William Blair completely revamped how it rates AI companies. These 7 stocks emerged as the winners.

William Blair completely revamped how it rates AI companies. These 7 stocks emerged as the winners.

ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty ImagesWilliam Blair reassessed its AI stock coverage using a new framework.They focus on metrics, including the ability to execute, AI defensibility, and pricing models.Seven stocks came out as AI winners, while four names were downgraded to underperform.Analysts at William Blair reexamined their framework for rating AI stocks after the bout of disruption fears upended the market earlier this yearAI hype morphed into…

AI Stocks Got a Report Card, and Wall Street’s Grading Curve Just Got Brutal

Remember when everyone thought AI would destroy the world? Well, William Blair’s analysts decided to stop panicking and actually think about which companies would survive the robot apocalypse. Spoiler alert: not all of them will. The investment firm basically threw out their old playbook for rating AI stocks and built a new one from scratch. Their reasoning? “Against a backdrop where AI changes everything, shouldn’t we change the lens through wh…