Nike's investment is on hold pending earnings results, despite potential stabilization in North America and settled tariffs, due to concerns about execution and inventory.
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Are Small Cap Stocks Ready to Run? Iran, AI & 6 Big Earnings Previews
Navellier Market Buzz with Louis NavellierApr 15, 2026
The discussion focuses on the potential for small-cap stocks to perform well, with insights from small and mid-cap specialist Michael Borgen. Key themes include the impact of geopolitical events on markets, the growing importance of data centers and AI infrastructure, and specific company earnings previews. Several companies are discussed, including D-Wave, IonQ, Credo Technology, Rocket Lab, Uranium Energy, Argan, Premortus, OGE Energy, McCormick, FactSet Research, Conagra, Lamb Weston, Cal-Maine Foods, and Nike.
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Cal-Maine Foods is held primarily for its dividend yield, as declining egg prices are expected to significantly reduce earnings.
Lamb Weston, the 'frozen french fry king', is not an attractive investment currently due to declining sales, significantly lower earnings, and margin pressure.
Conagra is a boring, value-oriented staple stock facing headwinds from inflation and tariffs, making it unappealing despite recent surprises.
McCormick shows resilience with growing volumes, but margin recovery is key as it faces headwinds from commodity costs and tariffs.
Microsoft is cautiously optimistic and investing heavily in AI infrastructure, indicating a long runway for the technology.
OGE Energy is a data center infrastructure company with significant runway due to the AI cloud buildout.
Argan is a strong data center infrastructure play that recently blew out earnings expectations and is lifting the sector.
Rocket Lab is a compelling investment due to its vertically integrated space platform, combining launch capabilities with space systems.
Credo Technology is exceedingly optimistic due to its position at the intersection of data center scale, efficient data movement, and optical computing driven by big data.
Nvidia may win in the quantum computing space and is relevant to Credo Technology's optical computing advancements.
IonQ is a long-term quantum computing investment with good sales, moving towards commercial relevance, though it carries volatility and a smaller portfolio weight.
D-Wave is considered a long-term duration idea in quantum computing, with smaller portfolio weight due to volatility, but it has good sales and is moving towards commercial relevance.