Nvidia A Good Stock To Buy?

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: NorthRiver
Imclone.

Wait, isn't that the same company that Martha Stewart got in trouble for? It might be wise to avoid them just because of the negative stigma.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I'd invest it into atleast 2 stocks so if you get screwed around, it won't be as bad.

I'd go for a larger company like Microsoft or if you want a video card company, go ATI.

 

[0roo0roo]

stocks aren't for the poor, esp stocks in a volatile industry as the graphics market. so many companies have come and gone

 

[psyman1]

Tech Hounds.

ATI - Doesn't currently make money. Depends on a small profit margin so they need to sell a whole bunch of graphics chips to make a decent amount of money to "justify" the current stock price. X-Box means next to nothing in regards to profit (does for revenue). Microsoft puts it's vendors through the wringer killing profit margin (note: this happened to NVIDIA where while the X-Box is responsible for ~25% of their revenue (if I remember correctly) it adds nearly nothing to their profit margin.

NVIDIA- Don't know. But they are in a highly competetive industry and losing market share. They at least make money. Not enough to justify the price to me though (PE of ~77). Just how many graphics chips do you think they need to sell to make more money? A L-O-T. Nvidia at least tries to get into other parts. Problem is that they compete with a zillion other guys making the same type of parts. Try to think of someone who benefits from this constant competition and invest in them instead.

AMD- Again. Low margin. Losing money. Must sell a bazillion chips in order to make any significant money to justify the stock price.

Note: This does not mean these stocks will drop to .75 cents tomorrow. It also does not mean they won't go up. Most tech stocks seem like the haven for gamblers. There are comparisons throughout history for tech stocks. Disk drives makers behaved like these stocks until everyone realized that a bunch of guys in china could make the things for 50 cents an hour and oblitherate the competition.

Anyhow.

I hate stock tips.

If you want some higher yielding instruments you may want to try closed end municpal funds (yield ~6-7 percent right now *TAX FREE*).
(Type closed end munincipal funds in google to find some. I own one but hate tips so I won't say which.)

Might want to try exchange traded Canandian Oil Trusts (yield approximately 10-20 percent). Significant risk due to changing commodity prices. There's a whole bunch of them.

I-Bonds. EE Bonds.

The list goes on.

I hope I at least helped. I'm out of time.

 

[Xenon14]

Headline on Fark.com one month from now:

"Impressionable teen takes stock advice online from strangers... hilarity, and bankruptcy ensue.

 

[psyman1]

Heh. Awesome.

 

[NorthRiver]

They are saying that Martha was kinda dumb to sell, because things are picking up for the company. If their drug works like it says, you stand to make a lot of money! With everything there is risk.

 

If you need to buy stock in a Graphics company, then ATI is the way to go. They have secured allot of good contracts to generate revenue for along time but their internal controls are still weak. NVIDIA is dying and has nothing else in the hopper to depend on. You don?t want to start in the market with only a 1000$ Take your grand and let it sit in a money market, save up and learn the ropes of investing before diving into the market. Start listening to Bob Brinker for investment advice and Howard Clark for spending advice.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: VegasBarfly
If you need to buy stock in a Graphics company, then ATI is the way to go. They have secured allot of good contracts to generate revenue for along time but their internal controls are still weak. NVIDIA is dying and has nothing else in the hopper to depend on. You don?t want to start in the market with only a 1000$ Take your grand and let it sit in a money market, save up and learn the ropes of investing before diving into the market. Start listening to Bob Brinker for investment advice and Howard Clark for spending advice.

dude, nvidia is not dying

 

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: VegasBarfly
If you need to buy stock in a Graphics company, then ATI is the way to go. They have secured allot of good contracts to generate revenue for along time but their internal controls are still weak. NVIDIA is dying and has nothing else in the hopper to depend on. You don?t want to start in the market with only a 1000$ Take your grand and let it sit in a money market, save up and learn the ropes of investing before diving into the market. Start listening to Bob Brinker for investment advice and Howard Clark for spending advice.

dude, nvidia is not dying

The analysts don?t seem to agree with you.

 

[guapo337]

dont buy tech stocks. go to an investment advisor.

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: VegasBarfly

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: VegasBarfly
If you need to buy stock in a Graphics company, then ATI is the way to go. They have secured allot of good contracts to generate revenue for along time but their internal controls are still weak. NVIDIA is dying and has nothing else in the hopper to depend on. You don?t want to start in the market with only a 1000$ Take your grand and let it sit in a money market, save up and learn the ropes of investing before diving into the market. Start listening to Bob Brinker for investment advice and Howard Clark for spending advice.

dude, nvidia is not dying

The analysts don?t seem to agree with you.

We probably know more about nVidia then most stock analysts.

 

Originally posted by: ed21x

Originally posted by: VegasBarfly

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: VegasBarfly
If you need to buy stock in a Graphics company, then ATI is the way to go. They have secured allot of good contracts to generate revenue for along time but their internal controls are still weak. NVIDIA is dying and has nothing else in the hopper to depend on. You don?t want to start in the market with only a 1000$ Take your grand and let it sit in a money market, save up and learn the ropes of investing before diving into the market. Start listening to Bob Brinker for investment advice and Howard Clark for spending advice.

dude, nvidia is not dying

The analysts don?t seem to agree with you.

We probably know more about nVidia then most stock analysts.

Maybe on tec specs . Financial aspects, very doubtful. Analysts are not always right but most of the time they are. You don?t get a high six salary for talking out your ass.

 

[Silex]

no, you get a 6 figure income because you find gullbile people willing to pay you the money to cover their salary.

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: Silex
no, you get a 6 figure income because you find gullbile people willing to pay you the money to cover their salary.

actually, stock analysts are usually pretty bright people, but nobody (not even analysts) know what will happen to stock prices in the future. If analysts did know, they wouldn't need to be working as analysts.

In general, investing in one or two stocks is a bad idea. No matter how well you think you know a company, you will never be able to accurately predict how that company's stock will do in the future. You are better off buying a broad index/mutual fund and getting some cheap diversification and "professional" management.

 

[MoMeanMugs]

Thanks for the advice. BTW, I am nowhere near the age of a teen. Just because I say I am a college student, doesn't mean I'm young. I guess I will lean towards a mutual fund. I could easily invest more than a grand, but this is more like getting my feet wet.