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Fundamental Intelligence
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Getting smart about these AI stocks begins with an understanding of the basics
Be smart picking stocks in the artificial intelligence sector by considering the fundamentals of 12 popular AI companies.
That’ll require reviewing market capitalization, implied volatility and price/earnings (P/E) ratios.
Smaller companies—the ones with less than a few billion dollars in annual sales—carry the greatest risk. They lack brand or sector diversification, they have limited funding and they don’t have long lists of capabilities.
But small-capitalization AI stocks, such as SoundHound AI (SOUN), and BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI), also offer the opportunity for the greatest appreciation of price.
It’s the old story of greater...
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