{"id":4749,"date":"2026-05-08T15:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=4749"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:15:29","slug":"nvidia-stock-hits-new-all-time-high-should-you-buy-or-take-profits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=4749","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia stock hits new all-time high: should you buy or take profits?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nvidia stock (NASDAQ: NVDA) climbed again on Friday, extending a rally that has already pushed the stock to a fresh all-time high.<\/p>\n

NVDA touched fresh record territory between roughly $216.8 and $217.7 intraday on Friday before easing back toward the $215.80 level. <\/p>\n

The latest rally has reignited a familiar debate that follows every big leg up: Is this still a buy, or is it time to lock in gains?<\/p>\n

The answer from Wall Street is still largely bullish, but the stock\u2019s scale, valuation and pace of gains mean the bears are not hard to find.<\/p>\n

Nvidia stock: What is driving today\u2019s move<\/h2>\n

The immediate catalyst is Nvidia\u2019s new partnership with IREN<\/a>, the data-center operator that is building out a large AI infrastructure footprint.<\/p>\n

Nvidia is planning to invest up to $2.1 billion in IREN through a five-year option to buy as many as 30 million shares at $70 each, while the two companies aim to deploy as much as 5 gigawatts of AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Jensen Huang framed the deal in classic Nvidia fashion, saying, \u201cAI factories are becoming foundational infrastructure for the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bigger message is that the AI build-out is still broadening rather than narrowing.<\/p>\n

AMD\u2019s strong outlook this week and the latest gains in chip stocks have reinforced the view that hyperscalers and infrastructure players are still spending aggressively on compute.<\/p>\n

The bull case is still firmly in charge<\/h2>\n

The Street remains overwhelmingly constructive as MarketBeat data shows 54 analysts covering Nvidia, with 48 Buys, four Strong Buys and just two Holds.<\/p>\n

The average 12-month target is $275.25, which implies about 27.7% upside from current levels, while the high target is $400.<\/p>\n

Some of the more bullish voices are making a structural case, not just a cyclical one.<\/p>\n

Bank of America\u2019s Vivek Arya<\/a> said Nvidia could \u201cpivot towards shareholder returns\u201d now that the bulk of ecosystem investments may be nearing completion.<\/p>\n

The shift could broaden the stock\u2019s investor base and help narrow the valuation gap.<\/p>\n

New Street Research\u2019s Pierre Ferragu has been even more aggressive, saying Nvidia added \u201c$500 billion of orders since October\u201d and is now \u201con a run rate of more than $1 trillion per year for orders today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why some investors are trimming into strength<\/h2>\n

The caution argument is not that Nvidia\u2019s business is weak; it is that the stock has already priced in a great deal of strength.<\/p>\n

The investors looked past Nvidia\u2019s strong results in February because they were wary the company was channeling capital into expanding the AI ecosystem instead of returning more cash to shareholders.<\/p>\n

That is exactly why Bank of America\u2019s shareholder-return thesis has landed so well: it gives the bulls a new argument beyond raw earnings growth.<\/p>\n

There is also the technicality that the chip trade has moved a long way without Nvidia fully keeping pace.<\/p>\n

AMD had outperformed Nvidia year to date, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has also surged sharply this year.<\/p>\n

For investors already sitting on big gains, that makes partial profit-taking a reasonable way to manage risk.<\/p>\n

For long-term investors, the more compelling case is still to own the stock and buy weakness rather than chase every new high.<\/p>\n

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