Nvidia shares top $1,000 as the chipmaker climbs for the top
Date:
Fri, 24 May 2024 12:00:08 +0000
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Quarterly revenue is up 262% for Nvidia, and with shares surpassing $1,000
its on track to overtake Apple.
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Nvidia shares surged above $1,000 in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker reports its first-quarter earnings, exceeding Wall Street expectations.
For the quarter that ended April 28, Nvidia reported $26.04 billion in revenue, beating the anticipated $24.65 billion by a considerable mark, and
up a staggering 262% year-on-year.
The companys robust performance highlights the continuing strong demand for its AI chips, positioning it among the global leaders for AI technologies. Nvidia shares skyrocket after earnings call
Despite being the first company to hit a market cap of $3 trillion, Apple has now slid to second place with a market cap of just $2.87 trillion, making
room for Microsoft which now stands at $3.17 trillion.
Having flirted its way into the top 10, and then the top 5, Nvidias market
cap stood at $1.21 trillion at the beginning of this year. Today, that stands at $2.55 trillion, putting it just a few paces behind Apple and in good stead to overtake the Cupertino giant.
Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang commented on the California companys performance: The next industrial revolution has begun companies and
countries are partnering with NVIDIA to shift the trillion-dollar traditional data centers to accelerated computing and build a new type of data center AI factories to produce a new commodity: artificial intelligence.
The company also announced a ten-for-one stock split, effective June 7, to make shares more accessible for employees and investors.
Among the highlights was data center revenue, which soared 427%
year-over-year to $22.6 billion.
Despite having some in-house chips, Nvidias components were in hot demand among rival tech giants like Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and OpenAI, fueling the ongoing AI boom.
With record revenues and a strategic focus on AI advancements, Nvidias future looks strong. Huang added: We are poised for our next wave of growth, indicating the companys trajectory to overtake Apple, and eventually Microsoft, to become the worlds most valuable company. More from TechRadar
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