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April was a mixed bag between economic strength, inflation scares, and corporate earnings, but on the whole, the stock market has behaved relatively well in 2021. And while there is always uncertainty in the market, a case for strong diversification has never been clearer. Whether sell in May and go away will come to fruition this month or not will remain to be seen, but with vaccinations rolling out across the country and states opening up, there is surely some pent-up demand for consumer spending, the largest part of the American economy. With that being said, if you need some help deciding on what stocks to buy our Artificial Intelligence ("AI") algorithms at Q.ai have identified some standout stocks to consider for this month to help you out. Our AI systems have picked Top Tech Stocks, Top Consumer Stocks, Top Quality Value Stocks, Top Growth Stocks, and Top Dividend Stocks to assist you.

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Netflix is our first Top Tech Stock for the month of May. The streaming media giant continues to impress overall, but competition is heating up and is putting the brakes on new all-time highs. Netflix is rated a Top Buy this month and our AI systems rated Netflix C in Technicals, A in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed down 1.41% to $496.08 on volume of 3,129,366 vs its 10-day price average of $506.75 and its 22-day price average of $528.37, and is down 5.12% for the year. Revenue grew by 5.58% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 67.1% over the last three fiscal years, whereas Operating Income grew by 21.84% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 248.04% over the last three fiscal years. EPS grew by 35.91% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 208.34% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $24996.06M in the last fiscal year compared to $15794.34M three years ago, Operating Income was $4585.29M in the last fiscal year compared to $1605.23M three years ago, EPS was $6.08 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.68 three years ago, and ROE was 29.62% in the last year compared to 27.46% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 47.83.

Simple moving average of Netflix (NFLX)

Facebook is our next Top Tech stock this month. Facebook recently made headlines with its supreme court oversight board ruling on whether or not to uphold its suspension of the former President. However, it is still a big tech staple with a strong future outlook and earnings power from ad revenues that are hard to replicate. Facebook is rated a Top Buy this month and our AI systems rated Facebook C in Technicals, A in Growth, C in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed down 1.05% to $315.02 on volume of 15,577,605 vs its 10-day price average of $312.19 and its 22-day price average of $309.6, and is up 17.13% for the year. Revenue grew by 9.81% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 69.06% over the last three fiscal years. Operating Income grew by 16.79% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 53.16% over the last three fiscal years. EPS grew by 15.67% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 54.17% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $85965.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $55838.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $32671.0M in the last fiscal year compared to to $24913.0M three years ago, EPS was $10.09 in the last fiscal year compared to $7.57 three years ago, and ROE was 25.42% in the last year compared to to 27.91% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 24.13.

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USANA Health Sciences Inc our first Top Consumer Stock for the month. The company is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in developing, manufacturing, and selling science-based nutritional and personal-care products. The company operates through direct selling. USANA is rated a Top Buy this month and our AI systems rated USANA a C in Technicals, C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 4.29% to $94.6 on volume of 98,218 vs its 10-day price average of $93.34 and its 22-day price average of $97.07, and is up 21.36% for the year. Revenue grew by 3.64% in the last fiscal year and Operating Income grew by 2.94% over the same period. EPS grew by 3.83% in the last fiscal year and grew by 18.84% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $1134.64M in the last fiscal year compared to $1189.25M three years ago, Operating Income was $176.49M in the last fiscal year compared to $188.35M three years ago, EPS was $5.86 in the last fiscal year compared to $5.12 three years ago, and ROE was 31.43% in the last year compared to 33.47% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.81% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 14.69.

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Asbury Automotive Group Inc is also a Top Consumer Stock for the month of May. Asbury is a regional collection of automobile dealerships that went public in March 2002. The company operates over 90 stores with associated parts and service departments and 25 collision centers. Asbury is rated a Top Buy this month and our AI systems rated General Motors B in Technicals, A in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.08% to $205.59 on volume of 76,628 vs its 10-day price average of $205.06 and its 22-day price average of $203.59, and is up 44.07% for the year. Revenue grew by 8.21% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 12.26% over the last three fiscal years, while Operating Income grew by 16.24% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 50.03% over the last three fiscal years. EPS grew by 28.63% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 104.74% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $7131.8M in the last fiscal year compared to $6874.4M three years ago, Operating Income was $406.3M in the last fiscal year compared to $314.8M three years ago, EPS was $13.18 in the last fiscal year compared to $8.28 three years ago, and ROE was 32.79% in the last year compared to 38.74% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 1.69% over the next 12 months and the stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 12.39.

