AI & Space Stock Morning Briefing

Monday, August 17, 2026 - Generated 05:32 AM PT
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Executive Summary

Market color: US futures were mostly higher pre-bell as traders awaited Fed meeting minutes and retail earnings (Walmart, Target), with chips and memory stocks catching a bid at the start of a potentially quiet week. Memory names extended gains on a China memory-chip move and SanDisk's $93.9B backlog, while Broadcom and Applied Materials sold off despite strong results and Oracle slipped on new layoff plans.

AI Stocks Tracked
37
Space Stocks Tracked
32
Pre-Market Movers (>=2%)
22
Volume Anomalies (>=2x)
0
Stocks with News
69
Earnings Reports Today
334
Stocks with >=15% Upside
44
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Today's Catalysts

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Earnings Today

SymbolCompanyTimingEPS Est.Mkt Cap
BHPLFBHP Group LimitedNot Specified-$227.1B
BHPBHP Group LimitedNot Specified-$220.5B
CMXHFCSL LimitedNot Specified-$46.9B
CSLLYCSL LimitedNot Specified-$46.2B
GELYFGeely Automobile Holdings LimitedNot Specified-$25.3B
FNFabrinetAfter Close$3.81$20.4B
MZTFFMizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.Not Specified$4.99$20.1B
HTHTH World Group LimitedBefore Open$5.07$12.9B
BLSFFBlueScope Steel LimitedNot Specified-$10.7B
XPXP Inc.After Close$2.62$8.2B
NBFJFNippon Building Fund Inc.Not Specified-$7.4B
BMBRFBIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.Not Specified$4.6$6.8B
GPTGFThe GPT GroupNot Specified-$6.5B
JBHIFJB Hi-Fi LimitedNot Specified-$6.3B
QRNNFAurizon Holdings LimitedNot Specified-$5.5B
ACOPFThe a2 Milk Company LimitedNot Specified-$3.6B
SENGFSINOPEC Engineering (Group) Co., LtNot Specified-$3.4B
ROYUFRoyal Unibrew A/SNot Specified$11.4$3.3B
PPTAPerpetua Resources Corp.After Close$-0.27$3.2B
SMGBFSan Miguel CorporationNot Specified-$3.1B
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Pre-Market Movers

TickerNameMarketPriceChangeVol/AVGNews
LUNRIntuitive MachinesSpace$19.01+8.3%1.4xY
AMDAMDAI$514.39+6.5%0.8xY
AVGOBroadcomAI$392.99-5.9%1.1xY
SPCEVirgin GalacticSpace$3.32+5.7%0.5xY
STXSeagateAI$973.44+5.7%1.1xY
LITELumentumAI$926.14+5.2%0.8xY
AMATApplied MaterialsAI$507.18-5.1%1.4xY
POWLPowell IndustriesAI$213.48+4.6%0.6xY
WDCWestern DigitalAI$508.80+4.4%1.2xY
DCODucommunSpace$206.98+4.0%0.5xY
ORCLOracleAI$150.52-3.6%0.7xY
WWDWoodwardSpace$370.56+3.4%0.5xY
MODModineAI$209.50+2.9%0.5xY
RDWRedwireSpace$13.58+2.9%0.4xY
KTOSKratos DefenseSpace$64.58+2.9%1.1xY
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Stocks to Watch Today

