--- title: "Analysts highlight decade-long growth plays from AI to nuclear" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286736101.md" description: "Analysts emphasize growth opportunities across sectors, including AI connectivity and nuclear fuel, which promise both growth and stability. The U.S. aims to quadruple nuclear capacity by 2050, potentially boosting energy stocks. Companies like Astera Labs and Nvidia are set to gain from the surge in AI infrastructure as they address data center challenges." datetime: "2026-05-18T08:09:18.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286736101.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286736101.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286736101.md) --- # Analysts highlight decade-long growth plays from AI to nuclear Diverse sector picks: Selections range from AI connectivity and nuclear fuel to consumer staples and industrial equipment, offering both growth and stability. Policy-driven energy boom: U.S. plans to quadruple nuclear capacity by 2050 and fast-track power transmission could boost related energy and utility stocks. AI infrastructure surge: Companies solving data center bottlenecks, like Astera Labs and Nvidia, are positioned to benefit from accelerating AI adoption. ### Related Stocks - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [ALAB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ALAB.US.md) - [NVDY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDY.US.md) - [NVDL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDL.US.md) - [NVDU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDU.US.md) - [NVDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDX.US.md) - [LABX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LABX.US.md) - [NVD.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.DE.md) ## Related News & Research - [Nvidia’s AI Lead Is Back in Focus as Wolfe Research Doubles Down](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286680544.md) - [The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286653126.md) - [Eco Wave Power U.S. Joins NVIDIA Inception Program to Advance AI-Driven Renewable Energy Infrastructure | WAVE Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286771032.md) - [Who Knew Glass Was So Important to AI? Corning's (GLW) Q1 Report Made It Clear](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286857040.md) - [Missed Nvidia? Why Tech Analyst Beth Kindig Calls Bloom Energy Tech's 'Biggest Outperformer' After 217% Rally In 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286756465.md)