NVIDIA’s (NVDA) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at Rosenblatt Securities

Rosenblatt Securities reiterated their buy rating on shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) in a report issued on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $390.00 price objective on the computer hardware maker’s stock.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, August 24th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $324.14.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $230.86 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $218.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.30. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $5.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Defender Capital LLC. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 9,734 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,223,000 after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Bank Trust Division increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. First Financial Bank Trust Division now owns 91,955 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $21,001,000 after purchasing an additional 4,471 shares during the period. Burkett Financial Services LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 7,329 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,674,000 after purchasing an additional 2,115 shares in the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 42,637 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $9,738,000 after purchasing an additional 2,922 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parrish Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter valued at about $202,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its estimate for NVIDIA’s 2027 hyperscaler revenue to approximately $401 billion, above its prior $370 billion forecast. The estimate reflects accelerating data-center investment by major cloud providers. Nvidia stock gains as Barclays sees $401B hyperscaler revenue in 2027
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA authorized an additional $150 billion share repurchase, bringing total buyback capacity to $235 billion through 2028. The move signals management confidence in future cash generation and could support earnings per share. Nvidia authorizes $150B buyback
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an overweight rating with a $350 price target, while other coverage highlights NVIDIA’s strong earnings prospects, rising cash flow and demand for its Vera Rubin platform. 2 Growth Stocks With Strong Earnings Prospects to Buy in October
• Positive Sentiment: New ecosystem activity, including NVIDIA’s participation in GMI Cloud’s $668 million financing and expanded digital-twin and AI-safety initiatives, reinforces demand for its full-stack AI platform.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock is nearing its all-time high, making upcoming hyperscaler capital-expenditure updates and future earnings results important catalysts for sustaining momentum. Nvidia stock approaches record territory
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are debating NVIDIA’s financing arrangements for AI customers, which critics describe as potentially circular. Concerns about customer credit quality and overinvestment could increase volatility if AI infrastructure spending slows. Nvidia’s bet that its chips can finance the AI boom
• Negative Sentiment: China’s efforts to develop software for Huawei’s competing AI chips and the broader risk of hyperscaler CapEx fatigue remain longer-term threats to NVIDIA’s market share and valuation.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), networking products and related software. Its technologies are used in artificial intelligence, data centers, scientific and technical computing, gaming, professional visualization, automotive systems and robotics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs and gaming software, data center computing platforms, networking solutions, and enterprise software for AI development and deployment.