NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Receives Outperform Rating from Oppenheimer

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Oppenheimer in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $265.00 target price on the computer hardware maker’s stock. Oppenheimer’s price target suggests a potential upside of 41.82% from the stock’s previous close.

NVDA has been the subject of several other research reports. Barclays reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Melius Research lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $270.36.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVDA traded down $8.70 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $186.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 213,411,987 shares, compared to its average volume of 172,766,734. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. NVIDIA has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.54 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.31. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $186.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $183.88.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $229,196,578.86. The trade was a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock worth $291,619,375. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $43,631,000 after purchasing an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after acquiring an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blockbuster Q4 and aggressive Q1 guidance — revenue and EPS beat consensus and management forecasted roughly $78B for Q1, cementing the narrative that AI-driven data‑center demand remains robust. NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Immediate analyst upgrades and price‑target lifts — multiple firms (Bernstein, BofA, RBC, Truist, others) raised targets, some into the $250–$300+ range, adding buy-side conviction. Bernstein Adjusts Price Target on NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Product & partner momentum — new Vera Rubin / Blackwell generational chips, multiyear Meta partnership and reports of deals with AI platform players (OpenAI/others) underpin a durable revenue runway. Nvidia Confirms It’s ‘Finalizing’ Deal With OpenAI
• Neutral Sentiment: China shipments: small H200 export approvals reported — any China sales would help growth long term, but management says Q1 guidance excludes China revenue and early approvals are limited. China Has Not Yet Received Any Nvidia H200 Chips
• Negative Sentiment: Market shrugged — despite the beat and strong guidance, the share reaction has been muted/pulled back as traders weigh stretched valuation and seek confirmation in forward quarters. Nvidia’s Damp Squib
• Negative Sentiment: Investor warnings and balance‑sheet flags — critics (e.g., Michael Burry) highlight a sharp rise in purchase obligations and other footnote items that some view as a red flag for future capital commitments. Michael Burry Says Nvidia Stock Troubling
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sales / valuation concerns — coverage noting heavy insider selling and an ultra‑high market cap raise near‑term sentiment and liquidity concerns for momentum investors. NVDA Stock Falls on Q4 Earnings (Quiver)

About NVIDIA

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.