Group 1 - Vertiv's shares increased by 19% in June, driven by positive news from partners like Nvidia, alleviating concerns over data center capital spending slowdown [1] - The debate between bulls and bears highlights differing views on the sustainability of AI and data center spending, with bears anticipating a correction and bulls believing spending is still in early stages [2][3] - Vertiv raised its full-year 2025 sales guidance to a range of $9.325 billion to $9.575 billion, indicating confidence in future performance despite a flat year-over-year order book in Q4 2024 [4] Group 2 - Nvidia reported a 73% year-over-year increase in data center-related revenue in Q1 2026, suggesting strong underlying market growth [7] - Vertiv's products are not subject to the same export control regulations as Nvidia, although rising costs from sourcing in Mexico and China pose challenges [8] - Overall, the confirmation of ongoing growth in Vertiv's end markets positively impacted its stock performance in June, positioning it well to benefit from the data center spending boom [9]

Nvidia (NVDA 4.26%) doesn't disclose its exact customer list. However, the company is the leading supplier of data center chips for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, and we know Amazon (AMZN -0.43%), Microsoft (MSFT 0.44%), Alphabet (GOOG 2.42%) (GOOGL 2.40%), Meta Platforms, and Oracle are some of the biggest buyers of that hardware based on their public filings.Those data center chips are called graphics processing units (GPUs), and you won't believe the eye-popping amount of money their customers a ...