  • [MEDIUM] AVGO (AI) -- $392.99 (-5.9%)
  • Broadcom
  • moved -5.9%; 5 news items; 34% analyst upside
  • Hedge funds rotated out of Broadcom toward TSMC, and a custom-silicon 'king' debate weighed on shares.
  • [MEDIUM] AMD (AI) -- $514.39 (+6.5%)
  • AMD
  • moved +6.5%; 5 news items
  • Riding the broad pre-market bid in chips and memory stocks; no single specific catalyst.
  • [MEDIUM] ORCL (AI) -- $150.52 (-3.6%)
  • Oracle
  • moved -3.6%; 5 news items; 64% analyst upside
  • Plans more layoffs as surging AI/cloud spending creates a costly financial tradeoff.
  • [MEDIUM] MU (AI) -- $971.66 (+2.3%)
  • Micron
  • moved +2.3%; 5 news items; 55% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] POWL (AI) -- $213.48 (+4.6%)
  • Powell Industries
  • moved +4.6%; 5 news items; 31% analyst upside
  • Record backlog and $934M in new orders signal surging data-center and utility demand.
  • [MEDIUM] WDC (AI) -- $508.80 (+4.4%)
  • Western Digital
  • moved +4.4%; 5 news items; 30% analyst upside
  • Memory rally plus SanDisk's $93.9B backlog disclosure and 80% margin target through 2030.
  • [MEDIUM] LITE (AI) -- $926.14 (+5.2%)
  • Lumentum
  • moved +5.2%; 5 news items; 22% analyst upside
  • Analysts raising price targets on AI-fueled momentum after stronger results.
  • [MEDIUM] AMAT (AI) -- $507.18 (-5.1%)
  • Applied Materials
  • moved -5.1%; 5 news items; 26% analyst upside
  • Posted record results and raised guidance, but the market reacted cautiously and sold the stock off.
  • [MEDIUM] LUNR (Space) -- $19.01 (+8.3%)
  • Intuitive Machines
  • moved +8.3%; 5 news items; 55% analyst upside
  • Selected as a key supplier for L3Harris' Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (18 spacecraft), with Golden Dome and NASA CLPS 2.0 catalysts ahead.
  • [MEDIUM] WWD (Space) -- $370.56 (+3.4%)
  • Woodward
  • moved +3.4%; 5 news items; 22% analyst upside
  • Q3 beat with sales up 21% and raised outlook on aerospace and industrial strength.
  • [MEDIUM] ANET (AI) -- $198.82 (-2.4%)
  • Arista
  • moved -2.4%; 5 news items; 22% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] STX (AI) -- $973.44 (+5.7%)
  • Seagate
  • moved +5.7%; 5 news items
  • Memory-chip rally on China memory-chip moves and SanDisk regaining momentum.
  • [MEDIUM] MOD (AI) -- $209.50 (+2.9%)
  • Modine
  • moved +2.9%; 5 news items; 48% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] KTOS (Space) -- $64.58 (+2.9%)
  • Kratos Defense
  • moved +2.9%; 5 news items; 64% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] CSCO (AI) -- $111.68 (-1.6%)
  • Cisco
  • moved -1.6%; 5 news items; 21% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] VRT (AI) -- $293.84 (+2.4%)
  • Vertiv
  • moved +2.4%; 5 news items
  • [MEDIUM] CEG (AI) -- $282.50 (+1.4%)
  • Constellation Energy
  • moved +1.4%; 5 news items; 23% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] VST (AI) -- $148.13 (+1.2%)
  • Vistra
  • moved +1.2%; 5 news items; 49% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] TLN (AI) -- $362.74 (+1.2%)
  • Talen Energy
  • moved +1.2%; 5 news items; 29% analyst upside
  • [MEDIUM] KLAC (AI) -- $203.72 (-2.7%)
  • KLA Corp
  • moved -2.7%; 5 news items
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Overnight News & Developments

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NVDA (AI)

  • Micron stock heats up again, crossing $1,000 — Micron shares are back with some momentum.

[Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/micron-stock-heats-up-again-crossing-1000-115304344.html) - IBM Makes Surprise Move in Nvidia AI Race — Enterprise AI demand is shifting toward a new battleground [GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ibm-makes-surprise-move-nvidia-121819782.html) - Nvidia Is Becoming AI's Bank: Here's Why It Could Reshape NVDA Stock — Nvidia's $500 Billion AI Financing Push Raises the Stakes for NVDA Stock [GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/nvidia-becoming-ais-bank-heres-120925863.html)

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AMD (AI)

  • Micron stock heats up again, crossing $1,000 — Micron shares are back with some momentum.

[Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/micron-stock-heats-up-again-crossing-1000-115304344.html) - Stocks Mostly Up Pre-Bell as Traders Await Fed Meeting Minutes, Retail Earnings — The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as trader [MT Newswires](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/stocks-mostly-pre-bell-traders-110959890.html) - Intel, Oracle, Marvell, Alibaba, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market — Chips and memory stocks are catching a bid at the start of what could be a quiet week for the market. [Barrons.com](https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-movers-a39cdac2?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo)

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AVGO (AI)

  • AI Chips Today - Fort Technology Expands Amid Record Revenue and Strategic Acquisitions — Recent developments in the AI Chips sector highlight significant growth and strategic expansions. Fort Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Nexera Technologies, reported a record 49% increase in revenue a

[Simply Wall St.](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-chips-today-fort-technology-113704087.html) - Who’s Really The King of Custom Silicon, Broadcom or Marvell Technology? — Broadcom and Marvell both design custom AI chips for the same hyperscaler clients, but their quarterly numbers tell two very different stories about who actually controls the future of cloud silicon. [24/7 Wall St.](https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/17/whos-really-the-king-of-custom-silicon-broadcom-or-marvell-technology/) - Stocks Mostly Up Pre-Bell as Traders Await Fed Meeting Minutes, Retail Earnings — The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as trader [MT Newswires](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/stocks-mostly-pre-bell-traders-110959890.html)

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MRVL (AI)

  • Who’s Really The King of Custom Silicon, Broadcom or Marvell Technology? — Broadcom and Marvell both design custom AI chips for the same hyperscaler clients, but their quarterly numbers tell two very different stories about who actually controls the future of cloud silicon.

[24/7 Wall St.](https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/17/whos-really-the-king-of-custom-silicon-broadcom-or-marvell-technology/) - Intel, Oracle, Marvell, Alibaba, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market — Chips and memory stocks are catching a bid at the start of what could be a quiet week for the market. [Barrons.com](https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-movers-a39cdac2?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo) - Stocks to Watch: Alibaba, Diana Shipping, BHP — ↗️ Diana Shipping (DSX): Diana said Friday that it withdrew its bid to acquire Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), ending a nearly year-long takeover battle between the two shipping companies. Shares in D [The Wall Street Jour](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-08-17-2026/card/stocks-to-watch-alibaba-diana-shipping-bhp-xNrQSBdGgZVZiqNTks2N?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo)

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MSFT (AI)

  • Could Microsoft spin off Xbox? Why it might be worth billions — Peter Levin of Griffin Gaming Partners explains to Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi why Xbox could be strategically expendable within Microsoft while its franchises, platform, and intellectu

[Yahoo Finance Video](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/could-microsoft-spin-off-xbox-110000182.html) - Oracle Plans More Layoffs as AI Spending Surges — Booming cloud demand is creating a costly financial tradeoff. [GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/oracle-plans-more-layoffs-ai-122051196.html) - Anthropic Quietly Changes Claude for Europe — Compliance is becoming another battleground for leading AI firms [GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/anthropic-quietly-changes-claude-europe-121205017.html)

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GOOGL (AI)

  • Why indie games are the next big tech investment: Gaming CEO — Griffin Gaming Partners Co-Founder Peter Levin chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about managing over $1.6 billion in gaming investments, the massive untapped potential of indie spo

[Yahoo Finance Video](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/why-indie-games-next-big-100000670.html) - Intel's $23 Billion Raise May Signal Foundry Progress — GF sees stronger yields and broader customer interest. [GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/intels-23-billion-raise-may-122658146.html) - Oracle Plans More Layoffs as AI Spending Surges — Booming cloud demand is creating a costly financial tradeoff. [GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/oracle-plans-more-layoffs-ai-122051196.html)

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AMZN (AI)

  • Oracle Plans More Layoffs as AI Spending Surges — Booming cloud demand is creating a costly financial tradeoff.

[GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/oracle-plans-more-layoffs-ai-122051196.html) - 4 Very Well-Known High-Yielding Stocks to Load the Boat on Now (2 Yield Over 6%) — While Wall Street obsesses over AI darlings, four familiar dividend stocks have quietly built yields as high as 6.8% and sit at entry points that income investors may soon regret ignoring. [24/7 Wall St.](https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/17/4-well-known-high-yielding-stocks-to-load-the-boat-on-now-1-yields-over-6/) - Peter Thiel's Thiel Macro buys stake in Vista Energy Q2 2026 — Thiel Macro LLC disclosed owning nearly 1.2 million Vista Energy ADS as of June 30, sending the stock up more than 5% in premarket trading Monday [Quartz](https://qz.com/peter-thiel-thiel-macro-vista-energy-argentina-stake-081726)

