Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been the ultimate growth stock to own over the past few years. Since 2021, its shares are up more than 700%. That would have been enough to turn a $15,000 investment in the stock back then into more than $120,000 today. And although it has been falling in recent weeks, it's still among the most valuable companies in the world.

But there are always questions about its valuation, and whether or not Nvidia is finally at a peak. The stock has been coming under some pressure of late, even though the company reported another solid quarterly performance. Could this be a sign that it has finally hit a peak?

If a stock is trading at more than 50 times earnings, which has normally been the case for Nvidia, expectations are going to be high. Investors, after all, are paying a premium for the business because it is a growth machine and they expect there to be more than just revenue and profit growth. Nvidia's sky-high valuation prices in even higher expectations than that -- there needs to be a solid beat and a strong guidance.

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