FactSet tracks 64 analyst ratings on the chip designer's stock. And 51 of them rate Nvidia a buy in that system -- the highest available grade, equivalent to a strong buy on most rating platforms. Nine more call Nvidia an overweight opportunity, and the last four have settled for a hold. None of the 64 financial firms are going below that level.

Nvidia may have exceeded Wall Street estimates as its profit jumped — buffeted by the chipmaking dominance that has cemented Nvidia’s place as the poster child of the artificial intelligence boom — but investors seemed less than impressed.

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The U.S. stock market’s reaction to Nvidia’s earnings report illustrates how unrealistic investors are about the tech giant’s future growth rate. Nvidia reported second-quarter revenue that was more than double the year-ago quarter and was even better than the consensus Wall Street expectation.