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META (AI)

  • Meta social media addiction trial, earnings from Walmart & Target: What to watch on Monday — Asking for a Trend Host, Josh Lipton breaks down what investors should be on the lookout for the week of Monday, August 17, including opening arguments in the Meta (META) social media addiction trial,

[Yahoo Finance Video](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-120000243.html) - Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday — A lawsuit filed by 29 attorneys general related to Meta's impact on teens will go to trial Tuesday. [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/article/meta-to-face-massive-social-media-addiction-trial-tuesday-135141870.html) - What Could Meta Platforms (META) Off Balance Sheet AI Financing Mean For Investors? — Meta Platforms (NasdaqGS:META) is expanding the use of off-balance-sheet credit backstops to finance AI data centers through residual value guarantees, according to a new report. These structures keep [Simply Wall St.](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/could-meta-platforms-meta-off-120927866.html)

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ORCL (AI)

  • Oracle Plans More Layoffs as AI Spending Surges — Booming cloud demand is creating a costly financial tradeoff.

[GuruFocus.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/oracle-plans-more-layoffs-ai-122051196.html) - Intel, Oracle, Marvell, Alibaba, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market — Chips and memory stocks are catching a bid at the start of what could be a quiet week for the market. [Barrons.com](https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-movers-a39cdac2?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo) - AI Is Driving Up Treasury Yields: ‘It Just Touches Everything’ — An age-old economics tenet posits that excessive government borrowing can leave little room for companies to tap financial markets and drive up their interest rates to punishing levels. It’s called th [Bloomberg](https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/ai-driving-treasury-yields-just-093000747.html)

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TSM (AI)

  • Zacks Market Edge Highlights: ARW, MKSI and MWH — Arrow Electronics, MKS and SOLV Energy stand out as AI infrastructure plays with surging sales, earnings and orders.

[Zacks](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/zacks-market-edge-highlights-arw-090900911.html) - Wall Street’s Biggest Funds Are Dumping Broadcom and Adding Taiwan Semiconductor. Time to Follow the ‘Smart Money?’ — Top hedge funds quietly rotated out of one chip giant and piled into another last quarter, and the price action since then suggests they knew something. Here is what Druckenmiller, Loeb, and Tepper ac [24/7 Wall St.](https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/16/wall-streets-biggest-funds-are-dumping-broadcom-and-adding-taiwan-semiconductor-time-to-follow-the-smart-money/) - SpaceX is Planning to Spend Up to $500 Billion on Data Centers. Here’s Why Elon Musk is Pushing All-In — SpaceX is moving fast enough to potentially spend half a trillion dollars on data centers in a single year, and the inference economics driving that decision reveal something surprising about where th [24/7 Wall St.](https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/16/spacex-is-planning-to-spend-up-to-500-billion-on-data-centers-heres-why-elon-musk-is-pushing-all-in/)

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Analyst Upside Opportunities

TickerMarketPriceTargetUpside
MNTSSpace$4.84$8.00+65.3%
ORCLAI$150.52$246.43+63.7%
KTOSSpace$64.58$105.62+63.5%
PLSpace$24.69$40.10+62.4%
LUNRSpace$19.01$29.50+55.2%
MUAI$971.66$1501.98+54.6%
SPIRSpace$13.95$20.88+49.6%
VSTAI$148.13$221.28+49.4%
MODAI$209.50$310.29+48.1%
RKLBSpace$80.25$112.94+40.7%
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AI Stock Price Table

