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Nvidia hasn’t been this cheap versus the S&P 500 in nearly a decade — and shares are still getting crushed

A relatively small valuation premium compared to the S&P 500 isn’t bringing out enough dip-buying to propel Nvidia higher.

Luke Kawa

Nvidia, formerly a $3 trillion chip designer and the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, continues to face intense selling pressure, down more than 5% in early trading on Monday.

It’s a moving target based on changes to stock prices and estimates, but Nvidia is now trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 20.5x, which is about 6.5% higher than the S&P 500’s multiple (19.25x). That’s the smallest premium since early 2016, back when its sales from gaming were 10 times its data center revenues.

That’s particularly noteworthy as Nvidia had managed to grow into what was once an obscenely rich valuation as its role in powering the AI boom bore fruit. From mid-May 2023 through the stock’s record high early this year, Nvidia’s multiple had nearly halved from 63.2x to 34.7x.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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