4 Surprising AI Stocks to Buy I November 17, 2025



Plus our take on Nvidia before earnings.

On this week’s episode of The Morning Filter podcast, Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski discuss what to watch in this week’s earnings report from Nvidia NVDA and whether this AI stock is a buy before earnings. They also preview earnings for Palo Alto Networks PANW, Walmart WMT, Home Depot HD, Lowe’s LOW, and Medtronic MDT. Tune in to find out if Advanced Micro Devices AMD is an AI stock to invest in after Morningstar’ sizable fair value increase and which former stock pick may be the target of a private takeover.

They also cover what the dominance of AI mega-cap stocks may mean for investors. And they end the show with four unconventional AI stocks to invest in.

Episode Highlights

00:00 – Welcome
03:35 – NVDA Earnings: What to Watch
16:16 – New Research on AMD, AMAT, DEO, More
22:34 – Mega AI Stock Dominance & Why It Matters
27:49 – Stock Picks of the Week

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Read Dave’s new stock market outlook: November 2025 Stock Market Outlook: Where We See Investment Opportunities https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/november-2025-stock-market-outlook-where-we-see-investment-opportunities

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