The article presents views from Brad Gerstner of Altimeter Capital and HSBC's Willem Sels that the market may be underestimating the AI boom, citing limits on chip production and power supply. It ranks five AI stocks that finance sites have called undervalued, based on how often each was cited across at least 13 finance sites. Oracle trades at 15.9 times forward non-GAAP earnings, 28% below its five-year average, with revenue expected to rise about 34% in fiscal 2027; risks cited include heavy data center spending, negative free cash flow and rising debt. TSMC trades at 21 times forward earnings, and 20 of 21 analysts rate it Buy. Microsoft trades at 27 times forward earnings, 11% below its five-year average, with risks including slower cloud growth and competition from Amazon.
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