Nvidia hits another record high, market value surpasses $5.2 trillion.
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On the eve of tech giant earnings week, Nvidia's stock price has hit a new all-time high.
On Monday, Nvidia's stock surged 4% in a single day, closing at an all-time high of $216.61, bringing its market capitalization to $5.26 trillion, more than $1 trillion above Alphabet, the world's second-largest company by market value.
This surge further consolidates Nvidia’s dominant position in the global capital markets. Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta will collectively release their earnings reports this Thursday, and the market's focus on AI-related performance continues to heat up.
On the performance front, according to FactSet analyst data, S&P 500 component companies are expected to achieve their highest quarterly net profit margin in 15 years.
Market Cap Crown, Multi-line Expansion Strengthens Moat
Nvidia's current market cap is $5.26 trillion, far above Google’s parent company Alphabet at $4.2 trillion and Apple at $3.9 trillion, firmly ranking first in global market value.
Over the past year, Nvidia’s stock price has risen a cumulative 93.34%, and the market continues to raise its valuation for Nvidia’s growth potential.
A direct catalyst for this round of gains is that Nvidia partner Qualcomm and major customer OpenAI announced a collaboration to develop processing chips for smartphones.
This news reinforces expectations of a continuing expansion for AI-related applications, further validating Nvidia’s core role in the AI industry chain.
In addition, Nvidia’s strong performance is rooted in structural growth in AI computing power demand. Over the past twelve months, the company’s revenue grew 65% year-on-year, with continued strong demand for GPU products in artificial intelligence and gaming.
On the cloud infrastructure front, Nvidia recently announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, launching A5X bare-metal instances utilizing the NVIDIA Vera Rubin architecture, supporting large-scale deployment and expansion in Google Cloud data centers.
In emerging application scenarios, Nvidia has also teamed up with Oklo Inc. and Los Alamos National Laboratory to advance nuclear fuel verification, supporting the U.S. federal Genesis Mission with AI infrastructure.
This cross-sector expansion shows Nvidia’s technological penetration now extends to traditional industries like energy.
According to InvestingPro analysis, Nvidia’s stock is still undervalued relative to its fair value, suggesting further upside potential.
Bank of America Securities maintains a "Buy" rating for Nvidia, with a target price of $300, and notes that the company’s strategic shift toward shareholder returns may bring additional value.
AI Popularization Still Structurally Differentiated, Concentrated in Tech and Finance
Despite the market’s exuberance, research from Wolfe Research suggests that real-world adoption of AI continues to show clear industry concentration characteristics.
Currently, only around 19% of companies are applying AI to the production processes of their products and services, with penetration rates still limited outside technology and finance sectors.
This means the investment logic behind AI trades is still largely dominated by the performance and expectations of a few leading companies.
The forthcoming earnings reports from Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta this week will be an important window for the market to assess the progress of AI commercialization.
Michael Rosen, Chief Investment Officer at Angeles Investments, provides perhaps the most straightforward judgment:
What drives the stock market is corporate profits—nothing more, everything else is secondary.
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