Markets that fuelled recent rallies in semiconductors, chip tooling and related hardware are now seeing capital reallocated into sectors that lagged the prior run-up. ProPicks AI models moved early into that rotation, positioning subscribers in healthcare, energy and industrial stocks that have begun to show double-digit returns in July.
Members of the AI-powered strategies benefited both from new July selections and from timely exits of stocks that had run their course as the models recalibrated for value. Chief among the exits was a Hong Kong-listed materials manufacturer that generated one of the largest absolute gains the system has ever produced - a +547.10% return from entry to exit.
July winners across the strategies
The models’ July portfolio has already produced meaningful month-to-date moves across several names. Standout performers listed by the strategy include:
- Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG): +11.24% in July alone
- Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP): +10.16% in July alone
- International Seaways (NYSE:INSW): +9.58% in July alone
- Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC): +9.22% in July alone
- Encompass Health (NYSE:EHC): +9.20% in July alone
The gains extend beyond U.S. exchanges:
- Samator Indo Gas (IDX:AGII): +32.00% in July alone
- Kumho Tire (KOSE:A073240): +22.53% in July alone
- Keller Group (LSE:KLR): +21.17% in July alone
- Rishabh Instruments (NSEI:RISHABH): +17.97% in July alone
- TSRC (TWSE:2103): +17.48% in July alone
The Kingboard case study - exceptional upside, disciplined exit
The materials manufacturer responsible for the +547.10% gain is Kingboard Holdings (SEHK:148 | OTC:KBDCY). ProPicks AI first selected the stock in February 2025 when the electronics sector was emerging from a prolonged downturn. The model’s data signals pointed to tightening FR-4 laminate supply, accelerating AI server demand and a vertically integrated producer with significant pricing leverage as demand recovered.
Kingboard produces FR-4 laminate - the standard substrate used in most printed circuit boards - as well as related inputs including copper foil, glass fabric and epoxy resin. The company sources more than 70% of its raw materials internally across more than 60 factories in China and Thailand. Those inputs are core components for server racks used in contemporary data-center builds.
Several drivers accelerated the stock’s ascent in 2026: five product price increases across FR-4 and PP products tied to copper cost pressure and tightening glass cloth supply; a $1.5 billion stake sale in Kingboard’s laminate subsidiary earmarked for PCB capacity expansion and R&D; and an additional price hike that helped push cumulative gains for the year past 50%.
From the February 2025 entry to the month of the model exit, Kingboard returned +547.10% to members.
Why the AI models rotated out
The same quantitative discipline that identified Kingboard also signalled it was time to rotate into better-valued opportunities. The exit was driven by several explicit data points tracked by the models:
- Valuation stretched - After roughly a +390% run over the prior year, the stock’s price-to-earnings multiple extended to approximately 30x, noticeably above the Hong Kong electronics sector average near 18x, leaving limited margin for disappointment.
- Underlying growth slowing - Revenue growth moderated to about 5%, while reported EBITDA declined roughly 7%, making it harder to justify the elevated multiple against earnings momentum.
- Momentum cooling - The share price fell about 7% in the most recent week and was trading roughly 22% below its 52-week high as early signs of momentum deterioration appeared in the monthly ranking process.
- Institutional signals - The laminate subsidiary stake sale executed at an approximately 11.5% discount to market, which the models interpret as a cautionary signal from sophisticated holders.
The models continue to view Kingboard’s AI-driven pricing power and the longer-term PCB capacity narrative as intact. The exit reflected a rotation in search of superior risk-adjusted value rather than a negative assessment of the company’s business fundamentals.
Since the model exit, the stock has declined 38.34%, moving back toward the $73 area. Because the models signalled the sale ahead of that move, ProPicks AI members had an opportunity to capture gains before the pullback.
Other long-term winners in the strategies
Kingboard’s performance was extraordinary, but it is one of several selections that have produced sustained gains for strategy subscribers. Notable longer-term returns for stocks first selected by the models include:
- Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI): +71.68% since selection
- Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH): +71.48% since selection
- Pattern Group (NASDAQ:PTRN): +44.46% since selection
- Nucor (NYSE:NUE): +42.84% since selection
- Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN): +38.98% since selection
- Delek US Energy (NYSE:DK): +38.97% since selection
Since the AI launch in November 2023, the process has compounded into a cumulative +210.44% return, outperforming the S&P 500 by +133.33%. Those figures represent recorded performance since the official rollout of the models in November 2023.
How the AI stock-picker evaluates opportunities
At the start of each month the proprietary AI engine evaluates thousands of global equities using a mix of historical financials, valuation measures and forward-looking growth indicators. The system processes more than 15 years of financial data across over 150 quantitative models to identify up to 20 high-conviction stocks per strategy based on projected medium-term upside.
Strategies undergo a strict monthly rebalancing: fresh opportunities are added, top performers are retained, and holdings that no longer meet the criteria are removed. To provide a clear benchmark, each strategy uses equal weighting across its selected stocks, though individual investors may choose to alter allocations.
The objective is to keep capital deployed in companies showing the strongest combination of momentum, valuation and business performance.
Subscription and promotional notes
ProPicks AI members were positioned ahead of the sector rotation and benefited from both July’s new picks and exits. As part of a Summer Sale campaign, discounted subscription terms were offered to prospective users; specific pricing and availability were stated to be accurate at the time of publication and may vary by region.
Bottom line
An AI-driven selection that delivered an outsized +547.10% return was rotated out after objective signals showed valuation and momentum had shifted. The move freed capital to pursue fresh opportunities in sectors such as healthcare, energy and industrials where recent July gains demonstrate early success. The models’ process emphasises disciplined rebalancing and explicit, data-driven exit criteria rather than buy-and-hold exposure irrespective of changing fundamentals.