Nvidia stock underperforms the semicondoctur sector by the largest margin in years
The statistics illustrate how much of an impact the initial artificial intelligence (AI) boom had on Nvidias stock, which gained roughly 171% in 2024. For comparison, the shares are currently up only 10% year-to-date in 2026, while SOX has shot up more than 55% in the same period. Microsoft threatens to surpass Nvidia as the most valuable company Additional pressure on Nvidia now comes from Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), which is closing in on Jensen Huang‘s firm in the race to become the world’s most valuable company. In comparison with Nvidia, Googles parent company has had an explosive run this year, rising around 45% since hitting the 2026 bottom at the end of March. As a result, it is approaching the top market capitalization spot for the first time in more than a decade, as it last held the position in 2016 before losing it to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The news shift marks a broader change in Wall Street sentiment, with Alphabet emerging not only as a leading AI platform provider through Google Cloud, but also as a potential challenger to Nvidia in AI hardware. Goldman Sachs still bullish on Nvidia Be that as it may, analysts still appear positive on Nvidia. Notably, Goldman Sachs reaffirmed its ‘Buy’ rating