Nvidia stock surged nearly 15% in morning trading on Thursday after the chipmaker's hotly anticipated quarterly report beat estimates and sparked gains in other AI hardware stocks.
Nvidia has been a top beneficiary of technology companies' race to build artificial intelligence into their products and services. This made the Santa Clara, California company's outlook a major test of whether Wall Street's AI-fueled rally is likely to continue or potentially reverse.
Following Nvidia's report, server component supplier Super Micro Computer jumped over 20%, while Nvidia rival Advanced Micro Devices rose 7.5%.
Arm Holding added more than 10%, now up more than 160% from the $51 price set in its initial public offering in September.
$Palantir shares also gained over 4% in morning trading.
Nvidia forecast current-quarter revenue of $24.0 billion, plus or minus 2%. That was well above the $22.17 billion predicted by analysts, according to LSEG data.
The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $22.10 billion, beating estimates of $20.62 billion and adjusted EPS of $5.16 vs $4.64 expected by analysts. Net income surged 769% from a year ago to $12.285 billion.
Worries that Nvidia's quarterly report might not meet Wall Street's high expectations in recent days knocked its stock down almost 9% from record highs. Its late-day surge to $724 on Wednesday still leaves its short of its $739 record high close on Feb. 14.
Nvidia has also recently replaced Tesla as Wall Street's most traded stock by value.