AI

As of 28 September 2026, 34 tracked analysts hold a current view on AI: 18 Analysts Bullish · 0 Analysts Neutral · 16 Analysts Bearish. Every view links to the analyst's own post or video moment.

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AI’s market leadership and earnings momentum remain hard to dismiss, with the buildout still framed by some as a broad infrastructure and productivity cycle rather than a replay of the dot-com bubble. The tension is whether the spending can earn adequate returns: skeptics see implausibly large revenue requirements, worsening pricing power, debt-funded overbuilding and a narrowing economic benefit that may leave growth exposed if capex slows. The picture is unchanged in that near-term technical strength coexists with deep uncertainty over the durability and distribution of AI’s payoff.

At Generation 5 Analysts Bullish · 0 Analysts Neutral · 9 Analysts Bearish
Since Catch-Up 5 Analysts Bullish · 0 Analysts Neutral · 8 Analysts Bearish
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Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider Jeffrey Snider
BEARISH
AI makes economic data look stronger on paper but contributes absolutely nothing to the rest of the economy or the average consumer's conditions. Year
Editorial Representation of Bob Elliott Bob Elliott
BEARISH
AI capex plans require more than $3 trillion in revenue by 2030 to justify the spending, making projected returns implausible. Year
Held
Editorial Representation of Chris Ciovacco Chris Ciovacco
BULLISH
Artificial intelligence and technology stocks have recovered above the 38.2% retracement, with weekly relative strength looking better than January 2022. Month
Editorial Representation of Peter Boockvar Peter Boockvar
BEARISH
AI-driven capital spending and upper-income consumption have created a circular dependency between the U.S. economy and a stock market heavily reliant on GenAI investment. Year
Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Darius Dale
BEARISH
AI capex bubbles are likely to fuel frenzied overbuilding, complex debt financing, and disruption of legacy industries later in this market cycle. Year
Editorial Representation of Luke Gromen Luke Gromen
BEARISH
AI increasingly competes with Treasury financing for capital, while its development nonlinearly undermines the tax base supporting fiscal capacity. Year
Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts Lance Roberts
BULLISH
AI buildout is on track to become the largest infrastructure expansion in US history, creating massive wealth despite eventual winners and losers. Year
Editorial Representation of Julien Bittel Julien Bittel
BULLISH
AI and robotics should drive a long productivity boom as banks finance expanding hyperscaler capex, hardware, factories, power plants, and grid investment. Year
Editorial Representation of Danielle DiMartino Booth Danielle Dimartino Booth
BEARISH
AI investment has likely peaked on an inflation-adjusted basis, creating downside risk for US growth and the market support provided by the AI boom. Year
Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Steve Hanke
BEARISH
AI faces bubble risk as projected tech-giant debt issuance reaches $420 billion next year, up 60% from this year. Year
Editorial Representation of David Keller David Keller
BULLISH
AI leadership remains strong enough that standing in front of the trade is painful, with technology and mega-cap growth continuing to dominate market rotation. Year
Editorial Representation of Danielle DiMartino Booth Danielle Dimartino Booth
BEARISH
AI investment growth has turned to contraction, with real AI capital-expenditure growth falling 34.6% in the second quarter, threatening broader growth. Month
Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough Keith Mccullough
BEARISH
AI faces negative pricing power, likely undermining the sector’s economics and reducing the durability of returns from artificial-intelligence investment. Year
Editorial Representation of Jurrien Timmer Jurrien Timmer
BULLISH
AI earnings are booming at a 20x forward P/E, leaving no valuation bubble despite semiconductor price analogies to the 1999–2000 internet boom. Year
Gone
Editorial Representation of Jurrien Timmer Jurrien Timmer
BEARISH
AI trade has been dead money for more than three months, while token expenditures and GPU lease rates are flat to down. Month
Editorial Representation of Tom Lee Tom Lee
BULLISH
Muse appears to have unlocked the next level of AI, signaling a more constructive long-term outlook for artificial intelligence. Year

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Analyst Views on AI

18 Analysts Bullish · 0 Analysts Neutral · 16 Analysts Bearish
Bullish 18
Editorial Representation of Chris Ciovacco Chris Ciovacco BULLISH Moderate
Month 2d

Artificial intelligence and technology stocks have recovered above the 38.2% retracement, with weekly relative strength looking better than January 2022.

Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts Lance Roberts BULLISH Strong
Year 3d

AI buildout is on track to become the largest infrastructure expansion in US history, creating massive wealth despite eventual winners and losers.

Editorial Representation of Julien Bittel Julien Bittel BULLISH Strong
Year 3d

AI and robotics should drive a long productivity boom as banks finance expanding hyperscaler capex, hardware, factories, power plants, and grid investment.

Editorial Representation of David Keller David Keller BULLISH Strong
Year 4d

AI leadership remains strong enough that standing in front of the trade is painful, with technology and mega-cap growth continuing to dominate market rotation.

Editorial Representation of Jurrien Timmer Jurrien Timmer BULLISH Moderate
Year 5d

AI earnings are booming at a 20x forward P/E, leaving no valuation bubble despite semiconductor price analogies to the 1999–2000 internet boom.

Editorial Representation of Tom Lee Tom Lee BULLISH Moderate
Year 6d

Muse appears to have unlocked the next level of AI, signaling a more constructive long-term outlook for artificial intelligence.

Editorial Representation of Liz Ann Sonders Liz Ann Sonders BULLISH Moderate
Year 6d

AI has become increasingly central to corporate discussion, with 67% of S&P 500 companies citing it on second-quarter earnings calls and especially high mention rates across technology, financials, and communications.

