Yardeni Research President Abandons ‘Overweight’ Rating on Magnificent 7 Stocks – Here Are the New Recommendations

dailyhodlPublished on 2025-12-08Last updated on 2025-12-08

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Yardeni Research President Ed Yardeni has abandoned his long-standing "overweight" rating on the Magnificent 7 stocks, stating they are now "somewhat overvalued." He highlights the market's extreme concentration, with tech and communication services making up 45% of the S&P 500. Yardeni believes these giants must now find sales among the other "Impressive 493" S&P companies to drive productivity. He describes a new competitive "Game of Thrones" environment where tech firms challenge each other and face threats from newcomers. Instead, Yardeni recommends investing in financials, industrials, healthcare, and overseas stocks.

The president of sell-side Wall Street firm Yardeni Research is now underweight on the Magnificent 7 stocks.

Ed Yardeni says in a new interview on CNBC that he thinks those top stocks are “somewhat overvalued.”

“We’ve got to the point where information technology and communication services in the S&P 500 now account for 45% of the S&P 500. It’s a very concentrated market capitalization. And I think if the Magnificent 7 are going to continue to succeed, then they’re going to have to find sales among the S&P 493, I call them the ‘Impressive 493,’ in order to be used for increasing productivity.”

The shift is Yardeni’s first move away from being overweight on the sector in 15 years. The Wall Street veteran says the Mag 7 is now in a “Game of Thrones”-style environment, with different tech giants competing with one another.

“They used to just kind of operate in their own moats and leave each other alone, and I think we’re now having a competitive situation, and not only that, but I think we’re going to find other start-ups to come and challenge some of their technologies.”

Yardeni recommends investing in financials, industrials, the healthcare industry and overseas stocks instead of the Mag 7.

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Related Questions

QWhy did the president of Yardeni Research abandon the 'overweight' rating on the Magnificent 7 stocks?

AHe believes the Magnificent 7 stocks are 'somewhat overvalued' and that the market is very concentrated, with information technology and communication services accounting for 45% of the S&P 500.

QWhat does Ed Yardeni call the rest of the S&P 500 stocks outside the Magnificent 7?

AHe calls them the 'Impressive 493'.

QAccording to Yardeni, what must the Magnificent 7 do to continue succeeding?

AThey must find sales among the S&P 493 companies to be used for increasing productivity.

QHow does Yardeni describe the current competitive environment for the Magnificent 7?

AHe describes it as a 'Game of Thrones'-style environment, where tech giants are now competing with each other and facing challenges from startups, unlike before when they operated in their own moats.

QWhat sectors does Yardeni now recommend investing in instead of the Magnificent 7?

AHe recommends investing in financials, industrials, the healthcare industry, and overseas stocks.

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