Nvidia posted strong first quarter results but investors might be missing a critical part of the story. Transcript: ANGELO ZINO: So the biggest takeaways from NVIDIA and our outlook on the stock, I'd say the biggest takeaway for NVIDIA on the April quarter has to be on the guidance side.
There is still considerable resistance standing in the way of the technology sector in the United States, as some bearish analysts argue that the current state of trade tariffs hinders their ability to accurately forecast future growth prospects and valuations. However, there is one stock that has managed to position itself among the winners in this space today, regardless of how President Trump works to implement new trade strategies.
Connecting the dots in the stock market tends to be one of the most challenging tasks for investors, especially in today's market, where every piece of information and interrelation seems to be the be-all and end-all of potential risks and opportunities. Successfully making the connection between the development in one company relative to other peers or the broader sector can bring investors some additional green days in their portfolios.
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has bounced from a recent year-to-date low.
Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) primary customers — Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon — each spent tens of billions on their chips last year. Can these tech giants realistically double their spending on Nvidia chips again next year, and the year after, when their own revenues are only growing by about 15% annually?
Earnings helped lift the chip maker's shares 3.2% Thursday.
Following Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings beat, Zeno Merce says this report is just the beginning. With A.I. adoption accelerating globally, Mercer sees Nvidia's stock price potentially reaching new highs, especially if a deal with China can be reached.
Traders have been overly optimistic about Nvidia's post-earnings moves. The S&P 500's potential is much clearer.
JoAnne Feeney of Advisors Capital Management says Nvidia's earnings show solid demand for the company's chips, despite export restrictions costing $8 billion in Chinese revenue. Feeney joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Technology.
Wall Street analysts struck a bullish tone on Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD) after the chipmaker's latest quarterly results, cheering strong fundamentals, accelerating AI rack-scale deployments, and improving gross margins despite near-term headwinds from US export restrictions to China. Bank of America noted the ramp-up of the new Blackwell architecture, de-risked China sales, and improving gross margins.
Nvidia Corporation beat Q1 FY26 revenue and EPS estimates, but export restrictions to China will weigh on future earnings as it unwinds from raw material obligations. Datacenter demand continues to drive growth, while legacy segments like graphics cards and OEM/Other are declining, increasing Nvidia's dependence on AI infrastructure. Gross margins rose to 71% after the China business loss while bottom-line growth is expected to slow to single digits, which challenges NVDA stock's high valuation premium.
Stock markets are moving higher in premarket trading on Thursday as of the time of this writing. Two groups of stocks are doing particularly well: Big Tech's Magnificent Seven and major chipmaker stocks.