{"id":669,"date":"2026-02-11T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/669\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:58:22","slug":"ubs-eyes-healthcare-and-banks-not-mag-7-amazon-com-nasdaqamzn-microsoft-nasdaqmsft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/669\/","title":{"rendered":"UBS Eyes Healthcare And Banks, Not Mag 7 &#8211; Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"block core-block\">Analysts at UBS downgraded U.S. information technology stocks on Tuesday, even following a market bounce. The Swiss financial institution shifted its view on the sector from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/equities\/26\/02\/50504138\/is-nasdaq-100-headed-towards-a-correction-by-2026-end-heres-what-kalshi-bettors-think\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">attractive to neutral<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">UBS highlighted three primary justifications for the downgrade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/10\/tech-it-ubs-downgrade-ai-software.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according<\/a> to CNBC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Mark Hawtin from Liontrust Asset Management echoed these concerns on CNBC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">&#8220;The amount of revenue being generated by AI at the moment doesn&#8217;t stack up relative to the amount being spent,&#8221; Hawtin said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">He further noted that the shift toward capital-heavy business models increases risk:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">&#8220;They&#8217;re becoming very capital-intensive. We don&#8217;t know what the outcome of that capital expenditure is going to be, and therefore, we should pay less for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">While UBS is not entirely bearish on innovation, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/tech\/26\/02\/50387832\/palantir-ceo-takes-shots-at-circular-ai-investments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">suggested that investors<\/a> look for AI opportunities outside the IT sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">&#8220;Investors should also review concentrated exposures to individual software firms, and particularly those \u2018pure play&#8217; companies that do not have diversified business models,&#8221; UBS wrote, per CNBC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Instead of sticking solely with tech, the bank advises moving capital into sectors like healthcare, utilities and banking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Photo: kenary820 \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"text-sm my-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/apis?utm_source=benzinga.com&amp;utm_campaign=article-bottom\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\u00a9 2026 Benzinga.com. 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