Editorial Representation of Andreas Steno Larsen Andreas Steno Larsen BULLISH Moderate
Year 7d

AI and crypto are complementary long-term trades, with the agent economy expected to use both technologies together rather than competitively.

Editorial Representation of Peter Schiff Peter Schiff BULLISH Strong
Year 13d

AI-driven automation that delivers goods and services without human labor would be a win for humanity rather than a threat to employment.

Editorial Representation of Eric Basmajian Eric Basmajian BULLISH Strong
Month 14d

AI-related business equipment investment has accelerated sharply, helping offset housing weakness and supporting the cyclical economy’s turn higher after a multi-year soft patch.

Editorial Representation of JC Parets JC Parets BULLISH Moderate
Year 16d

AI should be embraced rather than avoided, maintaining a constructive long-term stance toward artificial intelligence despite bearish media coverage this morning.

Editorial Representation of Ben Carlson Ben Carlson BULLISH Weak
Year 19d

AI could improve S&P 500 EPS growth by 2% per year, while carrying a 10% chance of an extinction-level event for humanity.

Editorial Representation of Brent Kochuba Brent Kochuba BULLISH Moderate
Week 24d

AI technology remains positioned to rise into the rate scare, sustaining near-term upside despite pressure from higher-rate concerns.

Editorial Representation of Benn Eifert Benn Eifert BULLISH Weak
Year 24d

AI adoption across the middle of the curve faces bottlenecks beyond model capability, limiting how rapidly improving performance translates into broad deployment.

Editorial Representation of Mark Newton Mark Newton BULLISH Strong
Year 26d

AI spending is expected to remain in a substantial secular boom for the next couple of years despite choppiness through October and the election.

Editorial Representation of Michael Kantrowitz Michael Kantrowitz BULLISH Moderate
Year 35d

AI adoption and inflation anxiety are expected to remain defining forces in markets, extending the current era beyond a short-term cycle.

Editorial Representation of Brian Shannon Brian Shannon BULLISH Moderate
Month 41d

Semiconductors could undercut current support before building a higher low, with rising 20-day and flattening 50-day averages supporting renewed leadership.

Editorial Representation of Ed Yardeni Ed Yardeni BULLISH Strong
Year 48d

AI capital spending remains a boom that reinforces economic resilience alongside strong consumer spending and substantial household wealth.

Bearish 16
Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Darius Dale BEARISH Moderate
Year 37m

AI infrastructure’s globally synchronized industrial buildout is expected to leave economies and asset markets vulnerable to a coordinated decline after the secular bull market peaks.

Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider Jeffrey Snider BEARISH Strong
Year 22h

AI makes economic data look stronger on paper but contributes absolutely nothing to the rest of the economy or the average consumer's conditions.

Editorial Representation of Bob Elliott Bob Elliott BEARISH Strong
Year 1d

AI capex plans require more than $3 trillion in revenue by 2030 to justify the spending, making projected returns implausible.

Editorial Representation of Peter Boockvar Peter Boockvar BEARISH Moderate
Year 3d

AI-driven capital spending and upper-income consumption have created a circular dependency between the U.S. economy and a stock market heavily reliant on GenAI investment.

Editorial Representation of Luke Gromen Luke Gromen BEARISH Moderate
Year 3d

AI increasingly competes with Treasury financing for capital, while its development nonlinearly undermines the tax base supporting fiscal capacity.

Year 3d

AI investment has likely peaked on an inflation-adjusted basis, creating downside risk for US growth and the market support provided by the AI boom.

Editorial Representation of Steve Hanke Steve Hanke BEARISH Strong
Year 4d

AI faces bubble risk as projected tech-giant debt issuance reaches $420 billion next year, up 60% from this year.

Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough Keith McCullough BEARISH Strong
Year 5d

AI faces negative pricing power, likely undermining the sector’s economics and reducing the durability of returns from artificial-intelligence investment.

Editorial Representation of Cem Karsan Cem Karsan BEARISH Moderate
Year 7d

AI faces a likely post-midterm “accident” amid regulatory capture and coordinated industry efforts to slow development and emphasize responsible oversight.

Editorial Representation of David Woo David Woo BEARISH Strong
Year 8d

AI infrastructure investment faces overstated reported returns as rapid hardware obsolescence, rising capital needs, and Chinese competition pressure future monetization.

Editorial Representation of Joseph Wang Joseph Wang BEARISH Moderate
Month 9d

The AI trade could face pressure after the midterms if a Democratic sweep brings greater skepticism of data-center buildout and more AI-model regulation.

Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco Jim Bianco BEARISH Strong
Year 14d

AI-related companies face potentially enormous product-liability exposure from cyberattacks, creating risks that could overwhelm even multi-trillion-dollar market capitalizations.

Editorial Representation of Dan Nathan Dan Nathan BEARISH Strong
Year 23d

AI models appear stuck in an iPhone 5 moment, still useful but no longer improving dramatically enough to sustain enthusiasm.

Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian Mohamed El-Erian BEARISH Moderate
Year 24d

AI faces a bumpy capital-markets path as higher borrowing costs, public resistance, and shallow adoption intensify internal and external pressures.

Editorial Representation of Jason Shapiro Jason Shapiro BEARISH Strong
Year 27d

AI’s productivity-led investment boom faces lower odds of succeeding if higher interest rates and wider spreads restrict companies’ ability to finance it.

Editorial Representation of Charlie Bilello Charlie Bilello BEARISH Strong
Year 42d

Big Tech’s AI spending spree has created roughly $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet commitments, leaving investors likely to underestimate substantial long-term obligations.

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