UBS Group Raises NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Price Target to $275.00

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its target price increased by stock analysts at UBS Group from $245.00 to $275.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock. UBS Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 22.05% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on NVDA. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Citigroup initiated coverage on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Tigress Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $360.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $276.56.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVDA opened at $225.32 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $5.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.98, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 2.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $192.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $188.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24. NVIDIA has a 12 month low of $129.16 and a 12 month high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The company had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $3,497,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 83,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,526,363.40. This trade represents a 19.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Joule Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% during the third quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.8% during the first quarter. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,649 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,427,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vision Financial Markets LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the third quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said the U.S. has cleared Nvidia’s H200 AI chips for sale to about 10 Chinese companies, raising hopes for a meaningful rebound in China-related data center revenue. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: UBS and Cantor Fitzgerald both raised price targets on NVIDIA, reinforcing Wall Street’s view that AI demand and data center growth still have room to drive further upside. Proactive Investors article American Banking News article
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are increasingly betting that Nvidia will beat Q1 FY2027 expectations, with several previews citing strong hyperscaler spending, AI infrastructure demand, and a possible revenue surprise. Seeking Alpha article Investopedia article
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage this morning emphasized that Nvidia’s stock has run hard into earnings, so some investors are locking in gains and watching whether the report can justify the valuation. CNBC article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor complex sold off today, and some articles noted that Nvidia’s China opportunity is still not fully secured because approvals, deliveries, and Chinese domestic-chip competition remain uncertain. Benzinga article CNBC article

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.