MS offers exposure to durable AI infrastructure demand and monetization, with capacity and ecosystem advantages supporting upside.
MS faces high execution and valuation risk: growth expectations are demanding while cyclical weakness and delayed monetization can pressure estimates.
COIN: MS downgrades to Underweight/$120 as weaker trading + crypto uncertainty undermine the earnings recovery
MS argues ecommerce advertisers should monetize low-value/repeat in-game impressions rather than crowd out core gaming spend, making new ad verticals a positive for both U and APP. With ~99% of ads not converting today and conversion rates falling sharply o...
SHOP: MS sets ~33% GMV as 3Q buyside bar, with low-30s holiday guide key to sustaining FY27 growth confidence
JPM more than doubled its 2027-28 numbers, modeling 10GW of compute exiting 2027 and $254B of 2027 revenue (~$400B of exit ARR vs. Musk’s $500B-$1T), and MS took FY27 revenue to $178B from $113B while modeling 8.3GW vs. Musk’s ~13GW.
NFLX -5.3% (opened -6.6%) on the ads reset with Q4 rev guide below both street and buyside expects. Needham downgraded to Hold, while MS says the ad delays are “months not years.” Not a lot of pushback on the weaker numbers today — the thing I heard cited t...
MS Dec-Q EPS sits ~12% above Street for STX and ~10% above for WDC, with further upside possible; WDC has the cleaner tactical setup into earnings given a lower buyside bar. PTs: STX $1,200, WDC $643.
AMAT: MS more constructive on DRAM/process control, but still prefers suppliers AEIS/MKSI
SPOT: MS sees AI + new monetization layers supporting ~25% EBITDA CAGR; reiterates OW/$640
MS came away from AMAT meetings more positive on DRAM share and front-end process control, but logic share losses from 3nm to 2nm were worse than expected and at ~16x CY28 it prefers AEIS/MKSI. On the other side, Mike in Slack here pointed out that des...
DDOG +4% on a Bernstein upgrade; META +40bps lagging on mixed MS/3p notes ahead of earnings on Wednesday; AMZN +2.4% as MS makes it a top pick.
META: MS says every 100M Muse DAUs could require 1–4GW of GPUs, keeping capex higher for longer
MSFT: MS sees Azure upside surprise, with capacity ramp supporting sustained acceleration
SPCX +1.3% into tomorrow night’s print, where the bigger debate is YE27 compute: MS says the buyside increasingly expects closer to 10GW vs. its 4.9GW and the Street’s ~6GW
MS framed it as above SA’s prior +43GW, but RJ argued it’s apples-to-oranges, since the headline is total DC including non-AI while the 43GW was AI-only. He backed into ~30GW of US AI IT capacity: ~38GW of US shells, less non-AI, less the lag between shell...
and MS making it a Top Pick (AWS +47%/42% in 2027/28). Matty in Slack here called it "one of the cleanest prints going into AMZN in a while":
META -55bps lagged into Wednesday’s print with the morning notes mixed: MS raised numbers on stronger ads and AI subscriptions but flagged Muse’s engagement problem (~2.5M DAUs, ~20% 14-day retention) and said 100M Muse DAUs could consume ~1–4GW of GPU capa...
ACN: MS says FY29 acceleration hinges on Network growth + repeatable AI returns
CSCO: MS CIO survey shows networking leadership intact, but macro/order pressure worsening
SPCX: MS says each incremental 1GW of AI compute adds ~$27/share, with FY27 model still well below management target
MS says 2026 networking growth expectations improved 39bps to 3.0%, with FFIV the standout as 3-year net spending intentions jump to +24% from +5%; 49% of customers plan VIPRION/iSeries upgrades within 12 months vs. 35% previously.
MS says CY26 IT Services growth expectations edged up to +2.0% y/y, but CY27 remains flat at +2.0% vs. total IT budgets +4.0%.
MSFT +42bps: MS’s CIO survey puts MSFT #1 in AI orchestration (20%% vs. 17%% for the LLM providers).
MS said 30% of CIOs expect MSFT to be the biggest GenAI spend-share gainer vs. 27% last quarter, while Azure budget-share intentions lead at +43% vs.
SPCX: MS says Flight 15 is biggest Starship reuse test yet, with major upside if ship catch succeeds
NOK: MS sees guidance upgrade as “when, not if,” with Optical/IP growth accelerating
MS says a multi-model world increasingly favors MSFT’s integrated Azure/Fabric/Foundry/Copilot stack: Azure runs the models, Fabric provides enterprise context, Foundry orchestrates/model-routes and Copilot distributes AI to users, with Maia/Cobalt adding f...
VST traded with CEG on GOOGL’s 3.6GW deal, on top of the DOE’s $4.2B conditional loan for 433MW of VST uprates announced yesterday. MS’s new BE primer sizes a 76.5GW US data-center power gap through 2029 and argues grid power effectively costs $323/MWh once...
