Nvidia, Super Micro, Arm Tumble 2% In Premarket, Most Chip Peers Deep In Red: What's Dragging Down Semiconductor Stocks?

Nvidia Corp.‘s NVDA recovery could prove short-lived as the stock was trading sharply lower in premarket trading on Friday.

The weakness could in part be due to the disappointing guidance issued by fellow chipmaker Broadcom Corp. BRCM. The company’s third-quarter earnings and revenue exceeded the consensus and it even raised it 2024 artificial intelligence revenue forecast from $11 billion to $12 billion. The fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $14 billion was, however, shy of estimates of some analysts.

This dragged the stock down by about 9% in premarket trading. As has been the case with Nvidia, investors’ hyped expectations may have been the reason for the negative sentiment.

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Semiconductor companies are mostly growth stocks, considered risky bets. A flight to safety ahead of the U.S. payrolls report could also serve as a drag.

According to Benzinga Pro data, in premarket trading:

• Nvidia fell 1.89% to $105.18.
• Arm Holdings plc ARM slumped 2.41% to $120.12. 
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD lost 1.01% to $138.03.
• Super Micro Computer, Inc. SMCI plunged 2.99% to $402.20.
• Marvell Technology, Inc. MRVL moved down 2.39% to $68.22.
• QUALCOMM Incorporated QCOM declined 0.99% to $162.08.
• Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN lost 0.77% to $200.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM slipped 0.77% to $162.44.
• iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX retreated 2.01% to $208.76.

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