These Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Are Up 257% and 316% So Far in 2025. Here's Why They Could Be a Bust in 2026.

Three years after the release of ChatGPT, generative AI remains the biggest trend in the stock market. It has created many big winners, as big tech companies are spending as much as possible building new data centers and outfitting them with equipment. Just about every industry has felt the impact of the trend, and it's even had a meaningful impact on U.S. GDP.But the biggest winners are still firmly in the technology industry. While many investors think of software giants and chipmakers when considering the leading AI stocks, 2025 has been a year of increased demand for memory and storage. As developers expand the input for their large language models, demand for data storage and throughput has led to stellar financial results for many memory chip and hard drive makers.Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX), for example, has climbed 257% (at the time of this writing) on the back of strong demand for its high-capacity hard drives and promises of its next-generation technology. Likewise, Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) has climbed even faster, up 316% so far this year. But after a stellar run in 2025, 2026 could result in a bust in the stocks.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool