NVIDIA CORP. $21 – Nasdaq symbol NVDA

NVIDIA CORP. $21 (Nasdaq symbol NVDA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 543.5 million; Market cap: $11.4 billion; Price-to- sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nvidia.com) is a leading designer of 3D-capable video chips, which make video games… Read More

Pat: What are your thoughts on Shopify? Hypothetically and speculatively speaking, do you think this tech stock can show big gains?

Shopify, $43.50, symbol SH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 74.4 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; www.shopify.com), offers cloud-based software that merchants of all sizes can use to design, set up and manage stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media, brick-and-mortar locations and pop-up… Read More

Hi, Pat: Could I please have your view on Super Micro Computer? What about the fact that it seems to be in the limelight lately? I know you advise staying out of stocks like that. Thank you.

Super Micro Computer, $33.30, symbol SMCI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 46.5 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; www.supermicro.com), makes servers and server components.

The company posted sharply higher results in the latest quarter: in the three months ended December 31, 2014, its revenue rose 41.2%, to $503.0… Read More

Market leaders cut your tech risk

Technology stocks tend to be riskier than other manufacturing firms. That’s because demand for their products is cyclical, and they must spend heavily on research and development. Even then, there’s no guarantee their efforts will boost their sales or protect them from start-ups with better… Read More

Hi Pat: Thanks for all the excellent advice over the years. I’m curious to know your thoughts on Tesla Motors. Does it have staying power and growth ahead, or does it look like a flash in the pan? Thanks.

Tesla Motors, $183.68, symbol TSLA on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 121.5 million; Market cap: $22.3 billion, www.teslamotors.com), develops and builds fully electric vehicles.

The company makes the Roadster, the first commercially produced, federally compliant highway-capable electric vehicle in the U.S. According to the Environmental Protection Agency,… Read More