Nvidia shares got a bad wrap following the company’s most recent earnings call as executives served up a cautious outlook for graphics chips tied to cryptocurrency mining. But, this one chart should alleviate the worries of some Nvidia fans.
Wall Street should do more research on Nvidia (NVDA – Get Report) , it’s not solely a play on explosive cryptocurrency interest — it’s a diversified tech beast.
Or so points out research firm CB Insights.
“Nvidia’s bread-and-butter markets are gaming, data centers, and auto tech. Despite all the hand-wringing about cryptocurrency mining, Nvidia has barely mentioned cryptocurrency keywords on its calls,” says CB Insights. “Looking at the numbers and executives’ statements, it’s clear that gaming is the real growth area for Nvidia — this is unsurprising given these categories represent a far greater proportion in revenue.”
This diversification should be an important consideration for Nvidia’s investors right now. While Nvidia trounced first quarter profit estimates and issued higher than expected June sales guidance, shares tanked on May 11 on fears of a crypto mining graphics slowdown. Shares have traded sideways since the call.
Said TheStreet’s founder Jim Cramer on his latest Action Alerts PLUS member call, “So I think the Nvidia had an excellent quarter. It answered a lot of the objections.” Cramer added, “And I really and truly think that the people who thought that it was going to have a big cryptocurrency quarter, and the next quarter would be good, got the stock wrong — I would buy a little here, and then wait for our next call.”
