Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) stock up 14% YTD, driven by demand for networking hardware, software and services. Strong growth expected in AI and cloud sectors.

The popular dividend ETF is a total package that can have a positive financial effect on any retiree's portfolio.

Thinking Machine Lab, which launched in February, will release its first product in the coming months.

Growth is oxygen. But when it evaporates, the consequences can be severe - ask anyone who bought Cisco in the Dot-Com Bubble or newer investors who lived through the 2020 to 2022 COVID cycle.

Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives has placed his bets on cybersecurity as the "biggest subsector" in the technology sector in 2025.

Buffett is not known as a technology investor, but even his portfolio has some exposure to the artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend.

Bank of America names its highest-conviction stock ideas for Q3 2025—8 Buys and 2 Underperforms. Boeing, Cisco, and Datadog top the list.

Palantir stock has risen by 85% so far this year, making it the top-performing company in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.

Groq reportedly plans to use the proceeds from the offering to fulfill a contract it struck with Saudi Arabia in February.

As Nvidia briefly hit a $4 trillion market cap, AI chip rival Groq is reportedly seeking to raise up to $500 million at a $6 billion valuation to fulfill a $1.5 billion Saudi Arabia deal and scale global operations.

Oracle just signed a massive new cloud deal.

The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and the rest of the it services & other tech stocks fared in Q1.

Groq, valued at $2.8 billion and backed by investors such as Samsung and Cisco, is positioning itself as a challenger to Nvidia.

While profitability is essential, it doesn’t guarantee long-term success. Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies - as Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity".

Wrapping up Q1 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the video conferencing stocks, including Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) and its peers.