America's AI Action Plan: Four Major Investment Themes You Can't Miss

Recently, U.S. President Trump released the 'AI Action Plan'. The plan proposes a package of policy recommendations and industry initiatives aimed at consolidating the global leadership position of the United States in the AI field. This plan revolves around three pillars: accelerating innovation, building AI infrastructure in the United States, and making American hardware and software the 'standard' platform for global AI innovation.

Michael Krastios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a conference call that all the policies outlined in the action plan can be implemented within the next 6 months to a year.

Which industries are expected to benefit？

Analyst Raymond James said that 'tailwinds' are coming, which will drive the development of large US technology companies, cybersecurity providers, semiconductor and energy infrastructure companies, and companies focused on artificial intelligence education and workforce.

1. Data Center Industry Chain

~Chips: Investors can focus on chip giants such as NVIDIA, Broadcom, MarvellTechnology, Intel, MicronTechnology, and AdvancedMicroDevices.

~IT Infrastructure: For servers, focus on Dell Technologies, Super Micro Computer, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise; for networking, Cisco and Arista Networks; and for storage, Pure Storage and NetApp.

~Data Centers: Pay attention to Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Oracle, and CoreWeave.

~Data Center Developers and Operators: Keep an eye on Digital Realty Trust, Equinix, and Digital Bridge Group.

~Hyperscalers: This includes Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Oracle, and others.

~AI Cloud Services: You can look into what's referred to as NVIDIA's top compute partners: CoreWeave, NEBIUS, and Applied Digital.

~In addition, consider electrical equipment companies like Eaton and GE Vernova, as well as the liquid cooling service provider Vertiv Holdings.

2. Power Infrastructure

The plan recommends focusing on stabilizing the existing power grid and implementing measures to enhance the efficiency of the transmission system. The document also recommends prioritizing the development of reliable and dispatchable power sources, such as nuclear energy and advanced geothermal power, to meet the future surge in electricity demand.

According to research reports, the SMR (Small Modular Reactor) nuclear power industry chain covers all stages from upstream fuel (uranium mining), midstream R&D and construction, to downstream operations and waste management.

-Upstream: Raw Materials and Processing

The upstream industry chain primarily involves the supply of basic raw materials, key equipment, and nuclear fuel required for nuclear energy development, mainly including uranium mining and enrichment.

Specifically, uranium mining includes companies like Cameco, Uranium Energy, Energy Fuels, Denison Mines, and NexGen Energy. Nuclear fuel processing includes Centrus Energy.

-Midstream: Design, R&D, and Construction

The midstream includes design, R&D, and construction. Among these companies:

~NuScale Power is the first publicly listed SMR company, and its core product is the SMR power module.

~Oklo Inc focuses on developing small modular reactors (SMRs) and is backed by 'the father of ChatGPT,' Sam Altman.

~NANO Nuclear Energy specializes in the development of SMRs. Its primary business covers four SMR-related segments, including manufacturing, fuel, and transportation, aiming to build a diversified and vertically integrated industry chain.

~BWX Technologies specializes in manufacturing nuclear reactor components and providing nuclear technology. The main distinction from companies like NuScale and Oklo is that BWXT is a major equipment supplier and technology service provider. It primarily supplies nuclear reactor components, fuel, and defense-related nuclear technologies to government and commercial clients, including the U.S. government (for instance, providing nuclear reactors for the Navy's submarines).

-Downstream: Operations, Sales, and Waste Management

The downstream sector mainly consists of nuclear power plant operations and energy supply, with participants including Constellation Energy, Vistra Energy, American Electric Power, The Southern Company, Exelon, Duke Energy, Entergy, and Public Service Enterprise Group.

Additionally, power and electrical equipment providers include GE Vernova, Eaton, Honeywell, Emerson Electric, and Graham Corp.

Goldman Sachs' latest research report on the nuclear energy sector points out that the global uranium market is heading towards an era of structural deficit. This trend is expected to accelerate starting in 2025, with the global uranium deficit reaching 130 million pounds by 2040. Meanwhile, the demand for nuclear power is surging in the AI era, leading to a global boom in new nuclear power capacity.

Analysis indicates that the supply-demand imbalance in uranium, surging demand for nuclear power, and other electrification trends will collectively drive the investment value of the nuclear energy industry chain. ZeroHedge states that the nuclear power theme will continue to outperform the market in the 2030s and will likely extend into the 2040s.

3. AI Software

In 2025, investors will shift their focus from AI infrastructure to the broader adoption and monetization of 'third-wave' AI applications.

The U.S. stock market includes many 'AI+' software stocks, such as:

~AI + Advertising: Applovin, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Twilio, Klaviyo

~AI + Enterprise Services: Zoom Video Communications, Palantir, UiPath, Workday, Salesforce, monday.com, SAP SE, C3.ai, ServiceNow, HubSpot, Gitlab

~AI + Big Data: Snowflake, MongoDB, Confluent, Oracle

~AI + Security: Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Datadog, Cloudflare

~AI + Search: Elastic

~AI + Office: Freshworks

~AI + Education: Duolingo

~AI + E-commerce: Shopify, Amazon

~AI + Finance: Intuit, Intapp

~AI + Multimedia: Adobe

~AI + Data Engineering: Innodata

~AI + Voice: SoundHound AI

~AI + Healthcare: Tempus AI, Doximity

~AI + Social: Reddit

~AI + Websites: GoDaddy

4. Cybersecurity

As the focus of AI development shifts from chips and infrastructure to the software layer, cybersecurity is becoming a key battleground. According to analysis, the global cybersecurity industry is projected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% in the coming years, reaching a value of $563 billion by 2032.

Specifically, the players include:

~Threat Detection: CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, PaloAltoNetworks, Akamai

~Cloud Security: Cloudflare, Zscaler, Okta, Rubrik, Datadog. (Rubrik is notably backed by Microsoft.)

~Network Security Providers: Cisco, F5Inc, Fortinet, GenDigital, A10Networks, CheckPointSoftware

~Identity and Access Management: CyberArk

~Data Security and Analytics: VaronisSystems

~Biometric Authentication: ClearSecure

~Vulnerability Management: TenableHoldings, Rapid7

~IT Services & Consulting: Infosys, BoozAllenHamilton, Leidos, Parsons

In summary, the core logic for beneficiaries in the U.S. stock market revolves around four main themes: 'Compute Infrastructure — Energy Support — Scenario Applications — Cybersecurity.' This forms the primary investment thesis spanning the entire industry chain from upstream to downstream.

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