In Tech, Semis leading the way higher as NVDA +1.7% close to all-time highs this morning on the back of MS making it a top pick after NDRs this week; STX/WDC ~-10% on news Toshiba is investing ¥60bn to double its production capacity for hard disk drives while targeti...
NVDA also sees CPU revenue ramping from ~$20B in 2026 to ~$40B in 2027; MS reinstates NVDA as Top Pick, OW/$300.
MS says after hosting BE management, confidence increased around demand and execution, with upside extending beyond U.S. data centers into front-of-meter utility, international and industrial markets. Management argues “rack cost of electricity” better capt...
CRWV: MS says Fully Connected conference reinforces demand/pricing strength + broader AI platform thesis
CRWV also launched Vera Rubin availability, added Vera CPU, and highlighted Cognition as the first production Rubin customer; MS stays EW/$99.
BE +22bps didn’t do much with more bullish notes: Barclays sees its second Fremont facility giving line of sight to ~10-12GW of capacity vs. ~5-6GW today with an order book now >$9B, and MS says native 800V DC saves ~$3.7B/GW of non-compute capex.
CRWV +1.7%: the Fully Connected sell-side notes had another ~10% GPU price increase on top of July’s ~25%, with demand still well above supply into 2027/28 (MS; Rosenblatt).
MS sees Agent Apps creating a new services revenue stream with HOOD potentially taking ~25–30% of third-party data/tool economics, while U.S. perps are not yet in estimates and could add upside if adoption is strong. Broader 24/7 equities, ~35% longer optio...
BE got two more bullish sell side mentions after yesterday’s bullish MS and RBC note (JPM: Fremont can add a GW every 6-9 months and reach 5GW at the same headcount; UBS: Ameren Missouri’s ~500MW fuel-cell plan makes BE the prime beneficiary) but gave back...
Open AI related names ripped on the news: ORCL +4% went from +1% to +8.4% in about 30 minutes, BE +10.8% touched +15% (although was helped by a bullish MS note as well), and the neoclouds and semis peaked right after.
SHOP +3% as more agentic plumbing landed on the bulls side: WebMCP now covers checkout (agents can read, update and complete checkout, including Shop Pay, with buyer authorization), and MS argued SHOP monetizes the transaction rather than the impression, so...
MS says SHOP monetizes the transaction rather than the impression, making it largely agnostic to whether demand originates in Muse, Copilot, Gemini or the merchant storefront. On payments, MS argues wallet choice and processor choice are separate: even if M...
MS sees the combination supporting a re-rating; reiterates OW/$163 and names NTES its Top Pick.
MS says Sept. 30 Investor Day could rebuild confidence by showing that frontier LLMs still need SNPS/CDNS EDA tools for simulation, verification and synthesis, turning AI from a disruption risk into a potential consumption tailwind.
MS says EXPE becoming Muse’s first major OTA partner and CART integrating grocery checkout show META pushing Muse further down the commerce funnel, potentially opening a path to transaction economics as agents increasingly control the customer interface. Fo...
ERIC: MS downgrades to UW/$9, sees North America weakening and limited AI/DC exposure versus NOK
The stock is underperforming due to a combination of macro factors like the yield curve and potential agentic disruption, though the latter is viewed as a stretch.
PC/IBM: MS says notebook builds deteriorated sharply while IBM Consulting hiring remains weak
SPCX +2.5% trying again to break out of its $150 penalty box - good MS note yesterday if you didn’t read it. Next catalysts: Nasdaq rebal tomorrow, next tranche of lock up next week, Flight 14 Sept 22nd, Grok 4.7 shortly, Grok 4.8 Oct, Flight 15 Mid Oct
EBAY: MS says Depop is widening its user lead over Vinted despite cutting marketing, lowering FY27 EBIT risk
MS turns more tactically bullish as EBAY appears able to defend share without matching competitor spend, reducing risk of a weak initial FY27 EBIT guide; reiterates OW/$127.
APP/U: MS says growth is not zero-sum, sees room for both as ad conversion improves; cuts APP PT to $450
MS also argues third-party data is materially understating mobile gaming growth following U.S. payment-rule changes, suggesting industry fundamentals are healthier than headline data imply; APP PT falls to $450 from $650.
AI Semis/AMD/INTC: MS sees 2.5D packaging capacity +~50% in 2028 vs CSP capex +12%, reinforcing compute as the priority spend
HOOD -1% despite the MS upgrade to Buy where they said they see revenue compounding ~23% through 2028 to ~$8B, ~6% above consensus, as prediction markets, retirement, banking, advisory and Rothera broaden monetization beyond trading.
Morgan Stanley expects another beat-and-raise quarter, modeling ~$91.2B of July revenue and ~$102.3B for October, but says the print itself may not be the catalyst given NVDA has sold off the next day after each of the last four quarters despite strong numb...
