A Once-in-a-Decade Investment Opportunity: The Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy in 2026
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Key Points:
- Nvidia has been the dominant player in the AI-driven stock market surge, with its stock up nearly 1,000% over the past three years, yet analysts believe its growth story is still in early stages.
- Major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure continue heavy investment in Nvidia GPUs for AI infrastructure, exemplified by OpenAI's $38 billion AWS contract and Anthropic's $30 billion deal with Azure, positioning Nvidia as a critical AI infrastructure layer.
- Nvidia is diversifying revenue streams through strategic investments, including $5 billion in Intel for custom CPUs and PCs, and $1 billion in Nokia to enter the $200 billion AI radio access network market, with trials expected to start in 2026.
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