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Snowflake delivered a blockbuster quarter, and SNOW stock is rallying higher. Here's why this data cloud giant is becoming one of the most compelling AI plays in the market right now.
Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW)’s artificial intelligence strategy is showing increasing signs of commercial traction, according to Jefferies analysts, who reiterated their ‘Buy’ rating and $300 price target on the cloud data platform company following its user conference and investor day in San...
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Snowflake stock surged following its latest quarterly report, but can it sustain that momentum?

Broadcom (AVGO) stock sinks further in Thursday trading despite topping estimates for fiscal second quarter earnings and revenue, while also outpacing forecasts on third quarter guidance. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company CIO Brent Schutte joins Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Ines Ferré and Brooke DiPalma in assessing Broadcom's post-earnings stock reaction compared to other AI players.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after software stocks declined for a second consecutive session, extending the profit-taking that began earlier in the week.
Dive into a side-by-side look at financials, growth, and risk as these cloud infrastructure leaders compete for a spot in your 2026 portfolio.
Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) used its Snowflake Summit 26 event to roll out a broad set of AI focused product launches and ecosystem integrations. The company highlighted new AI capabilities such as Horizon Context, CoWork enhancements, and Datastream aimed at production grade enterprise AI. Snowflake also announced deeper partnerships with firms including Anthropic, Cognizant, Collibra, Ataccama, RelationalAI, and ThoughtSpot. Customer case studies from companies such as Sanofi and Thomson Reuters...
Microsoft Build 2026 highlights the company's push for AI self-sufficiency as investors weigh Azure, Copilot, and long-term AI optionality
Analysts loved what they saw from these three AI stocks in May, placing them on MarketBeat's list of most upgraded names during the month.
The stock market has always rewarded companies that outperform expectations. For decades, the formula was simple: beat earnings estimates, raise guidance, and watch the stock move higher. But the AI boom has changed the rules. Today, the S&P 500 continues to notch fresh all-time highs, yet much of that strength is concentrated in a relatively ... A Stock’s Most Important Phrase Is No Longer “Beat Estimates” — It’s These 3 Words
MongoDB's blowout quarter is the latest proof that the SaaSpocalypse trade was built on fear rather than fundamentals, and the recovery is only getting started.
There are massive opportunities with Snowflake and Datadog, the Wedbush analyst says.
Snowflake’s first quarter results were met with a significant positive market reaction, driven by accelerated product adoption and strong customer momentum. Management attributed this outperformance to rapid uptake of Snowflake’s new AI-native products, including Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code (CoCo), which saw the fastest adoption rates in company history. CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy highlighted that these agentic products not only created new revenue streams but also fueled increased consump
Shy Balore explains the "Lifeboat Effect" in the software market, where investment is shifting from traditional SaaS companies to the agentic AI stack. He details how AI agents are repricing legacy software and driving growth in orchestration, security, connectivity, and data layers. The discussion includes specific companies like Palantir, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Cloudflare, Snowflake, and MongoDB.
SoundHound AI (SOUN) has been in focus after Snowflake’s stronger than expected earnings lifted sentiment toward AI software stocks, while investors also weigh SoundHound’s rapid revenue growth and its pending acquisition of LivePerson. See our latest analysis for SoundHound AI. At a share price of $9.25, SoundHound AI has seen a 13.22% 7 day share price return and an 8.70% 90 day share price return. The 3 year total shareholder return of 243.87% contrasts with weaker year to date and 1 year...
HubSpot was one of the biggest SaaS casualties of the past year, but it could soon become one of the biggest comeback stories too.
PLTR's surging profitability, AI infrastructure positioning, and strong customer expansion continue fueling bullish momentum.
Snowflake's AI push gains traction with AWS and Anthropic partnerships, rapid customer growth and record AI product adoption as revenue outlook stays strong.
Snowflake looks to keep its momentum going in the AI era.

Snowflake (SNOW) CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy sits down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to explain how the software company has leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) to avoid the SaaSpocalypse and come out ahead amid the AI boom.
Snowflake (SNOW) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.
Palantir stock surged as investors bet on rising U.S. drone spending, expanding defense AI adoption, and growing institutional demand
Atlassian, Datadog, Docusign, Intuit and Snowflake have been highlighted in this Investment Ideas article.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after software stocks extended their rally, carrying momentum from one of the sharpest sector reversals of 2026.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after software stocks extended their rally, carrying momentum from one of the sharpest sector reversals of 2026.
Shares of creative software giant Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) jumped 5.8% in the afternoon session after software stocks extended their rally, carrying momentum from one of the sharpest sector reversals of 2026.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after software stocks extended their rally, carrying momentum from one of the sharpest sector reversals of 2026.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after software stocks extended their rally, carrying momentum from one of the sharpest sector reversals of 2026.