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Sep 15, 2026 · bearish

The Valuation Analyst is right that Oppenheimer's AI search thesis assumes growth multiples stay intact at 5% yields—they don't. But the real damage flows through semiconductor equipment first, not to search players. Hyperscalers locked in $500B+ in forward capex commitments when 10-year yields were 3.5%. At 5%, that's a 140bps hurdle-rate shock. LRCX and MU benefit from capex velocity, not capex volume.

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