanwhile, the average Wall Street analyst estimate had targeted per-share earnings of $1.01 on sales of $835.66 million. Zscaler grew its revenue 25.4% year over year in the quarter, and the business closed out the period with annual recurring revenue of $3.525 billion -- also up roughly 25% annually. Free cash flow grew 14% year over year to hit $136 million. Expand NASDAQ : ZS Zscaler Today's Change ( -31.16 %) $ -57.53 Current Price $ 127.07 Key Data Points Market Cap $30B Day's Range $ 126.32 - $ 139.53 52wk Range $ 114.63 - $ 336.99 Volume 1M Avg Vol 3.2M Gross Margin 76.28 % Zscaler's guidance wasn't good enough for investors Along with its fiscal Q3 report, Zscaler issued guidance for sales in the current quarter to come in between $875 million and $878 million -- suggesting year-over-year growth of roughly 22%. For comparison, the average analyst estimate had targeted revenue of $878.66 million in the quarter. While the company's Q4 guidance came in below Wall Street's expectations, Zscaler actually narrowly raised its full-year sales target to between $3.3295 billion and $3.3225 billion -- up from previous guidance for sales between $3.309 billion and $3.322 billion. With the company's fiscal Q3 sales beat exceeding the shortfall on Q4 sales guidance, it's possible that the market is overreacting to Zscaler's recent quarterly report and outlook update.
Key Points Micron shares are soaring amid rising demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure for data centers. The memory hardware market is notoriously cyclical, and this boom probably won't last forever. 10 stocks we like better than Micron Technology › With shares up 214% year to date, Micron Technology(NASDAQ: MU) remains one of the biggest winners in the generative artificial intelligen...
Key Points Micron shares are soaring amid rising demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure for data centers. The memory hardware market is notoriously cyclical, and this boom probably won't last forever. 10 stocks we like better than Micron Technology › With shares up 214% year to date, Micron Technology(NASDAQ: MU) remains one of the biggest winners in the generative artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend -- far outpacing early infrastructure leaders like Nvidia, which is up by a relatively modest 14% over the same time frame. The reason for the optimism around Micron is simple. Technology companies have realized that access to enough high-bandwidth memory is one of the primary constraints to making better AI models. This has set off a surge in demand for Micron's products, and those of its peers, that has far exceeded their ability to supply with their current fabrication facilities. As a result, memory makers have been able to substantially boost prices. Micron's now enjoying a period of high top-line growth and margins. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » But what could come next for the company? Memory supply is now a primary AI bottleneck At the start of the AI revolution, the development of generative AI models was constrained largely by the availability of high-end GPUs to train them on -- processors designed by companies like Nvidia. These chips performed the heavy computational lifting involved in running and training the algorithms. However, over time, GPUs became significantly more powerful, and also more widely available. This, combined with the need for those chips to be able to rapidly access the data they were analyzing, led to a sharply increased the need for memory capable of keeping up. Micron has benefited tremendously from this trend. In its fiscal 2026 sec...
Source: NASDAQ.COM 1D 5D 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 5Y Custom 1D Time Range Selector Custom Line Candle Analyst Views on META Wall Street analysts forecast META stock price to rise 44 Analyst Rating Wall Street analysts forecast META stock price to rise 37 Buy 6 Hold 1 Sell Strong Buy Current : 612.340 Low 655.15 Averages 824.71 High 1117 Current : 612.340 Low 655.15 Averages 824.71 High 1117 Wells Fargo Ken...
Source: NASDAQ.COM 1D 5D 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 5Y Custom 1D Time Range Selector Custom Line Candle Analyst Views on META Wall Street analysts forecast META stock price to rise 44 Analyst Rating Wall Street analysts forecast META stock price to rise 37 Buy 6 Hold 1 Sell Strong Buy Current : 612.340 Low 655.15 Averages 824.71 High 1117 Current : 612.340 Low 655.15 Averages 824.71 High 1117 Wells Fargo Ken Gawrelski Overweight downgrade $770 -> $765 2026-05-20 Reason Wells Fargo Ken Gawrelski Price Target $770 -> $765 AI Analysis 2026-05-20 downgrade Overweight Reason Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski lowered the firm's price target on Meta Platforms to $765 from $770 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm sees market confidence improving in companies monetizing compute investments directly through cloud business driven by combo of accelerating cloud revenues, stable-to-improving margins and rapidly rising backlogs. Mizuho Outperform to Outperform downgrade $850 -> $835 2026-05-05 Reason Mizuho Price Target $850 -> $835 2026-05-05 downgrade Outperform to Outperform Reason Mizuho lowered the firm's price target on Meta Platforms to $835 from $850 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Unlock Full Analyst Thesis， Get the complete breakdown of rating reason for META Unlock Now See All Ratings About META Meta Platforms, Inc. is building human connections, powered by artificial intelligence and immersive technologies. The Company's products enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets, augmented reality (AR), and wearables. It also helps people discover and learn about what is going on in the world around them, enabling people to share their experiences, ideas, photos, videos, and other content with audiences ranging from their closest family members and friends to the public at large. The Company's segments include Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality...
Investors in Marvell Technology Inc (Symbol: MRVL) saw new options begin trading today, for the March 2028 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 660 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for...
Investors in Marvell Technology Inc (Symbol: MRVL) saw new options begin trading today, for the March 2028 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 660 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MRVL options chain for the new March 2028 contracts and identified the following call contract of particular interest. The call contract at the $260.00 strike price has a current bid of $65.35. If an investor was to purchase shares of MRVL stock at the current price level of $203.17/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $260.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 60.14% if the stock gets called away at the March 2028 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if MRVL shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Marvell Technology Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing MRVL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260.00 strike highlighted in red: Considering the fact that the $260.00 strike represents an approximate 28% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 37%. On our websi...