: Nvidia Surges 9% on Blockbuster Outlook, Announces $129B Hugging Face Acquisition

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2026, 4:10 PM ET

Nvidia shares surged nearly nine percent on August 27, adding $442 billion in market value after forecasting fiscal 2028 revenue growth of approximately seventy percent. The projection surpassed Wall Street consensus estimates of forty-five percent. CEO Jensen Huang announced the one-year-ahead guidance to emphasize long-term visibility into artificial intelligence infrastructure demand. Major financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Citi, and Mizuho subsequently raised their price targets. Alongside the financial outlook, Nvidia reached an agreement to acquire AI model platform Hugging Face for $129 billion. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals across major jurisdictions and is anticipated to close in the first half of 2027. The announcement also lifted the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index by 2.33 percent. Analysts noted that the market reaction reflects sustained enterprise confidence in AI hardware and software ecosystems following recent sector pullbacks.

By James Porter | JQJO News

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