TickerPriceChg%Vol/AVGMkt CapP/EUpside
AMD$514.39+6.5%0.8x$839.7B131.6+19%
STX$973.44+5.7%1.1x$221.0B69.9+15%
LITE$926.14+5.2%0.8x$82.1B28.1+22%
POWL$213.48+4.6%0.6x$7.8B40.8+31%
WDC$508.80+4.4%1.2x$175.4B21.0+30%
MOD$209.50+2.9%0.5x$11.1B78.2+48%
VRT$293.84+2.4%0.4x$113.1B66.6+15%
MU$971.66+2.3%0.0x$1.10T22.0+55%
SMCI$39.84+1.7%1.1x$25.8B21.0+6%
CEG$282.50+1.4%0.6x$100.1B27.6+23%
GEV$1063.25+1.3%0.5x$283.2B30.5+17%
GNRC$219.30+1.2%0.5x$12.9B50.5+29%
TLN$362.74+1.2%0.6x$17.4B12.4+29%
VST$148.13+1.2%0.6x$49.7B25.0+49%
HUBB$511.39+0.8%0.5x$27.0B30.3+11%
NVDA$225.16-0.1%0.5x$5.45T34.5+34%
MRVL$222.02-0.1%0.3x$199.3B76.3+16%
GOOGL$345.90-0.1%0.5x$4.23T17.4+24%
ASML$1844.08-0.2%0.5x$708.3B62.9+18%
ABBNY$101.95-0.2%0.0x$184.9B37.5-9%
MSFT$495.40-0.3%0.4x$3.68T27.6+15%
ETN$451.51-0.4%0.6x$175.3B46.1+6%
COHR$325.83-0.4%1.4x$63.7B79.3+26%
FCX$66.49-0.5%0.6x$93.1B32.6+8%
FLNC$13.14-0.6%0.4x$3.0B56.3+25%
META$589.85-0.9%0.5x$1.50T22.2+28%
AMZN$262.65-0.9%0.5x$2.83T21.1+24%
TSM$426.35-1.0%0.5x$2.21T32.2+28%
LRCX$332.36-1.4%0.6x$415.9B57.8+11%
CSCO$111.68-1.6%1.2x$440.2B33.5+21%
SCCO$184.61-1.6%0.6x$155.9B27.7-10%
ANET$198.82-2.4%0.6x$250.8B62.9+22%
BE$229.94-2.7%0.8x$67.7B302.6+20%
KLAC$203.72-2.7%0.6x$266.2B55.5+14%
ORCL$150.52-3.6%0.7x$433.6B25.8+64%
AMAT$507.18-5.1%1.4x$402.7B43.7+26%
AVGO$392.99-5.9%1.1x$1.87T65.4+34%
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Space Stock Price Table

TickerPriceChg%Vol/AVGMkt CapUpside
LUNR$19.01+8.3%1.4x$3.1B+55%
SPCE$3.32+5.7%0.5x$503.3M+7%
DCO$206.98+4.0%0.5x$3.1B+2%
WWD$370.56+3.4%0.5x$21.9B+22%
RDW$13.58+2.9%0.4x$3.4B+7%
KTOS$64.58+2.9%1.1x$12.1B+64%
HWM$289.18+2.2%0.5x$115.3B+16%
GE$368.38+2.1%0.5x$382.2B+10%
NOC$585.87+1.9%0.4x$83.2B+10%
LMT$608.68+1.8%0.5x$140.5B+4%
BWXT$173.22+1.7%0.5x$15.9B+35%
XAR$296.73+1.6%1.8x--
CW$699.31+1.5%0.8x$25.8B+15%
RTX$222.97+1.5%0.6x$300.5B+4%
LHX$291.82+1.2%0.4x$54.3B+18%
TDY$679.67+0.9%0.5x$31.5B+11%
IRDM$50.20+0.8%0.3x$5.3B-16%
HEI$374.67+0.8%0.6x$52.4B+4%
PSN$47.90+0.7%0.4x$5.1B+22%
BA$231.67+0.6%0.4x$183.0B+19%
DXYZ$32.00+0.3%0.6x$974.9M-
RKLB$80.25+0.2%0.6x$51.3B+41%
SPIR$13.95+0.1%0.4x$540.0M+50%
ARKX$34.86+0.0%0.4x--
UFO$48.48+0.0%0.2x--
SATS$103.92+0.0%1.4x$30.1B+32%
VSAT$82.87-0.0%0.5x$11.4B+22%
BKSY$30.92-0.2%0.3x$1.3B+24%
PL$24.69-0.2%0.3x$8.8B+62%
GSAT$82.39-0.3%0.5x$10.7B+9%
ASTS$70.98-0.8%0.4x$27.6B+11%
MNTS$4.84-1.4%0.4x$91.2M+65%