CICC Research Increases NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Price Target to $240.60

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its price objective upped by research analysts at CICC Research from $228.00 to $240.60 in a research report issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock. CICC Research’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 32.66% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on NVDA. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $271.86.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA opened at $181.36 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.41 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19. 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’s 50-day moving average price is $186.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $183.89.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 110.96%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated 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 directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total transaction of $4,856,900.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 846,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock worth $291,619,375. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. 46 Peaks LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $385,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 86,592 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $16,149,000 after acquiring an additional 4,267 shares during the last quarter. TD Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 32.4% during the 4th quarter. TD Capital Management LLC now owns 12,812 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,389,000 after purchasing an additional 3,134 shares during the period. BDFS Capital LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,913,000. Finally, Tempo Wealth LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $16,031,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blockbuster quarter — Q4 revenue $68.1B (+73% YoY), data‑center sales ~ $62.3B and non‑GAAP EPS $1.62; management expects ~ $78B for Q1 (ex‑China), showing very strong demand from hyperscalers. NVIDIA Reports Record Q4 Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: New product/cost advantages — company is rolling out the Vera Rubin platform (lower inference cost vs Blackwell) and expanding partnerships (Meta, AWS, Azure) that could extend NVDA’s pricing and share in AI inference. Nvidia’s forecast points to accelerating growth
• Positive Sentiment: Large ecosystem & partnership tailwinds — OpenAI’s massive $110B funding round (backers include Amazon and Nvidia) and customers building AI hubs (e.g., India’s Yotta using Nvidia GPUs) support multi‑year demand. OpenAI closes $110 billion funding round
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reactions are broadly bullish — multiple firms raised price targets and reiterated buys (JPMorgan, Bernstein, Citi, RBC etc.), which supports upside but hasn’t yet reversed the market’s caution. Analyst coverage updates (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Guidance excludes China revenue — management explicitly didn’t assume China data‑center compute in Q1 outlook; that omission reduces near‑term upside but also keeps guidance conservative. NVIDIA Q4 release (guidance details)
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction was muted/negative — despite the beat-and-raise, NVDA shares fell as investors digested whether current capex can sustain these ramps, signaling profit‑taking and rotation away from mega‑cap AI names. Nvidia Slide Shows Investors’ Lukewarm Reception
• Negative Sentiment: Key risk items on investors’ minds — rising operating expenses/stock‑based comp disclosure changes, large purchase obligations noted by critics, and competition/geopolitics (China licensing uncertainty) raise questions about sustainability and margins. Michael Burry on Nvidia concerns Nvidia China sales and export-control issues

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.