Last year was a wild ride for folks holding shares of BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) stock. Unbridled enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry drove it through the roof last March, but the stock fell hard from its peak.

Stocks are running in premarket trading on Monday. Here's a look at major indexes as of 8:50 a.m. ET: Nasdaq Futures: Up 205.25 (+.95%) S&P 500 Futures: Up 45.25 (+.76%) Dow Jones Futures: Up 184 (+.43%) The big story in premarket trading is that NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) and chip stocks are up big.

Before market open on Monday, H.C. Wainwright's Scott Buck raised his fair value assessment of BigBear.ai shares to $7 apiece. The new level is more than double the previous $3 price target. Not surprisingly, Buck retained his buy recommendation on the ambitious AI company.