However, just this week analysts from Morgan Stanley and UBS raised their price targets on Nvidia stock to $160 and $185, respectively -- implying upside between approximately 10% and 28% as of market close on Nov. 11.

Thanks to five consecutive quarters of triple-digit revenue and profit growth, Nvidia stock has been on fire, up more than 900% (as of this writing) in less than two years. This has pushed the chipmaker's market cap above $3.

For what it's worth, Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish. Among the 65% of analysts who follow Nvidia, 92% rate the stock a buy and the other 8% rate it a hold ahead of the company's third-quarter earnings report. Not a single analyst recommends selling Nvidia at the present time. Here's what investors should know.

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are close to new highs heading into the next earnings report on Nov. 20. Earnings season can lead to wild swings in stock prices, but one analyst believes Nvidia shares are worth buying now.

Nvidia stock has tripled over the past year, which is making some investors nervous. Its Blackwell AI chip launch, later this year, is expected to be the biggest in Nvidia's history. One analyst likens selling Nvidia now to selling Apple after the debut of the iPhone Version 1.