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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Nabidia stock finished today at one hundred seventy three US
dollars and fifty cents, with the highest price for the
day reaching one hundred seventy four US dollars in seventy
two cents and the lowest at one hundred seventy two
US dollars in ninety six cents. Today's trading volume appeared
notably lower than average, with just over one hundred twenty
two million shares traded compared to the long term average
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of about two hundred sixty two million shares, which reflects
less than half of its usual activity. Despite the lighter trading,
investor interest in Nvidia remains high, as shares trend near
their fifty two week high of one hundred and seventy
seven US dollars. Recent headlines have been dominated by analyst
optimism and ongoing developments in artificial intelligence hardware. Several prominent
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analysts continue to raise their price targets, typically placing consensus
targets around one hundred eighty one US dollars and up,
with some exceptionally bullish voices predicting long term potential for
a share price as high as eight hundred U S
dollars given sustained leadership in artificial intelligence and data center markets. However,
many experts caution that these more ambitious targets would require
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Nvidia to keep capturing a similar portion of rapid infrastructure
spending growth throughout the global data center industry, and that
the company's current revenue trajectory, while impressive, does not yet
match some of these extreme forecasts. In terms of insider activity,
founder and chief executive Officer jensun Hoom and other top
executives have executed substantial share sales in the past month,
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reducing direct ownership modestly but still maintaining enormous stakes in
the business. These insider transactions took place as shares approach
to historic highs, suggesting some profit taking but not indicating
any change in management's confidence. Fundamentally, Nvidia's business continues to
benefit from robust demand for its new artificial intelligence chips,
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particularly as export restrictions to China fluctuate and global competition
heats up. The company forecasts strong top line revenue growth
for the upcoming quarter and is on track to potentially
become the first technology company to reach a market capitalization
of five trillion US dollars of current expansion rates persist.
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Market sentiment remains positive, but tempered by high expectations, a
rich valuation, and the ever present risks associated with rapid
industry change. Nvidia stands squarely in the spotlight as the
bellweather of artificial intelligence, hardware and data center acceleration, but
trading patterns in recent insider sales point to a market
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catching its breath after a remarkable climb