NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Shares Up 1.4% on Analyst Upgrade

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares were up 1.4% during trading on Monday after President Capital raised their price target on the stock from $295.00 to $330.00. The company traded as high as $221.30 and last traded at $220.60. Approximately 121,150,241 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 159,493,625 shares. The stock had previously closed at $217.55.

NVDA has been the topic of several other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $324.23.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,900,500 shares of company stock worth $410,449,265 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong growth outlook supports the bullish case. NVIDIA reportedly expects approximately 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028, potentially bringing annual revenue near $680 billion—well above current consensus estimates. This follows quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and earnings per share of $2.22 versus estimates of $2.09. Will Nvidia Shock the World and Be the First Company to Reach $1 Trillion in Revenue?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price targets moved higher. China Renaissance raised its target from $319 to $330 and Phillip Securities increased its target from $285 to $300; both maintained “buy” ratings. The revisions signal confidence that earnings growth can justify additional share-price appreciation. China Renaissance Raises NVIDIA Price Target Phillip Securities Raises NVIDIA Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: MediaTek partnership expands NVIDIA’s addressable market. NVIDIA will invest $3.5 billion in convertible bonds and help MediaTek develop custom AI chips compatible with NVIDIA’s NVLink-connected data centers. The collaboration extends across cloud infrastructure, edge computing and automotive applications, strengthening NVIDIA’s broader AI platform and ecosystem. NVIDIA and MediaTek Deepen Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional and high-profile investor interest is supportive. ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, reportedly purchased about $53 million of NVDA shares following the earnings-related selloff. Commentary also highlights NVIDIA’s faster growth, integrated products and cash generation compared with Arm Holdings. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Bought NVIDIA Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply constraints are becoming a key investment theme. Demand remains stronger than NVIDIA’s ability to secure components, potentially pressuring gross margins while benefiting memory and optical-networking suppliers. This underscores demand strength but could limit near-term profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and concentration risks remain. Reports warn that AI-designed chips, custom accelerators and rival suppliers could gradually erode NVIDIA’s current scarcity advantage. Investors are also monitoring substantial insider selling, which may add sentiment pressure despite the company’s strong operating outlook. NVIDIA’s Scarcity Runs Out in Five Years

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Langley Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market capitalization of $5.32 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $208.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $200.85.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.