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SoftBank's Nvidia Exit Sparks AI Bubble Concerns Amidst Market Jitters

Thursday Nov 13 2025 00:00

2 min

Table of Contents

1. Market Shock: SoftBank Dumps Nvidia Shares
1.1 Why Did SoftBank Sell Its Nvidia Shares?
1.2 AI Bubble Concerns Emerge
1.3 SoftBank's AI Strategy
1.4 Analyst Perspective
1.5 SoftBank Avoids Bubble Talk
1.6 Performance of SoftBank's AI Investments

Market Shock: SoftBank Dumps Nvidia Shares

In a surprising move that sent ripples through the investment community, Japan's SoftBank Group has sold its entire stake in Nvidia, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company. The decision, made amidst growing concerns about inflated valuations within the tech sector, triggered a sharp decline in SoftBank's stock price in early trading.

Why Did SoftBank Sell Its Nvidia Shares?

SoftBank disclosed that the sale of its Nvidia stake, valued at $5.83 billion, was intended to fund its ambitious AI investment projects. Despite the company announcing better-than-expected quarterly results and a stock split plan, the market's reaction was negative.

AI Bubble Concerns Emerge

SoftBank's exit from Nvidia coincides with a heated debate about whether massive investments in AI, projected to exceed $1 trillion by companies like Meta and Alphabet, will yield the anticipated returns. Investors are questioning the influx of substantial capital into a technology sector with uncertain profitability, especially given that many leading companies in the field have already experienced significant stock price surges.

SoftBank's AI Strategy

Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank, aims to solidify his company's position as a dominant player in the AI arena by investing in a wide range of companies, from OpenAI to Ampere Computing. Son's goal is to build an integrated AI-driven ecosystem.

Analyst Perspective

Citi analysts cautioned that SoftBank's value will remain subject to fluctuations based on the market's assessment of its investments. However, they expressed confidence in the company's ability to attract investors in the long term, driven by the growth of its net asset value (NAV).

SoftBank Avoids Bubble Talk

SoftBank executives avoided commenting on whether the AI sector is experiencing an investment bubble, stressing that the sale of Nvidia shares was a necessary measure to finance other company projects. The company's CFO pointed out that SoftBank had previously sold its Nvidia stake in 2019 and then repurchased small quantities in 2020 before the company experienced a historic boom.

Performance of SoftBank's AI Investments

SoftBank has generated significant profits from its AI investments, including its investment in OpenAI, which has increased in value by $14.6 billion since SoftBank's initial investment. These investments significantly contributed to the company's better-than-expected net profits in the second quarter of the year, reaching 2.5 trillion Japanese yen (approximately $16.2 billion).

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Written by:

Ava Grace

SoftBank's Nvidia Exit Sparks AI Bubble Concerns Amidst Market Jitters

Market Shock: SoftBank Dumps Nvidia Shares

Why Did SoftBank Sell Its Nvidia Shares?

AI Bubble Concerns Emerge

SoftBank's AI Strategy

Analyst Perspective

SoftBank Avoids Bubble Talk

Performance of SoftBank's AI Investments

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