Investors anxiously await Nvidia’s (NVDA) upcoming earnings report this week with chip demand a key highlight that will be closely watched. This investor interest is due to the artificial intelligence (AI) market and the company’s position. Nvidia is a market leader in AI with its chips powering Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), and Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI services, as well as others.
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The AI boom has treated NVDA stockholders well and they’re hoping for additional gains throughout 2025. However, there’s one hiccup that has investors worried. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI rival chatbot, produced results that shocked the industry with claims of low power consumption and increased performance.
While some of DeepSeek’s claims have been called into question, the effect it left on the market is still palpable. NVDA shareholders hope that the company’s upcoming earnings report will provide reassurance that there’s still plenty of demand for its AI chips despite DeepSeek’s disruption.
What This Means for NVDA Stock
Investors can expect Wednesday’s earnings report to be a major catalyst for NVDA stock, sending it higher or lower depending on the company’s results. It could also help Nvidia shake off DeepSeek’s influence on the shares. While the stock was set for gains in 2025, DeepSeek’s model put a stop to that with a stark drop in January, leaving NVDA stock only up 0.1% year-to-date.
Hype around the upcoming Nvidia earnings report is building today, with NVDA stock up 1.79% as of this writing.
Is NVDA Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Nvidia is Strong Buy based on 31 Buy and two Hold ratings over the last three months. With that comes an average price target of $179.77, a high of $220, and a low of $135. This represents a potential 33.73% upside for NVDA stock.