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Cinco de Mayo has passed but Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is still our first Top Growth Stock. The stock has been on an absolute tear over the last few years, and is the largest player in the $16 billion domestic fast-casual Mexican restaurant category. Chipotle is rated Attractive this month and our AI systems rated Chipotle C in Technicals, A in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed down 1.62% to $1426.5 on volume of 127,655 vs its 10-day price average of $1468.8 and its 22-day price average of $1499.64, and is up 8.14% for the year. Revenue grew by 5.53% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 29.81% over the last three fiscal years. Operating Income grew by 26.49% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 17.54% over the last three fiscal years. EPS grew by 14.0% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 126.19% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $5984.63M in the last fiscal year compared to $4864.98M three years ago, Operating Income was $327.13M in the last fiscal year compared to $352.06M three years ago, EPS was $12.52 in the last fiscal year compared to $6.31 three years ago, and ROE was 19.21% in the last year compared to 12.58% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 2.96% over the next 12 months and the stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 54.3.

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Our second Top Growth stock this month is Fiserv Inc. Fiserv Inc is a leading provider of core processing and complementary services, such as electronic funds transfer, payment processing, and loan processing, for U.S. banks and credit unions, with a focus on small and midsize banks. Fiserv is rated a Top Buy this month and our AI systems rated the company B in Technicals, A in Growth, C in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed down 1.23% to $116.59 on volume of 3,896,209 vs its 10-day price average of $121.94 and its 22-day price average of $123.28, and is up 4.17% for the year. Revenue grew by 154.82% over the last three fiscal years. Operating Income grew by 17.36% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 25.36% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $14852.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $5823.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $1630.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $1526.0M three years ago, EPS was $1.40 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.87 three years ago, and ROE was 2.86% in the last year compared to 47.25% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 2.04% over the next 12 months and the stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 20.62.

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Crocs Inc is our first Top Quality Value Stock for the month, a truly impressive rebound for a company that had a 99% drawdown in the 2008 financial crisis to hit new all-time highs today. The company is engaged in the design, development, marketing, distribution, and sale of casual lifestyle footwear accessories for men, women, and children. Crocs is rated a Top Buy this month and our AI systems rated Crocs C in Technicals, A in Growth, C in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 2.57% to $106.36 on volume of 1,593,795 vs its 10-day price average of $95.66 and its 22-day price average of $86.97, and is up 72.77% for the year. Revenue grew by 12.91% in the last fiscal year and grew by 43.8% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 41.61% in the last fiscal year and grew by 375.58% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 29.01% in the last fiscal year and grew by -681.53% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $1385.95M in the last fiscal year compared to $1088.2M three years ago, Operating Income was $249.66.6M in the last fiscal year compared to $74.34M three years ago, EPS was $4.56 in the last fiscal year compared to $(1.01) three years ago, and ROE was 148.09% in the last year compared to 19.45% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 1.98% over the next 12 months and the stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 18.27.

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eBay Inc. is our next Top Quality Value Stock. With $100 billion in marketplace gross merchandise volume, or GMV, generated in 2020, eBay's Marketplace facilitated more than 2% of the $4.3 trillion global online commerce market. eBay is rated Attractive this month and our AI systems rated eBay C in Technicals, C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.95% to $58.24 on volume of 7,002,822 vs its 10-day price average of $59.32 and its 22-day price average of $61.27, and is up 13.44% for the year. Revenue grew by 8.7% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 29.08% over the last three fiscal years. Operating Income grew by 11.15% in the last fiscal year, and grew by 65.84% over the last three fiscal years. EPS grew by 61.34% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $10271.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $8650.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $2717.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $1821.0M three years ago, EPS was $7.89 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.56 three years ago, and ROE was 79.05% in the last year compared to 29.7% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.67% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 14.39.

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Broadcom Inc is our first Top Dividend Stock for the month. The company boasts a highly diverse product portfolio across an array of end markets. Broadcom is rated Neutral this month and our AI systems rated Broadcom D in Technicals, C in Growth, C in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed down 0.16% to $443.83 on volume of 1,638,981 vs its 10-day price average of $457.96 and its 22-day price average of $468.2, and is up 4.38% for the year. Revenue grew by 3.34% in the last fiscal year and grew by 18.4% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 26.92% in the last fiscal year, and EPS grew by 36.6% in the last fiscal year. Revenue was $23888.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $20848.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $4250.0Min the last fiscal year compared to $5487.0M three years ago, EPS was $6.33 in the last fiscal year compared to $28.44 three years ago, and ROE was 12.12% in the last year compared to 50.68% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 1.05% over the next 12 months and the stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 16.19.

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Bank Of America Corp is our final Top Dividend Stock this month. The company is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, with more than $2.5 trillion in assets. Our AI systems rated Bank of America Neutral this month and gave it a C in Technicals, C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.95% to $41.39 on volume of 23,266,920 vs its 10-day price average of $40.15 and its 22-day price average of $39.73 and is up 37.83% for the year. Revenue grew by 8.99% in the last fiscal year, Operating Income grew by 24.4% in the last fiscal year, and EPS grew by24.6% over the last fiscal year. Revenue was $74208.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $87738.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $18995.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $34584.0M three years ago, EPS was $1.87 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.61 three years ago, and ROE was 6.66% in the last year compared to 10.57% three years ago. The stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 13.82.

