Aletheia Capital cuts Nvidia stock rating on AI partner risks

Investing.com reports that Aletheia Capital has lowered its rating on Nvidia stock to "Hold" from "Buy." The analyst downgrade comes after a 7.6% decline in the stock over the past week and a 13% drop over the last six months, with Nvidia now trading at $186.64 and a market cap of $4.51 trillion. The downgrade is attributed to potential operational challenges tied to Nvidia's AI Computing Partner program, which has increased the company's financial commitments to more than ten times the original estimate to $165 billion in the second quarter of 2027.

Analyst Stefan Chang projects that the top neocloud providers will need $124 billion in the next 12 to 15 months and $450 billion to $500 billion to expand by 2030, with other peers aiming to add another 20 gigawatts by the end of the decade. Nvidia's financial guarantee for the Ohio data center project alone accounts for $105 billion of this exposure.

Despite these concerns, the firm believes the stock remains undervalued, with a strong financial health score. Nvidia is set to release earnings on November 17.