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5. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 181
On July 3, Matthew O’Neill of Bank of America Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and set a target price of $410. The firm’s assigned price target implies a further 13% upside from current levels. This upside is close to the median Wall Street analysts’ upside of 11%.
The launch of a new US dollar-backed stablecoin called OUSD has created confusion among several Korean companies that were listed as partners in the project, a South Korean business and financial news publication, ChosunBiz, noted on July 3. The issuer, Open Standard, announced plans to launch OUSD later this year with support from around 140 global companies. These include Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, Google, Samsung Electronics, and other Korean card issuers. However, some of these companies said they had no formal agreement to join. They were surprised to find that they had already been listed as consortium members despite not having made a formal commitment.
Previously, on June 30, Bloomberg News reported that Visa, Bank of New York Mellon, and Stripe were among the financial firms that had partnered to launch a stablecoin. The partners planned to integrate stablecoin into their systems once it goes live later in 2026.
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is a payment technology company operating in the United States and internationally. It operates VisaNet, a transaction-processing network that handles the clearing, authorization, and settlement of payments. The company offers its services under various brands, including PLUS, Visa, V PAY, Visa Electron, and Interlink.
4. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 265
On June 30, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) introduced two new artificial intelligence models, Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash AI. The new models are designed to expand GOOGL’s AI image and video capabilities. According to the company, Nano Banana 2 Lite is its most cost-efficient Gemini Image generation model, while Gemini Omni Flash is built for high-quality video generation and conversational video editing.
The tech giant, Alphabet, highlighted in a release:
With these two models, developers can build comprehensive, end-to-end multimedia experiences that connect rapid image generation with video creation and editing. Whether your workflow requires generating thousands of images or editing multi-turn video sequences, you now have two new models to build faster, iterate seamlessly, and bring your creative vision to life.
Nano Banana 2 can generate images from text in about four seconds. The model costs $0.034 per 1,000 images, making it well suited for rapid image creation and prototyping. It is available through developer platforms, as well as AI mode in Search, NotebookLM, Google Flow, Google Ads, the Gemini app, Google Photos, and Stitch.
Meanwhile, Gemini Omni Flash, which was first announced at Google I/O, is now available to developers through the Google AI Studio and Gemini API. The model is optimized for high-quality video generation and editing and is priced at $0.10 per second of video output, matching the cost of Veo 3.1 Fast.
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is a holding company that operates Google services, including search engines, ad platforms, Internet browsers, devices, mapping software, app stores, video streaming, and more. The company also offers cloud infrastructure and platform services, collaboration tools, and other services for enterprise customers, as well as healthcare-related services and internet services.
3. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 275
NVIDIA Corporation’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) product roadmap came into question briefly after a recent report from research firm SemiAnalysis reported that due to difficulties in manufacturing a key circuit board, Nvidia’s Kyber rack-scale architecture, a server system that packs 144 of NVDA’s most powerful chips into a single unit, has been delayed by more than 12 months. While the launch was originally set for 2027, the report claimed that the delay now pushed the expected delivery to 2028. This setback thus raised questions about the AI giant’s product roadmap.
However, NVIDIA later junked these rumors, clarified that there would be no such delays, and that the product roadmap is intact. That said, NVIDIA’s execution has recently been under close scrutiny. There are concerns that Nvidia’s aggressive product release schedule is becoming harder to sustain as manufacturing challenges increase. The company also scrapped a backup plan that would have combined two current-generation racks to achieve similar power because customers rejected the design as awkward and costly.
Any execution issues or delays could potentially allow competitors such as Advanced Micro Devices and Google to compete more effectively in the high-end AI market. Despite these concerns, Nvidia’s current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and will begin shipping this fall to eight cloud providers.
Bank of America Securities analyst Vivek Arya also sent out an update on Nvidia on July 8. While he didn’t directly address the SemiAnalysis claims, he reiterated his $350 price target, which should give investors some confidence. In fact, he claims in his report that investors are overestimating the memory cost pressure while underestimating Nvidia’s pricing power:
We believe investors overstate [high bandwidth memory] cost pressure while underestimating NVDA’s pricing power… We expect upcoming Nvidia earnings to reinforce its moats in products, pricing, and supply chain.
Vivek Arya’s comments should soothe investor nerves heading into the Q2 earnings season.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is a fabless semiconductor and AI computing company that designs GPUs, AI accelerators, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and system-on-a-chip units. Through its CUDA ecosystem, the company enables industries ranging from autonomous vehicles to scientific research by advancing AI, accelerated computing, and data center infrastructure.
2. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 282
On July 1, Jefferies highlighted Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon as two of the biggest beneficiaries of continued growth in cloud computing. Based on a survey of 40 U.S. Chief Information Officers, the firm now expects cloud spending to grow 10.1% in 2026, slightly faster than its previous forecast. Nearly 95% of respondents said they expect to increase their cloud budgets next year. Among them, 53% expect single-digit growth, while 43% forecast double-digit growth. Only 3% expect their cloud spending to decrease.
Jefferies analysts stated in a note to clients:
Cloud spend will modestly accelerate to 10.1% in ’26 vs. 9.6% in ’25 based on survey data, vs. our previous cloud survey, which implied a slight deceleration. ~95% of respondents expect their cloud budgets to grow y/y in ’26. 53% expect their cloud budgets to grow by single digits, while 43% anticipate a double-digit increase. Only 3% of survey respondents anticipate a marginal decrease in ’26 cloud spend, consistent w/our previous survey.
The survey also pointed to continued growth in cloud adoption. By the end of 2027, 85% of respondents expect more than half of their IT workloads to run on the cloud, compared with 75% today. Moreover, 53% expect cloud workloads to account for more than 80% of their IT operations by 2027. While analysts point to continued growth opportunities, the market continues to see Microsoft as a software stock at risk of AI disruption, as evident from the -18.7% YTD performance of the stock.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a global technology company that develops and sells a wide range of software, cloud services, devices, and business solutions, serving both individual users and enterprise customers worldwide. Its flagship products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, LinkedIn, and Xbox.
1. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 353
According to a report released on July 2, Monness analyst Brian White reiterated a Buy rating on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) while increasing the price target. The analyst raised the firm’s price target on the stock from $241.7 to $315. The upward revised price target implies an additional 29% upside from current levels.
Adding to the positive outlook, Wells Fargo also raised its price target on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) on the same day. Ken Gawrelski from Wells Fargo slightly increased the firm’s price target on the shares from $312 to $313 and reaffirmed a Buy rating. The analyst’s assigned price target is close to the median Wall Street price target of $320, based on estimates from 70 analysts covering the stock.
On July 2, the company’s top hardware executive said in an interview with CNBC that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is focusing on developing its own chips for key consumer devices. It believes this will improve the integration between hardware and software, especially for AI-powered experiences.
The head of devices and services at Amazon, Panos Panay, commented:
“We do make our own end-to-end silicon for the devices that we ship.” He added that Amazon’s custom silicon is in devices such as the Echo Show 8, Echo Show 11, and Fire TV.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) operates across e-commerce, digital content, advertising, and cloud computing. Its online and offline stores offer both in-house and third-party products, while its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division runs one of the world’s largest data center networks.
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