Motley Fool Picks 5 AI Stocks as Data Center Spending Targets $3 Trillion-$4 Trillion by 2030
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Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 12
Motley Fool Picks 5 AI Stocks as Data Center Spending Targets $3 Trillion-$4 Trillion by 2030
3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 12
Summary
Five stocks—Nvidia, Sandisk, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Amazon—were singled out as top AI buys, with the call centered on a multiyear AI infrastructure build-out rather than short-term trading.
The thesis hinges on data center capital spending reaching $3 trillion to $4 trillion by 2030, a backdrop expected to keep demand elevated for GPUs, memory and cloud capacity.
Nvidia and Sandisk anchor the hardware side: Nvidia posted 85% quarterly revenue growth, while Sandisk is riding a memory shortage with analysts projecting 336% growth in fiscal Q4 2026 and 122% in fiscal 2027.
Microsoft, Meta and Amazon were pitched as software-and-cloud beneficiaries, with Microsoft's AI revenue topping $37 billion, Meta's revenue growing 33% on AI-driven ads, and AWS revenue rising 28% in Q1.
The broader takeaway is that investors are being urged to buy across the AI stack now, betting the spending cycle lasts at least through 2030.
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