Think Nvidia is expensive? These 3 charts may change your mind.

In the past five years, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) The value of the stock has increased by nearly 1,500%, making it one of the most valuable companies in the world. Think it's too late to benefit investors? Think about it. According to the chart below, stocks are still very attractive for long-term investors.

NVIDIA shares look very expensive on price to sales. Despite its market capitalization of about $3 trillion, stock sales are 21 times. Few companies have ever traded at such a high premium. However, since NVIDIA is a profitable business, we can also study stocks based on a price-to-earnings ratio. From this perspective, stocks don't look that expensive. When it comes to shareholder returns, profit is much more important than sales.

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Now, S&P 500 Overall, trade at 28 times the yield. The overall transaction volume of NVIDIA stock is 35% - one of the centers of one of the largest growth markets in history: one of the centers of artificial intelligence (AI), which is not bad. However, as its sales still grow at a price of 50% or more per year, NVIDIA shares traded only 25 times forward earnings, that is, based on the earnings analysts expect the company to earn in the next 12 months. Meanwhile, the forward value ratio of the S&P 500 is about 20, meaning that NVIDIA's trading is only on a 25% market premium on the forward-based one.

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As you can see, NVIDIA's rapid growth should significantly reduce the stock valuation premium over the next 12 months. Given the growing demand for AI, this premium should shrink in many years to come. Ultimately, NVIDIA shares can be Discount To the market according to today's prices. This requires patience to work, but it is obvious: Nvidia is hardly overrated from an income standpoint.

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Ryan Vanzo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Motley fool has a place and recommends Nvidia. Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Think Nvidia is expensive? These 3 charts may change your mind. Originally published by Motley Fool