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AI chips & memory stocks · 27 research notes
27 AI chips & memory stocks with a dated research note: thesis, kill line and next catalyst.
Earlier themeNot among the research's active themes (last active 8 October 2026). Each stock's note below is dated on its own.
All 27 have a dated research note with a published kill line: the note's own test, stated in advance, of what would prove it wrong: a price level, a business fact, or both.
All stocksAMDAdvanced Micro DevicesMedium Advanced Micro Devices is modestly more likely than not to beat the S&P 500: Helios AI racks and doubling server-processor sales back a $17 billion fourth-quarter guide and more than 80% revenue growth forecast for 2027. AMD's…AVGOBroadcomMedium Broadcom's shares look modestly more likely to beat the S&P 500 over three months as Nvidia's CEO exit and Anthropic's near-priced IPO draw buyers to its custom AI chips. The 9 December 2026 fourth-quarter report, against a $21.7 billion…CBRSCerebras SystemsMedium Cerebras Systems is modestly more likely to beat the S&P 500 over three months after guiding fourth-quarter core revenue to $310–330 million, above the $271 million consensus, and adding Microsoft as a cloud customer. The fourth-quarter…MUMicron TechnologyMedium Micron Technology's shares look modestly more likely than not to beat the S&P 500, as its guidance and CoreWeave's 10 November 2026 outlook point to steady AI memory demand. Nvidia's 17 November 2026 results, its first under an interim…TSMTaiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingMedium Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's record October sales of NT$586.89 billion put fourth-quarter revenue on pace for the top of guidance, giving the shares a modest edge over the S&P 500. Nvidia's 17 November 2026 report and TSMC's…AMATApplied MaterialsLow Applied Materials looks more likely to lag the S&P 500 over the next three months: a 12 November 2026 outlook for more than 30% equipment-industry growth in 2027 did not stop a fall, as 11 brokers cut targets on sector valuations. Nvidia's…ARMArm HoldingsLow Arm Holdings shares look more likely to lag the S&P 500 because royalty growth slowed to 8% and is guided to low single digits. Judge Noreika's ruling on Qualcomm's royalty suspension and the report due in early February 2027 settle the…INTCIntelLow Intel's shares look more likely to lag the S&P 500 than lead it over the next three months, because the PC slump, Israel fab costs and cash burn are unresolved and Bank of America cut its target to $80 on 12 November 2026. Nvidia's 17…LRCXLam ResearchLow Lam Research shares look more likely to lag the S&P 500 over the next three months because a buyback-led rebound still runs ahead of unresolved 2027 chip-equipment demand. Applied Materials' 12 November 2026 beat gave no 2027 figure; Lam's…MRVLMarvell TechnologyLow Marvell Technology shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500 over the next three months because merger arbitrage gives its $115 billion all-stock Lumentum deal only even odds, leaving an overhang until 2028. The 1 December 2026 fiscal…NVDANVIDIALow NVIDIA's shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500 over the next three months because Jensen Huang's 12 November 2026 resignation left an interim CEO, an open board investigation and seven broker downgrades. The 17 November 2026 quarterly…QCOMQUALCOMMLow Qualcomm's shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500 over three months: handset revenue fell 26% and the December-quarter chip margin is guided to 20% to 22% while data-center revenue is still small. The early-February 2027 report shows…SNDKSandiskLow Sandisk's shares look more likely to lag the S&P 500 as investors price a peak in NAND flash prices after October contract prices went flat. TrendForce's November prices, Micron's December report and Sandisk's late-January results will…ATEYYAdvantestHigh Advantest Corporation's AI chip-testing demand rests on customer volumes, and they are still rising: TSMC's October revenue, reported on 10 November 2026, rose 59.7% from a year earlier. A fear-led Tokyo selloff on 5 November 2026 and 6…AIPArterisMedium Arteris, which licenses the on-chip wiring that moves data inside processors, is modestly more likely than not to beat the S&P 500 over three months: it raised 2026 revenue guidance to $98.5–99.5 million on 5 November 2026 and the shares…GFSGlobalFoundriesMedium GlobalFoundries, a contract chipmaker, delivered the AI growth it guided in its 4 November 2026 third-quarter report, yet the shares fell to $40.62 on a roughly $4 billion 2027 spending plan and more dilution. Fourth-quarter revenue…SIMOSilicon Motion TechnologyMedium Silicon Motion's enterprise-controller ramp cleared its test: third-quarter 2026 revenue of $560.2 million beat the $519–541 million guide, yet the shares fell with memory stocks. Fourth-quarter revenue of $588–616 million decides whether…AMKRAmkor TechnologyLow Amkor Technology is more likely to lag the S&P 500 over three months: third-quarter gross margin of 18.3% missed the guided 18.5–19.5%, and the shares trade below both major averages. The fourth-quarter report, expected around February…CEVALow Ceva, Inc. missed its third-quarter revenue guidance and cut implied 2026 growth to about 11%, so its shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500. The February 2027 fourth-quarter report shows whether the guided record quarter of about $36…FORMFormFactorLow FormFactor's shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500: they closed at $95.78 on 11 November 2026, down 27.3% in three months despite a beat-and-raise quarter. Fourth-quarter revenue against the $275–$295 million guide, due around 4…IMOSChipMOS TECHNOLOGIESLow ChipMOS's profit is rising with memory demand, but its US shares closed at $48.25 on 10 November 2026, 42.1% below the 52-week high; November monthly revenue, due around 10 December 2026, tests whether the record third quarter holds.PENGPenguin SolutionsLow Penguin Solutions' AI-memory growth case is intact on the numbers, with fiscal 2027 guidance affirmed on 4 November 2026 and SK Hynix now a 9.1% holder, but the shares closed at $45.70 on 9 November 2026 on financing and inventory worries.…RMBSRambusLow Rambus's server-memory chip growth is real, but the shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500 over three months: they closed at $84.97 on 12 November 2026, under the 50-day and 200-day averages. Nvidia's 17 November 2026 report and…SNPSSynopsysLow Synopsys' AI chip-design growth plan and fiscal 2027 revenue guide of $11.1–11.2 billion still stand, and the shares have recovered to $466.97. The fourth-quarter report on 8 December 2026 decides whether the guide holds.STXSeagate Technology HoldingsLow Seagate Technology's shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500, because they trade on swinging AI-hardware sentiment while record margins are already reported; Nvidia's 17 November 2026 report and Seagate's late-January fiscal Q2 2027…TERTeradyneLow Teradyne's shares are more likely to lag the S&P 500 over the next three months because its chip-test revenue has flattened near $1.3 billion a quarter. Nvidia's 17 November 2026 report and Teradyne's late-January results show whether 2027…WDCWestern DigitalLow Western Digital is more likely to lag the S&P 500 than lead it while fears of curbs on AI data centers outweigh its strong December-quarter guide. Nvidia's 17 November 2026 report and late-January 2027 results settle whether the $5.0–5.2…