NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Shares Down 1.4% – What’s Next?

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) traded down 1.4% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $192.35 and last traded at $194.83. 139,557,238 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 18% from the average session volume of 169,795,688 shares. The stock had previously closed at $197.58.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to draw bullish long-term calls, with multiple articles pointing to strong AI demand, deep ecosystem positioning, and forward growth potential despite the recent pullback. Nvidia: The Drawdown Is An Opportunity To Pounce
• Positive Sentiment: The company unveiled a revenue-sharing program that gives AI startups access to GPU compute in exchange for a share of future revenue, which could expand NVIDIA’s customer base and lock in longer-term demand for its infrastructure. Nvidia offers start-up customers chance to swap compute power for revenue share
• Positive Sentiment: Several pieces highlighted NVIDIA’s AI partnerships and infrastructure role, including collaborations around AI-RAN and sovereign AI, reinforcing its central position in the AI buildout. The Palantir-Nvidia Sovereign AI Deal Will Reshape Who Wins the AI Infrastructure Race
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain split, with some saying the AI trade is becoming more selective and profitability will matter more than momentum, which supports stock-picking over broad enthusiasm for semis. Top Invesco Analyst: The AI Trade That “Lifted All Boats” Is Over
• Neutral Sentiment: There is also recurring debate about valuation and whether NVIDIA can regain momentum in the second half of 2026, suggesting investors are waiting for stronger evidence before bidding the stock higher again. Can Nvidia regain its momentum in the second half of 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Other articles focused on CEO Jensen Huang’s leather jacket auction and general market commentary, which are not likely to have a direct material impact on the stock. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s leather jacket heads to auction at Sotheby’s
• Negative Sentiment: The near-term tone is weighed down by articles noting that NVIDIA shares have been declining and that AI chipmakers recently lost significant market value, reflecting profit-taking and a broader semiconductor selloff. Top AI chipmakers wipe $137 billion in a day; Here’s why
• Negative Sentiment: Several pieces also note growing competition from custom chips and hyperscaler efforts, plus concerns that AI capacity will catch up to demand, which could pressure NVIDIA’s growth multiple over time. Nvidia Believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capex Will Reach $3 Trillion to $4 Trillion by 2030

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the topic of several research reports. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. KeyCorp set a $310.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $413.00 price target (up from $352.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $303.84.

NVIDIA Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $210.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $193.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.71 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.69 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a $0.25 dividend. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 15.31%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.