NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Trading Up 1.7% After Analyst Upgrade

Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) shot up 1.7% during trading on Wednesday after Wedbush raised their price target on the stock from $230.00 to $300.00. Wedbush currently has an outperform rating on the stock. NVIDIA traded as high as $184.70 and last traded at $183.04. 175,935,083 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 3% from the average session volume of 180,956,906 shares. The stock had previously closed at $180.05.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citic Securities increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $237.00 to $242.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Tigress Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $280.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group set a $400.00 target price on NVIDIA in a report on Monday, February 23rd. HSBC set a $310.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn raised 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. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $273.41.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total value of $36,008,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $651,483,201.88. The trade was a 5.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,598,120 shares of company stock valued at $289,278,314 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big customer demand and ecosystem wins — Major customers and partners are deploying NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs (Akamai announced thousands of Blackwell GPUs for edge/inference) and startups backed by NVIDIA (Ayar Labs) are raising big funding rounds, showing sustained commercial demand for NVIDIA’s datacenter GPUs and optics investments. Akamai Blackwell GPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Street bullishness and price-target upgrades — Several analysts and outlets reiterate bullish views (Wedbush raised its PT to $300; UBS maintained Buy), supporting higher valuations and reinforcing conviction that NVDA’s earnings growth profile justifies premium multiples. Wedbush PT raise
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF flows and concentration effects — NVDA is a heavyweight in semiconductor ETFs (SMH holds ~18% weight), so index/ETF rebalancing and passive flows amplify its moves — good for liquidity and institutional demand, but it also ties NVDA’s stock action to broader ETF flows rather than company-specific news. SMH vs SOXX ETF piece
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI investment uncertainty — CEO Jensen Huang said NVIDIA likely cannot invest $100B in OpenAI because OpenAI is preparing an IPO; CNBC/Reuters also flagged that a prior ~$30B-sized investment “might be the last.” That reduces upside from a potential massive strategic stake and may temper partnership/recurring-revenue expectations. Reuters OpenAI story CNBC OpenAI follow-up
• Negative Sentiment: Post-earnings rotation and profit-taking — Despite a blowout quarter, the stock saw significant selling after the print as some investors rotated profits and the market parsed guidance vs. sky-high expectations; commentary across outlets highlights that a beat wasn’t enough to trigger a breakout, increasing short-term volatility. Fool on post-earnings reaction
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/operational noise — Temporary closures of regional offices amid Middle East tensions add short-term operational/geopolitical risk to what is otherwise a demand-driven story. CNBC on office closures

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $4.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $186.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $183.88. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.