Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) jumps on Saudi AI blitz as Wedbush dubs it a bullish eye-opener.

Wedbush Securities highlighted that yesterday's slate of AI-focused agreements between U.S. tech leaders and Saudi Arabia including Nvidia, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) and Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) underscores Riyadh's intent to become a top-tier buyer of AI chips, software, robotics and datacenter infrastructure over the next decade. Shares of Nvidia surged 5.6% on May 14 as investors digested the scale of the opportunity.

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Wedbush sees this wave of deals as a huge opportunity that could eventually tack an incremental $1 trillion onto the global AI market, a figure it believes is not yet priced into tech stocks.

The theme was clear in Riyadhthe AI Revolution is coming to the Saudi Kingdom and Riyadh will be a major buyer of AI chips, software, autonomous/robotics, and datacenters over the next decade, the firm wrote in a client note, framing the Middle East as the next frontier for hyperscalers and semiconductor makers.

Analysts also pointed out that, while U.S.-China tensions have eased recently, Chinese firms still lack access to the latest AI accelerators, giving Saudi Arabia an early mover advantage on Nvidia's cutting-edge GPUs. Wedbush expects follow-on deals from hyperscalers, Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and others, forecasting that this initial round of agreements is just the opening act.

Why It Matters: Tech investors should care because this Saudi push could materially expand total addressable markets for AI hardware and software, potentially boosting revenues and valuations for chipmakers and cloud players. Investors will keep an eye on next quarter's guidance updates to gauge whether this Saudi-driven demand story is already rippling through tech earnings.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

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