Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) may be the most-watched stock on the planet these days. The world's biggest tech companies have flocked to Nvidia nonstop for access to these powerful tools. Nvidia has reported double- and triple-digit revenue growth in recent quarters and at high levels of profitability on sales -- with gross margin topping 70%.

Massive stock gains prompted a 4-for-1 stock split in July 2021. After the 2022 bear market ran its course, another boom in the stock started in October 2022 and accelerated in the spring of 2023, when investors discovered that Nvidia's AI accelerators powered the latest version of ChatGPT. That run led to a 10-for-1 stock split in June 2024.

The semiconductor market is positioned to have another "transformative year" in 2025, believes exchange-traded fund provider VanEck. Industry leaders such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), TSMC (TSM),

Shares of Nvidia Corp., the chip-making giant at the core of the artificial-intelligence boom, have recovered — somewhat — from the hit they took during the market’s DeepSeek tantrum last month. But as the $3.4 trillion company prepares to report fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, Wall Street has other anxieties.