AI Adopters Poised to Profit in Turbulent Markets, Morgan Stanley Says

Morgan Stanley argues that fear over AI is creating a rare buying window for high-quality software, services, and financial stocks by focusing on 'AI adopters'—companies that use AI to boost efficiency and pricing power. They highlight names like Microsoft, Intuit, Atlassian, and Palo Alto Networks as beaten-down but solid bets, with banks and payments firms such as Citi, Visa, and Mastercard also set to benefit; the idea is that AI-enabled operating leverage could lift earnings through 2026.