Rothschild & Co Redburn Issues Positive Forecast for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Price

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its price target lifted by equities research analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $245.00 to $268.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn’s target price indicates a potential upside of 43.37% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Argus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. President Capital boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Tigress Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $350.00 price target (up previously from $280.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.84.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA traded up $3.80 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $186.94. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 206,301,789 shares, compared to its average volume of 162,634,922. NVIDIA has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.36. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.54 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.39, a PEG ratio of 0.91 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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,809,114 shares of company stock worth $330,707,331 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s stronger-than-expected quarter lifted chip-sector sentiment, giving Nvidia a halo boost as investors gain confidence in industry demand and foundry capacity supporting AI GPU shipments. Chip stocks pop after TSMC’s earnings beat boosts confidence in industrywide demand
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain bullish: multiple firms have raised price targets and reiterated Outperform/Overweight calls, supporting upside expectations and institutional demand. Where is NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Headed According to the Street?
• Positive Sentiment: Product and platform momentum: management says the Rubin/Vera Rubin platform is in production and next‑gen architectures improve monetization and efficiency, sustaining the long‑term bull case. NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin is in Full Production, Says Jensen Huang. Time to Get Bullish?
• Positive Sentiment: Ecosystem wins: SiFive said it will integrate Nvidia’s interconnect tech for chip-to-chip links — a validation of NVDA’s IP footprint beyond GPUs. SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology for speedy links between chips
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia remains a favorite of options traders and active strategies, which can amplify intraday moves but also add volatility around news. NVDA Stock Has Been an Options Traders Favorite For Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage notes NVDA is “flat” relative to the sector despite strong fundamentals — signaling investors are weighing valuation vs. growth and that moves may be rotational. Nvidia Stock Is Flat
• Negative Sentiment: China friction: multiple reports say Chinese customs and regulators are drafting limits or blocking H200 imports, which threatens a sizeable addressable market and introduces sales uncertainty. China told customs H200 chips are not permitted, sources say
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. policy adds cost: the administration has approved conditional H200 sales to China but imposed a 25% surcharge/tariff on some advanced AI chips — reducing effective revenue or complicating pricing for China shipments. The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China

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.