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IRVINE, Calif., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Hill International and Everguard.ai announced today they are bringing best-in-class technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and sensor fusion to construction companies focused on improving worker health and safety. This collaboration, enabled through the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program and Qualcomm IoT Services Suite, will bring Everguard's Sentri360 platform and ecosystem to Hill International customers, creating a paradigm shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to prevent jobsite injuries and accidents.

Everguard has been recognized as a unique solution for prioritizing construction safety and digital management of construction sites, focusing on worker safety. Combined with Hill's dedication to construction management, cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, and risk management, these three companies are leading the way for the next generation of safe and efficient construction jobsites.

Initial efforts will focus on using the power of AI, computer vision (CV), and real-time location services (RTLS) to enhance safety protocols already in place on construction jobsites for initiatives such as personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance, geofencing of restricted areas, anti-collision, and fall detection. The use of heavy machinery and working at height along with the interaction of workers, drivers, and equipment on a construction site creates significant safety concerns across the industry.

"We believe this technology will reduce and prevent injuries and accidents," said Mike Smith, President, Americas, of Hill International. "We strive to partner with only the top organizations in making certain our customers have the right tools and technologies to elevate their construction sites to the highest level when it comes to health and safety. This partnership with Everguard will help us continue to be on the forefront of deploying technology to help our clients reduce their risks, avoid injuries, and save lives."

By connecting members looking for smart city solutions, the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program aims to enrich lives through the accelerated transformation of city infrastructure and services. The Qualcomm IoT Services Suite delivers comprehensive, end-to-end, IoT as a Service (IoTaaS) solutions to enable the digital transformation of smart cities and smart connected spaces globally. Smart solutions and technologies are at the forefront of driving the next generation of smart spaces and construction sites.

"We are excited that Everguard.ai and Hill International have chosen the Qualcomm IoT Services Suite to deliver smart solutions via Construction-Management-as-a-Service because prioritizing construction safety and digital management of construction sites allows businesses and municipalities the ability to focus on worker safety," said Sanjeet Pandit, senior director, business development and head of Smart Cities, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Construction-Management-as-a-Service will continue to accelerate the transformation of city infrastructure and services to help enrich communities' lives."

Everguard's Sentri360 is the only platform and interface construction contractors need to create and manage a proactive safety and productivity program. The technology-agnostic platform collects inputs from disparate industrial sensor technologies, allowing them to interact in ways not possible independently. Millions of sensor data pieces are fed into edge computers for AI analysis and processing in much the same way that humans process information gathered by their senses. Sentri360 does not just make sensor technologies work together, it makes them work smarter together.

The platform and ecosystem provide near-real-time alerts and outputs to managers and workers, notifying them of safety threats before accidents occur and identifying opportunities for additional employee training. It creates a Sensor Fusion Safety Zone that surrounds workers as it learns dynamically "on the job", improving safety and productivity for every worker as it lowers incidents and injuries, and their corresponding costs.

"Hill International and Everguard share a dedication to being technology and safety leaders in our respective fields," said Sanjay Pandya, vice president and general manager of construction at Everguard. "Their dedication to safety is unmatched. We couldn't be more thrilled to be working with the Hill team."

About Hill International

Hill International,with more than 2,700 professionals in 69 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth-largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at http://www.hillintl.com.

About Everguard.ai

Everguard'smission is to protect companies' most important assets their people with the first truly proactive solution dedicated to industrial safety. Their Industrial Health and Safety platform and ecosystem is the only interface industrial workplaces need to create and manage a proactive safety and productivity program. The technology-agnostic platform and ecosystem ties together disparate industrial sensor technologies allowing them to interact in ways not possible independently. Artificial intelligence (AI) and sensor fusion combine inputs from edge computing, computer vision (CV), real-time location system (RTLS), wearables and others to enable proactive interventions, helping prevent industrial accidents and the billions of dollars in fees and lost-time incidents they cause.

Qualcomm is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated.

Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program is a program of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

Qualcomm IoT Services Suite is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

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The implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in advertising has transformed the industry by curating content, automating online bidding, displaying data driven ads and maximizing broadcast and streaming revenues.

