Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Buy NVIDIA

At this point, it’s natural for investors to wonder if it’s too late to buy a few shares — this run could just bethe start of NVIDIA’s path to world domination, or it could be the very top of a bubble-like valuation. While the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle, there are certain types of investors who should, and shouldn’t, invest in NVIDIA no matter what the reality is.

AMD Shows Progress as Ryzen Launch Looms

The company beat analyst estimates across the board when it reported its fourth-quarter results, driven mostly by its Polaris graphics cards. The PC CPU market also treated AMD a little better, with client processor sales improving compared to the third quarter.

2 Ways NVIDIA Is Beating the Competition

The company’s stock price skyrocketed 229% in 2016, fueled by growth from sales of its graphics processing units for its gaming segment. Some stocks move at the whims of investors, but much of NVIDIA’s stock-price rise can be attributed to the company’s healthy lead in the GPU market and the huge steps it’s taken in the self-driving vehicle market.

2 Ways NVIDIA Is Beating the Competition

The company’s stock price skyrocketed 229% in 2016, fueled by growth from sales of its graphics processing units for its gaming segment. Some stocks move at the whims of investors, but much of NVIDIA’s stock-price rise can be attributed to the company’s healthy lead in the GPU market and the huge steps it’s taken in the self-driving vehicle market.

IBM Is Betting Its Future on AI

Since Ginni Rometty started as CEO in January of 2012, IBM has had 18 consecutive quarters of year-over-year declining revenue– essentially every quarter of her tenure. The stock has lost nearly 10% compared with a gain of 78% for the S&P 500 over the last five years.