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What happened If there is a single watchword that defines 2022, it would be inflation. Consumers and investors alike have been looking for signs that rising prices will eventually ease.

The iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 868,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 86,000. Shares of SUSL were off about 2.9% on the day.

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After a disappointing fiscal second-quarter earnings report for the period ending July 31, shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) slumped and are now down more than 57% from their all-time highs. The company reported underwhelming results, posting just 3% year-over-year revenue expansio

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The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said.

Tech stocks have been hit hard in 2022, with the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector index down 33% year to date. Multiple companies have taken significant hits to their stocks, with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) down 54% and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) off 45% in the same period. As k

Nvidia (NVDA) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.

The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said.

The Nasdaq Composite index's level is down roughly 25% year to date, and many semiconductor stocks have seen huge sell-offs across 2022's trading. In addition to concerns about the possibility of a prolonged recession and other macroeconomic pressure affecting the broader market,

With Ray Wang, Principal Analyst and the Founder of Constellation Research, upgrading FAANG to MATANA, the obvious question is which tech stocks basket is a better play? A simple price performance comparison shows that MATANA had the upper hand in one year. Further, on average, analysts see a higher upside in MATANA stocks. However, investing is not about buying fancy acronyms. According to TipRanks’ data-driven Smart Score, only Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the MATANA list have a higher potential to outperform the market. 

But before we dig deeper, let’s examine why FAANG needed an upgrade.

Why the Rebranding? 

For years, FAANG stocks - Meta (previously Facebook) (NASDAQ:META), Apple, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Alphabet (earlier Google) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) – symbolized big tech companies. 

However, Wang, in a video interview with Yahoo Finance Live, suggested dropping Meta and Netflix from the big tech list and advised adding Microsoft, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) to the group. Together, these stocks are now known as MATANA. 

The move follows the underperformance of FAANG stocks in 2022. Blame the base effect for the slowdown in their growth or investors losing appetite for risk amid fears of an economic slowdown, FAANG stocks have lost their sheen. 

Specifically, Meta Platforms and Netflix are struggling to stay relevant to their consumers amid their changing preferences in the post-pandemic world and heightened competition. 

FAANG or MATANA: Which Is the Better Tech Play?

Built with TipRanks’ Stock Comparison tool, here is a summary of how FAANG stocks performed in the past year and what analysts recommend. 

The graph below shows that FAANG stocks, on average, are down over 34% in the past one year. Meanwhile, analysts’ average price target reflects an upside potential of over 25% in one year. 

The Stock Comparison tool shows that a portfolio of MATANA stocks have performed better than FAANG stocks in the past one year. For context, MATANA stocks, on average, are down about 2.2% during the comparable period, significantly outperforming FAANG stocks. 

Further, analysts’ average price target shows an upside of over 28% in the next 12 months.

Bottom Line

MATANA is slightly more diversified than FAANG. However, this shouldn’t matter much as the broader industry classification is the same, with these stocks being prone to similar risks.  

Furthermore, the above graph shows that only Microsoft and Apple stock sport an Outperform Smart Score on TipRanks in the MATANA list. Meanwhile, hedge funds are also bullish on only these two stocks. 

All in all, investors should focus on diversifying their portfolio with Top Smart Score Stocks across multiple sectors to lower risk and maximize gains. 

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The bad news just doesn't seem to be stopping for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The graphics cards specialist received another big blow last week after the U.S. government imposed restrictions on sales of data center chips to China, Hong Kong, and Russia.

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What happened All week long, trading in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been strong. After opening lower following the long holiday weekend, shares of the semiconductors-for-gaming leader have notched three straight days of stock price gains -- including this morning, with Nvidia

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