NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Price Down 1.4% – Should You Sell?

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 1.4% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $171.03 and last traded at $171.8270. 200,084,676 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 18% from the average session volume of 169,483,047 shares. The stock had previously closed at $174.19.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Google and other large cloud clients are ramping AI data‑center spending, which directly supports NVDA’s GPU and Vera Rubin demand — a near‑term revenue tailwind for data‑center shipments. Broadcom and Nvidia Stocks Rise. How Google’s AI Spending Will Boost the Chip Makers.
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s next‑generation Vera Rubin platform is entering production and is cited as a key competitive advantage that Chinese rivals are unlikely to match quickly — supporting medium‑term pricing power and share gains. Can Chinese Chipmakers Really Catch NVIDIA’s Rubin by 2027?
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships to scale AI infra (e.g., silicon photonics with Tower Semiconductor) expand NVIDIA’s ecosystem and help accelerate data‑center deployments — a constructive supply‑chain development. Tower Semiconductor Partners with NVIDIA on 1.6T Silicon Photonics for AI Data Centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is nearing a multibillion‑dollar investment in OpenAI could be a long‑term strategic positive, but terms, timing and capital allocation implications remain uncertain until confirmed. Nvidia nears deal to invest $20 billion in OpenAI funding round
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to favor NVDA for AI exposure, but commentary highlights NVDA’s premium valuation — a justification debate that keeps the stock sensitive to updates on growth vs. multiples. NVIDIA Trades at a Premium Valuation: Should You Still Buy the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and national‑security reviews are keeping China AI chip sales in limbo (including conditions on H200/other exports and a conditional ByteDance deal); that uncertainty is a material near‑term revenue risk for NVDA. Exclusive: Nvidia’s AI chip sale to ByteDance hinges on conditions set by Trump administration
• Negative Sentiment: Broader software/tech selloffs and short‑term market‑making/options dynamics have pressured NVDA’s price reaction after strong fundamentals, making shares vulnerable to volatility despite improving demand signals. Nvidia’s stock gets swept up in software selloff, but this analyst says that makes no sense

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on NVDA. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given 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 a consensus price target of $263.98.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.4%

The firm has a market capitalization of $4.18 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.64, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $184.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $182.71.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The firm’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total value of $12,421,044.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,424,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,365,643.55. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total value of $36,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares in the company, valued at $651,483,201.88. This represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,563,834 shares of company stock valued at $283,360,391 over the last quarter. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Passumpsic Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $5,093,000. Chase Investment Counsel Corp increased its stake in NVIDIA by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Chase Investment Counsel Corp now owns 104,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $19,507,000 after buying an additional 3,671 shares during the period. North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth $149,528,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC now owns 61,996 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $11,562,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the period. Finally, Rossmore Private Capital lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 83,580 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $15,588,000 after acquiring an additional 9,178 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.