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Once a trendy shoe brand among tech-oriented consumers, Allbirds NASDAQ: BIRD is undertaking a huge shift in its business model. The company has sold its shoe product portfolio and is now moving into the market's most discussed area: artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
It can be hard to know when what goes up will come down.
It was quite the shocker to see shares of former Silicon Valley-loved footwear firm Allbirds (NASDAQ:BIRD) skyrocketing as much as 800% or so at its high point on Wednesday before closing quite a bit lower.
After rising by more than 580% in a single trading session yesterday, shares of Allbirds Inc. (Nasdaq: BIRD) fell this morning in premarket and were down about 30% in early trading after markets opened.
Allbirds, Inc. pivots from footwear to GPU-as-a-service, rebranding as NewBird AI after selling its shoe business. I downgrade BIRD stock to Sell, citing lack of management experience in cloud infrastructure and enterprise sales. BIRD's $50 million capital base is dwarfed by competitors' multi-billion dollar war chests, severely limiting competitive potential.
Retail investors were quick to embrace Allbird's shocking pivot into AI. Net purchases hit a record $5.2 million in a single day, surpassing even demand seen during the company's 2021 IPO.
Here is how Allbirds, Inc. (BIRD) and Li Ning Co. (LNNGY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Shares of Allbirds, the merino wool sneaker retailer that sold itself last month for $39 million, soared 594%, following a press release trumpeting the company's entry into the battle for artificial intelligence cloud services through a $50 million convertible financing and a rebranding as “NewBird AI,” according to the New York Times.
Allbirds, Inc. (BIRD) made it through our 'Fast-Paced Momentum at a Bargain' screen and could be a great choice for investors looking for stocks that have gained strong momentum recently but are still trading at reasonable prices.
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