NVIDIA’s (NVDA) “Overweight” Rating Reiterated at Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed their overweight rating on shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) in a report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a $350.00 price target on the computer hardware maker’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. KGI Securities increased their price target on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $320.71.

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.3%

NVDA stock opened at $233.95 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $218.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $207.48. The company has a market capitalization of $5.64 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. NVIDIA has a 12 month low of $164.27 and a 12 month high of $237.88.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Montgomery Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 8,866.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick, maintaining an Overweight rating and setting a $300 price target. The firm believes NVIDIA’s software ecosystem, scale and positioning across AI infrastructure trends give it a durable competitive moat. Morgan Stanley names NVIDIA a top pick
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s recently announced $150 billion buyback authorization lifts total remaining repurchase capacity to approximately $235 billion. Investors view the plan as a sign of management confidence and a potential source of per-share earnings support. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to raise expectations for hyperscaler spending, with Barclays estimating NVIDIA could generate $401 billion in hyperscaler revenue in 2027. CoreWeave’s launch of the Vera Rubin platform and additional enterprise customers also supports demand for NVIDIA’s next-generation systems. Barclays hyperscaler revenue estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor and technology complex is attracting buying interest as AI investment remains a major market leadership theme. However, NVIDIA’s valuation and substantial market concentration leave the stock sensitive to interest rates, economic data and shifts in institutional positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are monitoring reports that Amazon may move roughly $8 billion of NVIDIA chips off its balance sheet through leasing or financing structures. While this could improve customer flexibility, it adds scrutiny around AI infrastructure financing and so-called circular transactions. Amazon NVIDIA chip balance-sheet report
• Negative Sentiment: Export-control concerns remain a headline risk after prosecutors alleged a California man helped smuggle approximately $300 million of NVIDIA chips to China. Separately, Michael Burry warned that GPU depreciation could undermine the economics of the AI infrastructure boom, while Alphabet’s growing use of internally designed chips represents a longer-term competitive threat. NVIDIA chip smuggling prosecution

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.