Nvidia was rising early Monday, with the chip company buoyed by a wider rally in technology stocks and positive assessments from Wall Street. Nvidia shares were up 0.7% at $135.66 in premarket trading.

Nvidia is one of the most popular AI stocks right now because of its lead in the semiconductor space. The company's graphics processing units (GPUs) have been used in data centers for years, and once tech giants began competing for generative AI dominance, the chips were even more in demand.

Nvidia’s “king of AI” stature is allegedly under threat as its top customers turn to Broadcom to build custom chips and systems. Find out why NVDA stock is a Buy.

Broadcom announced their quarterly earnings to the delight of investors who bid shares almost 40% higher. Broadcom beat analyst expectations for earnings per share by $0.03. The company’s earnings per share results were $1.