Though Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a top performer in the stock market in the past couple of years, shares of the semiconductor giant have lost momentum since the release of its fiscal 2025 third-quarter results in November last year.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has become the second-largest company in the world, with a market capitalization of $3.3 trillion as of this writing. The semiconductor giant's impressive rise can be justified by the phenomenal increase in its revenue and earnings over the past couple of years,

The cyclical nature of chip stocks could affect Nvidia stock in the near term. Unfortunately for investors who want to buy Nvidia shares, its success has made determining whether it is a buy now a more difficult problem.