We recently compiled a list of the 15 AI News You Should Not Ignore. In this article, we are going to take a look at where NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stands against the other AI stocks you should not ignore.
Large language models power AI chatbots and they are the hottest items on Wall Street these days. Several hyperscalers have launched their own LLMs and chatbots in the past few months. Any updates related to these chatbots are followed eagerly by analysts. Anthropic, an AI startup that developed the Claude AI model, recently proposed a new standard for connecting AI assistants to the data that powers them. The startup claims that the system, called the Model Context Protocol, which is open source, would help AI models produce better and more relevant responses to queries.
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In a blog post, the AI startup underlined that as AI assistants gain mainstream adoption, the industry has invested heavily in model capabilities, achieving rapid advances in reasoning and quality. However, the post added, even the most sophisticated models are constrained by their isolation from data — trapped behind information silos and legacy systems. Anthropic claims that MCP ostensibly solves this problem through a protocol that enables developers to build two-way connections between data sources and AI-powered applications.
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NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)
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NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) provides graphics, computing and networking solutions. The share price has fluctuated since the company posted market-beating earnings numbers but guided near analyst expectations last week. Finance news platform Barron’s has advised investors not to read too much into the initial reaction, which could easily be some profit-taking given that the stock has roughly tripled this year. Per the publication, investors should ignore near-term noise, remain focused on the big picture, and not overlook the unprecedented magnitude of Nvidia’s performance.
Overall NVDA ranks 4th on our list of the AI stocks you should not ignore. While we acknowledge the potential of NVDA as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NVDA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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