Next Wave Growth — 30 Stock Screening
Six growth themes: datacenter infrastructure, healthcare, energy transition, and more
Six Growth Themes
1. AI/Datacenter Infrastructure
- VRT — Datacenter power/thermal management, Forward PE 36.7x, +199.8% YTD
- CEG — AI nuclear power revival, Forward PE 22.2x, 21% upside
- VST — Independent power/AI electricity demand, Forward PE 15.0x, 37% upside
- CARR — Datacenter cooling/HVAC, Forward PE 20.3x
2. Healthcare (Devices/Diagnostics)
- ISRG — AI-assisted surgery, Forward PE 37.0x (rich)
- ABT — AI diagnostic tools, Forward PE 14.3x (cheap)
- TMO — AI drug discovery, Forward PE 16.4x (cheap)
3. Pharma
- LLY — GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Forward PE 42.2x (rich)
- ABBV — Immunology/oncology, Forward PE 13.1x, 3.25% dividend
- AMGN — Biosimilars, Forward PE 12.5x
- GILD — HIV/oncology, Forward PE 13.9x
4. Cybersecurity
- PANW — AI security platform, Forward PE 64.5x (expensive)
- CRWD — AI threat detection, Forward PE 109x (very expensive)
- FTNT — Network security, Forward PE 35.5x
5. Aerospace/Defense
- GE — Aerospace engine monopoly, Forward PE 34.9x
- LMT — Defense budget growth, Forward PE 17.4x
- RTX — Aerospace/defense, Forward PE 16.7x
- NOC — B-21 stealth bomber, Forward PE 18.7x
- RKLB — Commercial space, +370% YTD (not profitable)
6. Big Tech/Consumer
- AMZN — AI + cloud, Forward PE 30.8x
- GOOGL — AI search, Forward PE 15.3x (cheap)
- META — AI recommendation, Forward PE 16.9x (cheap)
Highlights
- 🟢 Best value: ABBV (13.1x, 3.25% dividend), META (16.9x, 35% upside)
- 🔴 Valuation risk: CRWD (109x), PANW (64.5x), RKLB (no profit, +370%)
- ⚡ Strong themes: VRT (AI thermal), CEG/VST (nuclear), LLY (GLP-1)