Advertising the communicative efforts undertaken by businesses to draw the attention of the masses towards their offerings has come a long way from where it started. Although the roots of this practice can be found deep in antiquity, the more substantially vehement instances of advertising emerged roughly around a century ago and will most likely continue far into the future, as long as there are products to sell and people who can buy them. And meanwhile, the way advertising content is conceived, created, and delivered will also undergo massive changes to keep up with the market trends and technological innovations, as it has been always doing. And the latest addition in the never-ending cycle of change that the advertising industry has adopted is artificial intelligence. After theadvertising industry gained its lost robustness with big data, the advent of AI in advertising is another milestone in the gradual shift of the industry from being mainly a creative initiative depending solely on human behavior to the primarily data-driven endeavor it has become today. With increased access to data, not just regarding broad market-wide trends but also pertaining individual behavior, the use of AI in advertising is set to make brand interactions more personalized, informative, and immersive.

While printed ads have existed long before the late nineteenth century, it was only during that period that they saw an explosive growth. As a result of industrialization in the late 1800s, manufacturers found themselves producing goods in unprecedented volumes, and at unprecedented rates. That is when they felt the need to have more consumers for their products, who they contrived to create through mass advertising campaigns. In this period, between 1880 and 1920,advertising volume in America rose from $200 million to $3 billion. Advertisements in this period populated newspapers, magazines, and other forms of printed media, which were produced and circulated to the general public. With the advent of newer media of mass communication such as radio in the early 20th century and later, television, advertisements also spilled over into these media. Until this period, advertisements were produced to target large groups of people.

By the mid 20th century, advertisement became a major global industry, and this is when segmentation of the audience came about, with advertising becoming more scientific and research-based than before. This is also when advertisement took to television. By the end of the twentieth century, the internet had already planted its roots across the globe and grew explosively in the first decade of the new millennium.

The internet offered a new medium of advertising and more tools to be able to segment audiences. This led to more targeted advertising campaigns over the internet. The second decade of the 21st century saw the emergence of social media and data analytics which made the collection of more detailed information possible. However, the emergence of social media and the internet has alsoelevated the importance of segmentation, personalization, and relevance. Unlike TV or print media, where ads are unavoidable for the readers or viewers, the internet makes it possible for consumers to tune irrelevant communications out. Sensing this need, the modern advertising industry is investing in tools and technology to make advertising more effective by learning as much about their audience as possible. And as it has done in every other industry it has been used in, the use of AI in advertising is revolutionizing the way ads are created and delivered to the audience.

Modern day advertising, especially on the digital stage, requires a high degree of personalization,as it is a known fact that people prefer personalized marketing communications. A survey reported that88% of US marketers experienced a noticeable improvement in business resultsdue to the implementation of personalization programs. Thus, providing greater personalization is on the agenda for most marketing and advertising leaders. Providing personalized content and offers to a vast number of individual customers requires the analysis of vast volumes of data, and then using the inferences from the analysis to determine the kind of ads to show for each customer. This makes the use of machine learning and AI in advertising the perfect solution. Artificially intelligent tools, due to their ability to process vast amounts of data quickly and act on it automatically. This ability allows these tools to create a detailed profile of every member of the audience based on their browsing data, social media activity, and other data such as demographic information that the individual provide voluntarily. Using these profiles the AI determines what ads the user is more likely to respond to, and displays those ads to them at opportune instances.

These ads are displayed through a process calledreal-time bidding (RTB), where multiple parties bid for displaying their specific ads when a user visits a page. Since this process takes place within the time it takes to load a page, it requires a high level of data processing capability to make the right bid quickly at the right time. A wrong decision in such instances may lead to a missed opportunity to get noticed or a wasted investment since, if the ad does make it to the page, the company gets charged even if the user doesnt click on the ad. Thus, bidding must be undertaken by determining the right value while also determining the right time to display ads, for maximizing the likelihood of getting a response (a click). This process is carried out by AI algorithms using the data collected from each individual.

Similar to print media and print ads, another relic from the history of advertisement that is extant today is the billboard, and other signages. Theglobal digital signage industry is, in fact, thriving and is expected to reach a market value of over$31 billion by the year 2025. AI billboards are capable ofshowing ads and messages to the audience based on how they reactto them. The efficacy of these smart, digital billboards is undeniable as a brand awareness boosting tool, since even normal billboards have been found out to be effective in engaging passing people.

Broadcast and streaming services are among the biggest attractors of worldwide audiences of varied demographics and hence, present the perfect stage for displaying advertisements. Sporting events and popular TV shows made by broadcasters draw millions of viewers. Media planning and Ad sales are activities that have been conventionally done by humans, but now, as the demand for the attention of audiences grows among brands, the competition for displaying ads is becoming cut-throat. Just like ad bidding for social media platforms, AI can be used for buying ad slots from broadcast and streaming services. AI can analyze large volumes of viewership data to optimize media schedules and maximizead sales revenuesfor advertisers.

These cases mark just the beginning when it comes to the potential applications of AI in advertising. As AI systems become more capable and gain wider adoption, they can have a greater influence over the advertising cycle from creation to delivery. By using AI in conjunction with other technologies like augmented and virtual reality, advertising can be made more immersive and personalized.

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