NVIDIA’s (NVDA) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Royal Bank Of Canada

Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated their outperform rating on shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) in a research note published on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $250.00 price objective on the computer hardware maker’s stock.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on NVDA. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Seaport Research Partners increased their target price on NVIDIA from $100.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. William Blair set a $300.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.40.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $178.81 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $184.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $184.12. NVIDIA has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The stock has a market cap of $4.34 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.49, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 2.33.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.52, for a total value of $54,756,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,318,547 shares in the company, valued at $605,701,198.44. This trade represents a 8.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director directly owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at $2,734,301.20. This trade represents a 16.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 798,284 shares of company stock worth $146,064,329. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Joule Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.7% in the 4th 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 holdings in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the third 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 grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.6% during the third quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Elon Musk said SpaceX AI and Tesla will continue buying Nvidia chips at scale — a high-profile customer commitment that supports steady hyperscaler demand. Musk: SpaceX AI, Tesla to keep buying Nvidia chips at scale
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA told Reuters it will sell 1 million chips to Amazon by end-2027 under a cloud deal — concrete large-volume orders that underpin multi-year data-center revenue visibility. Nvidia to sell 1 million chips to Amazon by end of 2027 in cloud deal
• Positive Sentiment: Chinese authorities approved H200 AI chip sales to multiple customers and NVIDIA is restarting China‑compliant production — reopening a major addressable market if licenses and logistics hold. Chinese authorities approve Nvidia’s H200 AI chip sales
• Positive Sentiment: Micron’s blowout quarter highlights surging HBM/memory demand for AI GPUs — a supply-chain tailwind that strengthens NVDA’s TAM and margin outlook. Micron’s Mic-Drop Quarter
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: multiple firms raised targets or added NVDA to “best ideas” lists (New Street, Rosenblatt, Raymond James, BofA reaffirmations), supporting upside via analyst conviction. NVDA jumps onto New Street’s 2026 Best Ideas list
• Neutral Sentiment: GTC product and strategy slate (Vera Rubin, Vera CPU, software/inference stack, buyback/dividend commitment) broadens monetization but will take quarters to translate into recognized revenue. Nvidia Stock Didn’t Get a GTC Bump
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. prosecutors allege some tech execs smuggled Nvidia chips to China — a legal/regulatory headline that raises compliance and reputational risk. U.S. tech execs smuggled Nvidia chips to China, prosecutors say
• Negative Sentiment: Bear-case coverage and technical selling: pieces warning of large drawdowns and a muted post‑GTC market reaction led some investors to take profits, pressuring the stock today. Nvidia Stock Warning: How NVDA Could Plunge 30% from Here
• Negative Sentiment: Insider/director selling was disclosed this week — a near-term sentiment headwind for some investors. Insider selling SEC filing

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.