Nvidia Stock Is Doing Something It's Only Done Twice Before in the Past 4 Years. History Says This Will Happen Next.

A year ago, a screen of the S&P 500 placed Nvidia Corp. at the top of the list of companies that were expected to show the most rapid increases in revenue from 2023 through 2025. Now it is time to run the screen again, using estimates through 2026.

When a stock price moves, so does the value of the company. In the case of Nvidia, the company's cratering share price has resulted in as much as $600 billion of lost market capitalization. On the surface, this looks horrific. However, as it often is the case with investments driven by overwhelming emotions, there's more than meets the eye.

The third very specific reason Nvidia stock can underwhelm after reporting its fiscal 2025 operating results on Feb. 26 is historic precedent. History has a flawless track record when it comes to next-big-thing innovations, and that's bad news for the face of the artificial intelligence movement.