Notes
❖ CITI'S AI INFRASTRUCTURE PICKS FOR 2025:
❖ Top Picks: Apple ( $AAPL), Ciena ( $CIEN), Coherent ( $COHR) for AI infrastructure.
❖ Networking Over Hardware: Networking stocks have outpaced semiconductors/hardware by 24%/27% YTD due to AI.
❖ Investment Cycle: Anticipates multi-year growth in AI networking solutions.
❖ ASIC and Optical Benefits: Expects increased demand for ASICs, enhancing server and data center connectivity; optical tech to gain from AI's demands for density and speed.
❖ Arista Networks ( $ANET): Despite strong performance, downgraded due to valuation and focus on later AI stages.
❖ Risks: Potential China tariffs could impact gross margins and contribute to consumer inflation in 2025.
#Downgrades - Oct 18, 2024
$BSIG: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Underweight from Equalweight - PT $26 (from $23)
$BSX: Needham Downgrades to Hold from Buy
$COHR: B.Riley Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $86
$GLBE: Morgan Stanley Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $40
$KMT: BofA Securities Downgrades to Underperform from Neutral - PT $26
$LILM: Cantor Fitzgerald Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $1 (from $2)
$NFLX: Phillip Securities Downgrades to Neutral from Buy - PT $695
$ODFL: BMO Capital Downgrades to Market Perform from Outperform - PT $210 (from $214)
$RCL: CFRA Downgrades to Hold from Buy - PT $200
$TCBI: Piper Sandler Downgrades to Neutral from Overweight - PT $82 (from $75)
$TMUS: Scotiabank Downgrades to Sector Perform from Outperform - PT $236 (from $215.50)
$USAP: KeyBanc Downgrades to Sector Weight from Overweight
$ZETA: Barclays Downgrades to Equalweight from Overweight - PT $28