Investment firm Jefferies identifies Microsoft (MSFT, Financial), Google (GOOG, GOOGL), and Amazon (AMZN) as potential leaders in the AI software sector next year. Microsoft is expected to benefit from Azure AI infrastructure and applications like Copilots, despite underperforming against the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF by 19% since ChatGPT's release. Jefferies maintains a "buy" rating with a target price of $550.
Meta Platforms (META) is also poised to gain from generative AI by offering tools to its vast user base of 4 billion and over 200 million businesses. Amazon's cloud market share above 50% suggests strong AI revenue potential, with its target price raised to $275. Snowflake (SNOW) is expected to see a business turnaround in 2025, with a target price increase to $200.