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The Work From Home economy is set to boost data center demand. AMD is poised to take market share from Intel in the growing data center space. The stock has long term EPS potential above $3 making the stock a bargain down at $40. The work from home economy has already boosted several companies in the virtual space which should lead to higher data center demand. While Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has held up well in the downturn, investors have probably missed the boost in demand the company could see from the data center segment. My investment thesis continues to see the stock as a very compelling buy anywhere below $50. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.  Update - March 27

Don't see the recent lows being broken. The risk is to the update as virus totals dip over the weekend in Europe and the US potentially hit peak new cases here soon.


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Square gets 45% of GPVs from sellers generating under $125,000 in sales. The payments company is likely to see customers go out of business. My base case is 0% revenue growth in 2020 and a return to only 15% growth in 2021. The stock is a buy at 7x '21 adjusted revenues with potential upside to estimates. The Covid-19 outbreak and the shutdown of the global economy has investors fleeing Square (NYSE:SQ). The mobile payment company is highly dependent on small business customers, and the economic slowdown is going to hit their customer base the hardest. Just weeks ago, my view on the stock was negative with the price back above $80, and now, the stock is far more appealing after a 50% collapse in a matter of weeks. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.  Update March 25, 2020 The company updated Q1 guidance to only slightly below original forecasts. The stock has already soared on the backs of the agreement on a stimulus deal to help small business. The view on Square is more neut…

Apple closes all retail stores outside Greater China and should take a large hit to FQ2 and FQ3 sales. The company had most China stores closed for about one month. The market will increasingly look towards FY21 sales that should see a boost from delayed spending. My estimate is for a FY21 EPS boost to $17, making the $250 stock cheap at 14.7x this target. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has seen several analysts cut price targets on the stock due to cuts to FY20 numbers. Regardless, the stock remains a strong investment option based on normalized numbers not impacted by the coronavirus impact on the global economy. My investment thesis recommends investing in stocks based on FY21 numbers that might even get a boost from sales pushed into the next fiscal year. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. 
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Alphabet has dipped $400 on COVID-19 fears. The company has an EV down to only $670 billion due to $115 billion in net cash. A slash in travel ad revenues will cut $1-2 billion in quarterly revenues. The stock only trades at an EV of 12.2x '21 EPS targets. A $1,700 target is only 19.0x EPS targets. With analysts already warning on Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) losing ad revenue in the travel space, the stock has taken an amazing $400 hit from recent highs. While consumers Internet search usage may remain high, hotels and travel destinations aren't going to advertise on the platform with a lack of travelers. While the situation sounds dire in the short term, investors should buy the stock for the all but certain rebound in the digital ad space as the coronavirus fears dissipate in the next weeks or months. My investment thesis maintains a $1,700 price target on the stock based on no changes to 2021 estimates. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.
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