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?"

Also know that, unlike the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq Composite, the Dow is weighted by price rather than by market cap. Although Nvidia has an outsized influence on the movements of the cap-weighted benchmarks, at current prices NVDA stock will be as important to the DJIA as, roughly, 3M ( MMM ).

The change, starting next Friday, lifts a dominant player in artificial intelligence over its chip-making rival, which has struggled to keep up.

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