Importantly, other Wall Street analysts seem to be thinking along similar lines. Despite the DeepSeek news, Nvidia still has a median target price of $175 per share among the 67 analysts who follow the company. That implies 45% upside from its current share price of $120.

Investors were looking to Microsoft and Meta to provide reassurance that they will keep spending heavily on Nvidia chips.

Nvidia Corp. ( NVDA, Financials) shares fell 1.78% on Friday, closing at $144.60 as of 11:55 am GMT-5. The fall followed a statement by Meta Platforms ( META, Financials) CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the major AI investment plan of the business.

Nvidia Corp.’s stock is declining in Monday action as investors weigh the potential for tariffs to impact chip companies and continue to assess the fallout from DeepSeek. Shares of Nvidia are down 3.4% in midday action to rank among the worst performers in the PHLX Semiconductor Index The stock has pared losses with President Trump now saying he has agreed to pause the Mexico tariffs for a month.