Sales set to double for chip giant Nvidia as AI frenzy persists
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The chip firm, which is currently the world’s second largest listed company behind Microsoft, has seen its share price surge more than 160% since the start of the year as investors banked on continued growth for its AI and data centre businesses. Nvidia’s growth was supported by the rapid growth of its data centre business, which includes the development of its H100 graphics cards which are widely used to power generative AI apps, such as ChatGPT. The likes of Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft are all customers, each with deep pockets and a desire to build out their AI offerings with the power of Nvidia’s market-leading chips Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown In the first quarter, data centre revenues were more than five times larger than the same period a year earlier as a result. “That’s underpinning the market’s view that second-quarter revenue and operating profits can more than double to 28.6 billion dollars and 18.7 billion dollars respectively.” The analyst said he believes these projections look “achievable”, with investors therefore likely to have a particularly keen eye on its outlook for the rest of the year.