<div id="readability-page-1"><ul><li>The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal</li></ul><p>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Applied Materials, Johnson Controls International, Profusa, FREYR Battery, Medline,  and Phillips 66 are the seven Manufacturing stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Manufacturing stocks are shares of companies whose primary business is producing physical goods—such as industrial machinery, automobiles, electronics, building materials, and consumer durables. Investors treat them as typically cyclical and capital‑intensive, sensitive to economic growth, commodity and labor costs, and productivity trends, and they evaluate them using indicators like order backlogs, capacity utilization, margins, and capital expenditure plans. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Manufacturing stocks within the last several days.</p><h2>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)</h2><p>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.</p><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/15 - 12/19</li></ul><p>Read Our Latest Research Report on TSM</p><h2>Applied Materials (AMAT)</h2><p>Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits.</p><ul><li>Why Taiwan Semiconductor's 6.5% Dip Could Be a Smart Buy</li></ul><p>Read Our Latest Research Report on AMAT</p><h2>Johnson Controls International (JCI)</h2><p>Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Building Solutions North America, Building Solutions EMEA/LA, Building Solutions Asia Pacific, and Global Products.</p><p>Read Our Latest Research Report on JCI</p><h2>Profusa (PFSA)</h2><p>NorthView Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It also intends to focus its search on businesses that are focused on healthcare sector.</p><p>Read Our Latest Research Report on PFSA</p><h2>FREYR Battery (FREY)</h2><p>Read Our Latest Research Report on FREY</p><h2>Medline (MDLN)</h2><p>Our mission is to make healthcare run better by delivering improved clinical, financial, and operational outcomes. We are the largest provider of medical-surgical (“med-surg”) products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care, based on total net sales of med-surg products. We deliver mission-critical products used daily across the full range of care settings, from hospitals and surgery centers to physician offices and post-acute facilities.</p><p>Read Our Latest Research Report on MDLN</p><h2>Phillips 66 (PSX)</h2><p>Phillips 66 operates as an energy manufacturing and logistics company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&amp;S). The Midstream segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks; delivers refined petroleum products to market; provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and refined petroleum products; transports, stores, fractionates, exports, and markets natural gas liquids; provides other fee-based processing services; and gathers, processes, transports, and markets natural gas.</p><p>Read Our Latest Research Report on PSX</p><h2>Further Reading</h2><ul><li>MarketBeat's Top Five Stocks to Own in December 2025</li><li>A Christmas Stress Test: Why Diesel Pricing Stress Means Profits</li><li>MarketBeat’s Top-Rated Dividend Stocks for 2026</li><li>Why This Small Cap Mining Stock Surged 1,000%+ in 2025</li><li>Why Platinum May Catch Up to Gold in 2026—And How to Get Exposure</li><li>The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal</li></ul><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

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<p>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Applied Materials, Johnson Controls International, Profusa, FREYR Battery, Medline, and Phillips 66 are highlighted as key manufacturing stocks to watch, according to MarketBeat. These companies are involved in producing physical goods and are sensitive to economic trends. Investors evaluate them based on indicators like order backlogs and capital expenditure plans. The report emphasizes their recent high trading volumes and provides insights into their operations and market positions.</p>

- Manufacturing stocks, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Applied Materials, have shown high trading volumes recently, indicating significant investor interest.  
- These companies are characterized by cyclical growth patterns and are assessed based on their production capabilities and economic indicators.  
- Notably, analysts suggest that despite Taiwan Semiconductor's positive rating, there are other stocks viewed as more favorable investments at this time.

Manufacturing Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - December 30th