Notably, Netflix and Meta Platforms aren’t included in the group anymore. This new acronym includes Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Alphabet, Nvidia and Amazon. That said, Constellation Research Principal analyst and founder Ray Wang feels it’s time to change the focus from FAANG to MATANA. Television personality Jim Cramer first coined the term “FAANG” in 2013, when the five companies dominated the U.S. The group includes Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) (formerly Facebook), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG, NASDAQ: GOOGL). You’ve probably heard about technology-focused FAANG stocks before. Wang calls this group “MATANA” and includes NVDA stock among the names. government.įirst off, Ray Wang recently argued that a popular group of stocks - called “FAANG” stocks - should be changed to a different group entirely. There are two likely explanations: recent comments from analyst Ray Wang and new licensing requirements from the U.S. Traders are buzzing about Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock today.

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