Investor attitude towards Nvidia was greatly affected by the AI breakthroughs announced by CEO Jensen Huang at this year's CES. A "top pick" among analysts, Nvidia is at the forefront of artificial intelligence technologies.
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RTX AI PCs: Nvidia's RTX AI PCs expanded the application of AI in personal computing by introducing core AI models.
Processing pipelines for robotics, autonomous cars, and artificial intelligence vision can now be hosted on the brand new Cosmos Platform. Early adopters like XPeng and Uber were mentioned by Huang as examples of how it could revolutionize robotics, same to how ChatGPT revolutionized general AI.
Collaborations with Nvidia, Toyota, and Aurora Innovation have highlighted the company's progress in this area, heralding the arrival of the revolution in driverless vehicles.
Bank of America analysts maintained a "buy" rating and a price target of $190 for Nvidia after the event, indicating a 35% potential rise from its current price. They lauded the company's sustained superiority in artificial intelligence. Investors were so bullish on Nvidia's AI potential that the stock price nearly quadrupled that year.
With an average price target of $177 and a potential upside of 25%, 21 analysts tracked by Visible Alpha have suggested Nvidia as a "buy" or similarly rated stock.
The market for robotics and autonomous technology could provide Nvidia with an additional $1 trillion opportunity, according to Wedbush analysts. The analysts also predicted that Nvidia's market valuation would surpass $4 trillion, and could even reach $5 trillion within the next 18 months. Nevertheless, following the CES speech, Nvidia's shares fell 6.2% as investors looked for more tangible growth drivers than the long-term opportunities highlighted by Huang.
In sum, whether looking at short-term market reactions or long-term strategic positioning in growing AI markets, investors should be aware of the ramifications of Nvidia's recent CES disclosures, which have further solidified the company's position as an AI technology leader. Investors should be cautious of the stock's volatility after such high-profile events, but the company's emphasis on AI across many areas like personal computers, robotics, and autonomous driving suggests sustainable growth.