NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Price Down 2.2% – What’s Next?

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares traded down 2.2% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $181.59 and last traded at $182.8470. 159,953,036 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 7% from the average session volume of 171,085,719 shares. The stock had previously closed at $186.94.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts lifted targets and kept bullish ratings, citing a strong AI revenue backdrop and an attractive earnings setup ahead of GTC/Q4 results; UBS raised its target and multiple shops reiterate buy calls. Nvidia price target boosted on positive earnings setup ahead of GTC event
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional additions show continued conviction: Cardano Risk Management disclosed a massive 70.3M‑share add; Haverford Trust also added NVDA in the latest 13F filings. Cardano Risk Management added 70,283,539 NVIDIA shares
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang reiterated a long runway for AI infrastructure spending, supporting a multi‑quarter capex story that underpins demand for Nvidia’s data‑center GPUs. NVIDIA Gains After CEO Signals Long AI Infrastructure Runway
• Neutral Sentiment: MACRO — CPI prints came in roughly as expected, removing surprise inflation risk for now; that’s supportive for risk assets but not a direct catalyst for NVDA. CPI Increased in Line With Expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational/real‑estate note — a report says Nvidia plans to lease a Nevada data center financed with high‑yield debt; financing structure raises questions about costs but doesn’t change core demand drivers. Nvidia to lease Nevada data center financed by junk bonds: report
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/geopolitical concern — a U.S. lawmaker hinted at tighter scrutiny on AI chip sales to China, sparking downside risk around export controls and customer access. That comment pressured NVDA intraday. Nvidia Slides as U.S. Lawmaker Hints at AI Chip Sales to China
• Negative Sentiment: Customer diversification — reports that major AI firms (e.g., OpenAI) are exploring non‑Nvidia chips add execution risk to future demand and stoke investor concern about concentration and pricing power. AI firms like OpenAI seek Nvidia alternatives
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking / positioning — traders are booking gains after NVDA’s strong run and semiconductor peers softened, producing near‑term selling pressure. Nvidia stock tumbles over 2%: why investors are booking profits

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wolfe Research raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Finally, President Capital increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $264.20.

NVIDIA Stock Down 2.2%

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $184.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $183.22. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.31.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The business’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total value of $4,856,900.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 846,772 shares in the company, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total transaction of $36,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $651,483,201.88. The trade was a 5.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Joule Financial LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $431,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. LMG Wealth Partners LLC raised 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. Vision Financial Markets LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $395,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.