MS had a good note out mid day explaining the push and pull saying COHR is the clearest scaled beneficiary given its vertical integration, with AAOI and FN also positioned to absorb incremental demand, while LITE should benefit from tighter EML supply but f...
MS — who is one of better analysts on the name was out saying CY27-28 pricing discussions moving toward $25- $30/TB and spot EBs commanding 30-40% premiums and 300-400 EB annual supply shortfall through 2028 (implying 75% EPS CAGR through ‘28). Cleveland wa...
NBIS/CRWV +8-11% presumably strong off the semi analysis Anthropic note saying Anthropic/OpenAI compute demand is forecast at 100GW+ by 2030 vs ~6GW of access today and also (reportedly) positive commentary around GPU spot pricing from Jensen in meetings ea...
MS also had a pretty bullish note highlighting that APP has already improved conversion rates by ~20bps annually over the last 18 months, and estimates every 10bps improvement could drive ~17pts of revenue growth, saying if APP sustains its current pace of...
NOK +9% to new highs as MS was out positive raising PT and reiterating their top pick as the stock continues to re-rate from a traditional telco supplier into a key AI infra supplier.
NOK +9% to new highs as MS was out positive raising PT and reiterating their top pick as the stock continues to re-rate from a traditional telco supplier into a key AI infra supplier.
The firm highlights hardware ex-AAPL trading at all-time-high premiums, earnings revision breadth near 15-year highs, and memory pricing up 600%+ y/y — which MS believes creates significant 2H margin headwinds as inventory/demand pull-forwards fade.
Into earnings, MS sees DELL as the best tactical setup near term, while HPQ and NTAP are viewed as most exposed to potential margin/EPS guide-down risk later in the year.
MS said AI data center racks are outgrowing today’s 480V AC/54V DC architecture, with next-gen systems like NVDA Rubin Ultra/Kyber requiring higher-voltage designs (including 800V power sidecars) that materially increase power semiconductor content.
MS notes IFX sees ~$175K per kW content opportunity today with upside over time, while ON frames rack power semi content scaling from ~$15K on today’s 120kW racks to ~$115K on future 600kW–1MW systems by 2030.
MS remains constructive on EBAY while taking a more cautious near-term view
SNDK +8% slicing through $1k / MU +5% strong today: On DRAM, heard Asia chatter around HBM pricing being better than expected. Morgan Stanley and Cantor were bullish on SNDK raising PT (MS to $1k and Cantor to $1.4k) both pointing out the usual goodness: #s...
INTC/AMD/MU/SNDK: MS Raises INTC PT to $56; Prefers Memory as Best Play on CPU Strength
Stuff like this has been floating around for a few weeks now so not new (Rubin shipments just get replaced with more Blackwell): Blackwell @xft) We've heard more positive reports in the supply chain as well; for example; Cleveland was out this morning sayin...
MS adds GenAI should increase UA demand and benefit platforms like APP, while competitive risks from Meta appear manageable given APP’s scale and breadth. Net, the analyst sees durable growth, resilient demand, and attractive valuation supporting a buying o...
There were some mgmt re-shuffling yesterday post-close at APP, but move happened because of some mixed channel checks from BTIG/MS (I believe they both talked to Ben Legg), calling out decelerating gaming growth (META taking share) although said Ecom was do...
Macquarie with a positive initiation post-close on APP and MS defending as well
MS expects the industry structure to remain closer to paid search dynamics, supporting BKNG’s direct mix and long-term margin profile.
TTWO +5% as well on that MS note. Survive Lava a new game also making its way into the top 5 although w/w CCU still down
TSM: Charlie Chan at MS raised TSMC capex to $54B in ‘27 and notes still below mkt chatter of $60B, but thinks it will eventually get there given the strong AI demand BABA +5% ahead of Qwen launch event tomorrow at 10am HKT
MS outlines three key 2026 themes: AI as a sentiment and earnings driver, continued streaming repair via consolidation, and sustained growth in advertising and premium experiences. The firm reiterates OW SPOT as its Top Pick, upgrades WMG to OW, maintains O...
APP +50bps as MS had a positive recap of their call yesterday saying they believe APP can add 200–300 new non-gaming advertisers per month, potentially topping 1,000 by year-end versus roughly 600–700 today. Edgewater was out also positive in near-term reve...
NVDA: MS Raises Estimates, PT $206 on Hyperscaler and Tier-2 Cloud Strength in Quarter preview
PLTR +8% after their 8th straight quarter of acceleration punctuated by their biggest beat in 5 years: ELSEWHERE Efttt) XYZ -1% as MS downgraded to Hold saying stock fully prices in expectations for better cash app and GPV in 2H.
NVDA +1.9% JT MS Asia analyst outjust now saying Wistron seeing ~7% raise to their GBZOO rack orders TSM -1% likely on the SamsungITSLA foundry deal although we think that says more about TSM being supply constrained than any mfg advantage Sammy might have...
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