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Over the last couple of months, several stocks have received what I would term an artificial intelligence (AI) bump. In a nutshell, it’s a phenomenon where a stock rallies after announcing a partnership with an AI major. One could be spoilt for examples here, but for instance, names like Intel (INTC) and Nokia (NOK) rallied after partnering with Nvidia (NVDA). At the same time, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and PayPal (PYPL) soared after announcing deals with ChatGPT-parent OpenAI. As part of PayPal’s deal with OpenAI, users will now be able to use PayPal wallets while shopping on ChatGPT in early 2026. While most other companies managed to hold on to bulk – if not all – of their “AI bumps,” PayPal’s gains have fast faded away.
