Nvidia reports earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 on Nov. 20, making it a huge day for the market and the stock. However, stocks are known to rise or fall dramatically after earnings reports, so investors want to know, "Is Nvidia a buy before Nov. 20?"

For what it's worth, Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish. Among the 65% of analysts who follow Nvidia, 92% rate the stock a buy and the other 8% rate it a hold ahead of the company's third-quarter earnings report. Not a single analyst recommends selling Nvidia at the present time. Here's what investors should know.

Yesterday, Nvidia (NVDA) once again surpassed Apple (AAPL) to become the world’s biggest company. The Jensen Huang-led company briefly held the crown in June, but Apple soon reclaimed the title as markets warmed up to the new artificial intelligence (AI) features that the Cupertino-based company announced for its iPhone 16.

In fact, fellow Dow newbie Sherwin-Williams Co. with a market cap of $97.67 billion, is nearly three times more influential. Read: Nvidia to replace Intel in the Dow, underscoring

Unfortunately, many AI investors missed out on Nvidia's boom. The good news is that most analysts expect AI-driven gains in the technology market for years to come. Read More: Ear