NextFin News - Nvidia shares extended their relentless climb on Tuesday, marking a 10th consecutive session of gains that has pushed the semiconductor giant’s market value up by 18% in just two weeks. The streak, the company’s longest since 2023, comes as the Silicon Valley titan cements its transition from a gaming-focused hardware maker to the undisputed backbone of the global artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The rally has been fueled by a combination of massive order backlogs and strategic product expansions. During the recent GTC conference, CEO Jensen Huang revealed that Nvidia holds more than $1 trillion in GPU orders through 2027. This demand is being driven by "hyperscalers" like Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft, who are aggressively stockpiling Blackwell and next-generation Vera Rubin chips to power increasingly complex generative AI models. Data center revenue now accounts for 88% of Nvidia’s total business, a stark contrast to five years ago when the company relied primarily on the volatile PC gaming market.
Market sentiment also received a boost after Nvidia moved to quell speculation regarding a potential pivot into the PC hardware business. On Monday, the company issued a rare statement denying rumors that it was in talks to acquire a major PC manufacturer such as Dell or HP. Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, noted that the odds of such an acquisition were low, as Nvidia remains focused on high-margin silicon and software rather than the lower-margin assembly of personal computers. Munster, a long-time observer of the tech sector, has generally maintained a bullish stance on Nvidia’s role as the primary beneficiary of the AI "gold rush," though he has previously cautioned about the cyclical nature of hardware spending.
Beyond its core GPU dominance, Nvidia is diversifying into quantum computing and specialized CPUs. The company recently launched its "Ising" family of open-source quantum AI models, aimed at helping researchers build more reliable quantum systems. Furthermore, Meta has signed on as the first major customer for Nvidia’s standalone Vera CPUs, a move that signals Nvidia’s intent to challenge Intel and AMD in the server processor market. This expansion into "agentic AI" compute needs suggests the company is attempting to capture a larger share of the total data center "rack," rather than just the accelerator socket.
Despite the momentum, some analysts suggest the stock may be entering a period of consolidation. Shares are currently trading roughly 8% below their October all-time high of $212.19, and the rapid 18% ascent has raised questions about whether the market has already priced in the $1 trillion order book. While the current streak reflects immense confidence in the AI roadmap, any shift in capital expenditure from the big tech firms or a slowdown in AI monetization could test the sustainability of these valuations. For now, however, the sheer scale of the Blackwell rollout appears to be providing a floor for the stock’s recent run.
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