U.S. restricts sales of high-end chips to China: sell Nvidia stock now?

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is down 10% on Thursday after the U.S. announced new licensing requirements on sales of sophisticated chips to China and Russia.

What does that mean for Nvidia Corp?

For Nvidia, that means export restrictions on its A100 and H100 products. Consequently, the multinational warns of a $400 million hit to revenue this quarter. Still, Jim Cramer said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”:

The chipmaker is in touch with its customers in China to see if “alternative products” could satisfy their requirements. If not, it plans on requesting a “license” from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

It is yet to unravel, though, if the government will authorise such an exemption that will enable Nvidia to continue selling at least some of its high-end chips to select customers in China.

Bernstein lowers price target on Nvidia stock

Last month, Nvidia guided for $5.9 billion in sales for its third financial quarter versus the Street at $6.95 billion. With the new restrictions, though, it might even fail to hit that weaker-than-expected number.

Also on Thursday, Bernstein’s Stacy Rasgon trimmed his price objective on the semiconductor company to $180 but said:

The lowered target still represents about a 35% upside from here. So, the sell-off today might have created an opportunity to buy Nvidia stock that’s been cut in half this year.