Last week, several AI stocks fell sharply: Oracle dropped about 9%, Super Micro Computer lost 23%, and Astera Labs (ALAB) fell over 15% despite having no borrowings and about $1.25 billion in cash and short-term investments. The author argues Astera was dragged down by concerns over data center spending, not by any change in its business. In October, the company launched Aries 7, a PCIe 7 signal-conditioning lineup, and Orion, a rack-scale reference design that lets cloud providers swap GPUs or CPUs without redesigning the rack, with what the company calls significantly lower upfront capex. The article cites risks including a high trailing earnings multiple, the chairman's sale of $51 million of shares in September, and reliance on a short list of hyperscale customers. Astera reports third-quarter results on Nov. 3, and the author says they would buy in November and hold through the next product cycle.
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