NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Receives “Buy” Rating from Stifel Nicolaus

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by investment analysts at Stifel Nicolaus in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $250.00 price objective on the computer hardware maker’s stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ target price indicates a potential upside of 33.28% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on NVDA. Arete Research lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. New Street Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Macquarie raised shares of NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded down $2.95 during trading on Monday, reaching $187.58. 40,596,410 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 221,336,641. The company’s 50 day moving average is $186.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.49, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 2.29. 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 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total transaction of $14,772,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,574,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $290,720,899.95. The trade was a 4.84% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 2,086,474 shares of company stock worth $382,482,492 in the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $154,556,803,000 after purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 267,959.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $64,976,521,000 after acquiring an additional 382,231,120 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,386,863,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 206,794,926 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $22,412,434,000 after purchasing an additional 5,896,735 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stores Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Groq licensing deal strengthens NVDA’s inference roadmap and reduces a key competitive threat — market reaction sees this as confirmation NVDA will own more of the full AI stack, boosting long-term moat and revenue opportunities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains bullish — multiple firms have reiterated Buy/Outperform ratings and raised targets, underpinning demand and supporting confidence in NVDA’s growth trajectory. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/sector tailwinds: MarketBeat and others flag that Q4/Q1 earnings season and continued AI spending (GPUs, HBM memory, data-center capacity) should be bullish for NVDA’s revenue and margins going into 2026. Strong guidance expectations are a near-term upside catalyst. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Signs of China demand easing — reports that H200 shipments to China could resume and capacity expansion prospects buoy revenue visibility for a large end market. This can materially lift forward bookings if confirmed. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Internal moves: NVDA reorganized its cloud division — operational tweaks can be positive longer term but are unlikely to drive big near-term share moves on their own. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Completed $5B Intel private-placement stake — NVDA finished buying ~214.7M Intel shares at $23.28; markets penalized the stock (shares slipped after the filing) because the purchase uses cash and raises questions about capital allocation and strategic focus. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling in 2025 — reports show insiders sold over $1B of NVDA stock during the year (Quiver/Finbold summaries highlight large CEO and executive sales). That volume is often read as profit-taking and can sap short-term sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Not all investors agree — high-profile short positions (e.g., Michael Burry) and critical press pieces underscore that some are betting against NVDA, adding volatility and downside pressure amid an expensive valuation. Read More.

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.