jenhsun huang chief executive officer and cofounder of nvidia speaks at an international consumer electronics show in las vegas nvidia shares rose more than 11 on thursday morning after the company beat earnings and sales expectations for the third quarter the chip company reported adjusted earnings per share of 117 and revenue of 71 billion analysts expected 111 earnings per share and revenue of 682 billion earning per share rose 60 yearoveryear and revenue was up 50 from a year ago nvidia also said it expects 74 billion in revenue in the current quarter beating the 686 billion forecasted by analysts as of thursday morning nvidias stock was up more than 124 year to date on cnbcs squawk on the street jim cramer said its slated to be the next trilliondollar company its market cap passed 800 billion thanks to the rise in the share price on thursday the company saw 29 billion in data center sales up 55 from the yearago quarter more customers are seeking out nvidias chips for artificial intelligence applications like understanding human speech wrote nvidia cfo colette kress