Over the past three years or so, Wall Street has treated Nvidia as the cleanest way to own the AI buildout.<\/p>\n
For perspective, Nvidia\u2019s current market cap is at an eye-popping $4.98 trillion<\/strong>, up from roughly $422 billion<\/strong> on Nov. 30, 2022<\/strong>, the day OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, according to StatMuse.<\/p>\n Hence, Nvidia\u2019s market value has risen by nearly 1,080%<\/strong>, or roughly 11.8x<\/strong>, since ChatGPT\u2019s release.<\/p>\n However, even after a monumental run, the expectation was that demand for GPUs, data-center chips, and next-generation AI systems would likely keep the stock mostly insulated from a deeper multiple squeeze.<\/p>\n Case in point: Seeking Alpha still shows Nvidia stock delivering a 24% one-year gain<\/strong>, but that nevertheless marks a dramatic slowdown from the early days of the AI LLM frenzy.\u00a0<\/p>\n That assumption is now being tested.<\/p>\n Nvidia has pulled back sharply from its May high, and the stock\u2019s valuation is sending a message that looks remarkably different from the one investors saw during the AI boom.<\/p>\n The tech giant\u2019s growth story remains intact, but the market is no longer pricing it like the obvious winner.<\/p>\n Ian Maule/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Nvidia\u2019s selloff has effectively pushed the stock into a valuation zone investors haven\u2019t seen since before the AI boom changed the company\u2019s entire earnings profile.<\/p>\n More Nvidia:<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a Bloomberg analysis cited by Seeking Alpha, Nvidia trades at about 18 times projected earnings over the next 12 months, its cheapest forward valuation since early 2019.<\/p>\n Though it\u2019s expected to continue growing at a robust pace, it now trades at a forward multiple lower than the S&P 500\u2019s more than 20 times and the Nasdaq 100\u2019s nearly 23 times earnings.<\/p>\n For context, a P\/E ratio shows how much investors pay per dollar of a company\u2019s profit. A forward P\/E uses expected future profit instead of past earnings. It\u2019s basically like paying rent for an apartment based on what you expect the neighborhood to become next year.<\/p>\n Nvidia stock has tanked about 16% from its May 14 record, wiping out $1 trillion in market value, while investors rotated into other semiconductor names. Memory stocks like Micron were the clearest beneficiaries, with shares up over 232% in 2026, according to Seeking Alpha.<\/p>\n Additionally, Advanced Micro Devices and Intel have also dramatically outpaced Nvidia this year.<\/p>\n So even though Nvidia remains critical to AI infrastructure, the market is no longer paying a clear leadership premium for that position.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to data from Barchart, Nvidia stock is currently trading near $204<\/strong>, keeping its chart in a mixed but improving position.\u00a0<\/p>\n The stock is above its 5-day moving average of $197.80<\/strong>, its 100-day average of $197.27<\/strong>, and its 200-day average of $191.40<\/strong>, indicating that buyers have defended the longer-term trend.<\/p>\n However, the issue remains in the middle of the chart. Nvidia is still below its 50-day moving average of $209.52<\/strong>, which is perhaps the first major resistance level. A clean move above $209 to $210<\/strong> would suggest the rebound is much more durable. Until we see that, though, the stock is bouncing rather than fully breaking out.<\/p>\n On the downside, the first area to watch is around $201 to $202<\/strong>, near the 20-day moving average. Below that, $197 to $198<\/strong> becomes a more important support zone, as it lines up with both short-term and 100-day trend levels. A deeper break might put the 200-day average near $191<\/strong> back in focus.<\/p>\n Momentum is not overheated. Relative strength readings sit around 50-55<\/strong>, indicating balance, but volatility remains high, with the 14-day average true range near $7.13<\/strong>, or about 3.5%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Nvidia\u2019s chart has stabilized, but the stock needs to reclaim the $210 area<\/strong> before the technical picture turns bullish.<\/p>\n For Nvidia stock to regain its lofty highs, it needs a lot more than \u201cAI demand is strong.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The next several results will require proof that AI spending can continue converting into earnings without being crushed by higher rates, capex fatigue, or a rotation into cheaper chip stock names.<\/p>\n The last earnings report still gave bulls plenty to work with.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nvidia reported record Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue of $81.6 billion<\/strong>, up 85%<\/strong> from a year earlier, spearheaded by Data Center revenue of $75.2 billion<\/strong>, showing the core AI engine hasn\u2019t broken. The AI poster child has blown past estimates on both lines by handsome margins in each of the four previous quarters.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, that bar has now moved higher.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Seeking Alpha, Nvidia\u2019s next report is expected Aug. 19 post-market, with consensus EPS of $2.08<\/strong> and revenue of $91.73 billion<\/strong>. The key detail is the revision balance: analysts have 34 upward EPS revisions <\/strong>and 3 downward revisions<\/strong> over the past 90 days.<\/p>\n That means a lot is riding on the next quarter, which has to do two things at once: confirm the growth curve while restoring confidence in its valuation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: Cathie Wood buys $2.1M of tumbling AI stock<\/strong><\/p>\n #Nvidia #stock #flashes #valuation #signal #time #years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nvidia (NVDA) investors had been bracing for a tougher AI trade, but perhaps not this kind of reset. 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The valuation signal Nvidia investors cannot ignore\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Wall Street price targets for Nvidia stock<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nSources: MarketWatch, Barron\u2019s, MarketBeat, AOL, 9XMarkets.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhy Nvidia\u2019s rebound still needs confirmation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What has to happen next for Nvidia\u2019s premium to return\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n