RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Vertiv Holdings, Lowers Price Target to $337

This Earnings Season Confirmed the AI Power Bottleneck Is Real. Here Are the Industrial Winners Hiding in Plain Sight.

While mega-cap tech stocks have dominated AI investment, industrial companies providing essential infrastructure for data centers are quietly benefiting. Eaton Corporation, Vertiv Holdings, and Cummins are positioned as 'picks-and-shovels' winners, offering exposure to AI growth through power distribution, cooling solutions, and backup generation systems, with attractive valuations compared to traditional tech stocks.

Philadelphia Factory Optimism Hits 43-Year Highs: Investors 'MADE' This Trade

Philadelphia Fed factory activity jumped to 47.4 in August versus 25.0 expected, and six-month optimism hit its highest level since 1983.

Morgan Stanley Says AI Data Centers Face a 38-Gigawatt Power Gap. These Industrial Stocks Fill It.

Morgan Stanley estimates U.S. data centers will need 68 gigawatts of power by 2026-2028, with a 38-gigawatt shortfall. This creates significant opportunities for industrial companies supplying power generation, distribution, and cooling equipment. GE Vernova, Eaton, and Vertiv are positioned to benefit from surging demand for turbines, electrical infrastructure, and thermal management systems needed to close the power gap.

Shares of data center-related companies are trading lower as inflation fears and soaring bond yields dampen investor appetite for high-growth stocks that rely heavily on customer capex funded through borrowing.