By Zacks Equity Research
Publication Date: 2026-04-17 09:18:00
Chicago, IL – April 17, 2026 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: NVIDIA Corp. NVDA, Broadcom Inc. AVGO and Micron Technology, Inc. MU.
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
Beyond NVIDIA: 2 AI Chip Stocks Positioned for Big Upside in 2026
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), NVIDIA Corp. has witnessed strong gains driven by incessant demand for its next-generation chips and graphics processing units (GPUs).
However, two semiconductor players, Broadcom Inc. and Micron Technology, Inc., have recently outperformed NVIDIA, gaining 130.4% and 561%, respectively, over the past year compared to NVIDIA’s gain of 95.4%. Both companies appear to be in a good position for further upside. Here’s why they are strong buys this year –
AI Growth and Key Partnerships Back Broadcom’s Solid Outlook
Banking on rising AI demand, Broadcom posted a consolidated revenue of $19.3 billion in the fiscal first-quarter 2026 and expects about $22 billion in fiscal second-quarter 2026, indicating its strength as a dominant infrastructure player capable of maintaining growth despite its massive size, according to investors.broadcom.com.
Broadcom is growing in strength, mostly due to the company’s AI semiconductor solutions, such as AI…
