Nvidia’s Datacenter And Gaming Strengths Keep Analyst Upbeat About The Stock

  • Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers reiterated Overweight on Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDAwith a $250 price target.

  • Given the recent strength in shares of NVDA, he recommends a wait-and-see stance on NVDA’s upcoming F3Q23 results.

  • Rakers re-rating reflected the deepening platform growth thesis on NVDA with a greater investor focus on Datacenter and Gaming.

  • Investors should focus on Datacenter with positive recent demand data points. NVDA’s H100 ramp and pricing uplift is a key focus.

  • NVDA’s views on offsetting the ~$400 million impact from U.S. export controls on A100 shipments into China and confidence in the ability to ship recently introduced A800 will also be a key topic of discussion.

  • Rakers expects F3Q23 results or a tempered F4Q23 guide will provide investor confidence in a Gaming bottom if NVDA reiterates sell-through demand.

  • A premium multiple for NVIDIA is warranted given what he believes is a multiyear strong competitive positioning for data center growth driven by cloud and AI, gaming, next-generation autonomous vehicle applications, and an expanding ecosystem of products and applications (e.g., Omniverse)

  • Price Action: NVDA shares traded higher by 1.09% at $165.06 on the last check Monday.

Latest Ratings for NVDA

Date

Firm

Action

From

To

Mar 2022

Goldman Sachs

Reinstates

Neutral

Feb 2022

Summit Insights Group

Downgrades

Buy

Hold

Feb 2022

Mizuho

Maintains

Buy

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