NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Trading Up 3% on Analyst Upgrade

Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) were up 3% during trading on Monday after Wall Street Zen upgraded the stock from a hold rating to a buy rating. The company traded as high as $183.46 and last traded at $182.48. Approximately 206,297,436 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 14% from the average daily volume of 181,102,219 shares. The stock had previously closed at $177.19.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citic Securities increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $237.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $271.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total transaction of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA committed a combined $4 billion to photonics suppliers (Coherent and Lumentum), securing optical capacity for AI data centers and signaling continued capex and supply-chain investment that supports NVDA’s long-term GPU demand. NVIDIA and Coherent Announce Strategic Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA led a high-profile 6G/AI-RAN coalition with major telecoms and vendors (BT, Deutsche Telekom, Cisco, T‑Mobile, SKT, SoftBank, etc.), positioning NVDA as the backbone for next‑generation wireless AI infrastructure — a structural demand driver for GPUs and networking chips. NVIDIA and Global Telecom Leaders Commit to Build 6G
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street follow‑through: multiple firms have raised NVDA price targets and reiterated bullish ratings after blowout Q4 results and strong guidance, supporting buy-side conviction and providing upside thesis support. NVIDIA Price Target Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Meta shelved an in‑house AI accelerator have been interpreted as a win for established GPU suppliers (like NVIDIA), reducing the prospect of hyperscalers moving away from GPUs and reinforcing NVDA’s TAM. Meta’s reported AI chip pullback seen bolstering Nvidia and AMD
• Neutral Sentiment: Several AI ETFs and thematic pieces continue to push portfolio allocations toward AI infrastructure (which includes NVDA), a flow channel that can amplify moves but also concentrate risk. 3 Straightforward ETF Plays to Build AI Exposure
• Neutral Sentiment: Noise and PR: media moments (e.g., a small‑cap CEO claiming outperformance vs. NVDA) and continued promotional coverage add volatility but little fundamental impact. CEO Of Tiny Company Tells Jim Cramer They’ve Outperformed NVIDIA
• Neutral Sentiment: Broker/forecast adjustments are coming post‑earnings (e.g., Goldman Sachs reset coverage); these can amplify intraday moves but depend on whether revisions are upward or more conservative. Goldman Sachs resets Nvidia stock forecast after earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Critics warn the AI trade’s sentiment is fragile — some analysts and commentators argue the rally leaves NVDA vulnerable to sentiment shocks and rotation, flagging volatility risk and potential short‑term downside. Nvidia Just Exposed How Weak The AI Trade Sentiment Is (Downgrade)

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Up 3.0%

The firm’s 50-day moving average is $186.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $183.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.24, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The company had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.82%.

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.