(Aug 19) Nvidia(NASDAQ:NVDA) shares rose over 6% Thursday to a record high following the chipmaker's second-quarter results that were highlighted by strength in the company's data center business.
Data center revenue rose 35% from a year ago, to $2.37 billion. Bank of America Securities analyst Vivek Arya said that with regards to its data center offerings, NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) showed growth in hyperscale, vertical markets and high-performance computing, which Arya said should help the company's data center business grow by at least 30% a year over the long-term. Arya has a buy rating and $260-a-share price target on Nvidia's (NVDA) stock.
But, it was the gaming that produced the largest share of the company's revenue in the most-recent quarter. Gaming totaled $3.06 billion, up 85% from a year ago, led by demand for GeForce graphics processors and system-on-a-chip offerings for game consoles.
Timothy Arcuri, of UBS, said Nvidia's (NVDA) gaming business is "trending more in-line" heading into what is typically a strong fall quarter for the company. Arcuri has a buy rating and $230-a-share price target on the chipmaker's stock.
For the quarter, Nvidia (NVDA) reported a profit of $1.04 a share, on total revenue of $6.51 billion. Wall Street analysts had forecast the chipmaker to earn $1.02 a share on $6.34 billion in sales.
