There has been a change, on Wall Street as Nvidia, a leading chipmaker based in Santa Clara, California has surpassed Tesla to become the traded stock by value. This shift highlights Nvidias increasing influence as it climbs to become the valuable U.S. Company, a position supported by the growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) investments.
The heightened presence of Nvidia in stock trading has sparked concerns about risks for investors particularly if the companys revenue growth fails to meet the markets lofty expectations. This worry is especially relevant as Nvidia gears up to unveil its report, an awaited event on Wall Street that is seen as a crucial gauge of the companys current status and future outlook.
Leading up to the report release Nvidias stocks have seen a 5% decrease reflecting the markets anticipation. Over the 30 trading sessions Nvidias daily trading volume has averaged, around $30 billion surpassing Tesla whose average daily trading volume stood at $22 billion during the period. Since 2020 Tesla had been dominating U.S. Stock trading until now when its turnover reached peaks exceeding $35 billion times.
The recent increase, in trading activity for Nvidia is part of a trend that includes companies involved in AI like Super Micro Computer. These companies collectively make up 46% of the trading volume among the ten most traded stocks in the U.S., which also feature big players such as Meta Platforms, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft.
Observers of the market are comparing this surge in AI focused trading to an era to the early days of the internet with Nvidia leading the way. However there are concerns that the high turnover rates seen in AI related stocks are being fueled more by momentum and speculative trading from investors and algorithmic traders than solid fundamentals like projected revenue growth.
Super Micro Computer, a provider of AI server components to Nvidia has witnessed its market value nearly tripling to $43 billion in 2024 despite experiencing a 5% dip in its stock price. This volatility came after a 20% decrease from all time highs following a market analysis conducted by Wells Fargo.
Nvidias dominance in the premium AI chip sector, where it commands 80% of market share has played a role in its rapid increase, in valuation.Recently Nvidias market worth exceeded that of Amazon and Alphabet making it the third valuable company, on Wall Street after Microsoft and Apple. After a drop in stock prices Nvidias market capitalization settled at $1.7 trillion a jump from just $540 billion a year ago.
On the hand Tesla has encountered obstacles in 2024 with its shares falling by 23% due to a slowdown in electric vehicle demand and heightened competition in the industry. This shift underscores the nature of stock trading in the U.S. shining a light, on changing market dynamics and investor preferences within the tech and innovation sectors.