NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Trading 3.9% Higher After Analyst Upgrade

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s share price shot up 3.9% during mid-day trading on Friday after Truist Financial raised their price target on the stock from $255.00 to $275.00. Truist Financial currently has a buy rating on the stock. NVIDIA traded as high as $181.45 and last traded at $180.99. 322,571,710 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 44% from the average session volume of 223,607,500 shares. The stock had previously closed at $174.14.

NVDA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Wedbush increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the company’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 value of $14,772,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,574,443 shares in the company, valued at $290,720,899.95. This represents a 4.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total transaction of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. This represents a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,163,974 shares of company stock valued at $396,087,917 over the last quarter. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Stores Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. review that could permit H200 exports to China — investors see a pathway to meaningful incremental revenue in the world’s largest AI market. Exclusive: US launches review of advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China
• Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel — removes a regulatory overhang and signals smoother deal execution/partnership prospects. Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are turning more bullish — price-target raises and comments that NVDA looks “cheap” on deeper metrics are supporting flows and headline buying. Nvidia Stock Looks ‘Cheap,’ Analysts Say
• Positive Sentiment: Firm and sell-side estimate upgrades (Zacks, Truist/Bernstein coverage noted) — raise near-term EPS forecasts and justify higher targets. Truist raises NVDA price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary on AI valuations and dividend-hedge ideas reminds investors that NVDA trades at elevated multiples — supports rotation/hedging narratives but not an immediate fundamental change. Is the AI Boom a Bubble? These 2 Dividend Stocks Say No (NVDA)
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic/competitive pieces flag longer-term risks from custom chips and rivals (Google TPUs, Chinese players) — a structural watch-item rather than an immediate catalyst. Is Nvidia’s ‘Ferrari’ About to Get Overtaken by a Fleet of Toyotas?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a long-tenured director sold ~$44M of shares — can spook momentum traders even if large holders often trim for diversification. Nvidia director Harvey Jones sells $44 million in shares
• Negative Sentiment: Investor scrutiny over inventory/channel issues — public requests for proof of “warehoused” GPUs and questions about shipment counting could raise short-term transparency concerns. Michael Burry Asks For Photos Of Warehoused Nvidia GPUs

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AIA Group Ltd grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 55.1% during the 3rd quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 665,253 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $124,123,000 after acquiring an additional 236,263 shares during the period. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. grew its position in NVIDIA by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 21,169 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,950,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period. Financial Symmetry Inc increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 66.4% during the third quarter. Financial Symmetry Inc now owns 6,824 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,273,000 after acquiring an additional 2,723 shares in the last quarter. Keel Point LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 17.1% during the third quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 185,051 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $34,527,000 after buying an additional 27,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lindenwold Advisors INC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 33.0% during the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 47,775 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $8,914,000 after acquiring an additional 11,857 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $4.40 trillion, a PE ratio of 44.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.29. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $185.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $174.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict 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 Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.99%.

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.