NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Shares Up 1.5% Following Analyst Upgrade

Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) shot up 1.5% on Monday after Truist Financial raised their price target on the stock from $255.00 to $275.00. Truist Financial currently has a buy rating on the stock. NVIDIA traded as high as $184.16 and last traded at $183.69. 124,972,981 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 44% from the average session volume of 223,252,672 shares. The stock had previously closed at $180.99.

NVDA has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $212.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.31, for a total value of $13,673,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 70,183,203 shares in the company, valued at $12,795,099,738.93. This trade represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. This trade represents a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 2,311,474 shares of company stock valued at $422,749,992 in the last three months. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia told customers it aims to begin shipping H200 AI chips to China by mid‑February, a development traders view as revenue accretion for data‑center sales if export reviews clear. Exclusive: Nvidia aims to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February, sources say
• Positive Sentiment: Short‑term lift from media reporting that H200 shipments to China are progressing — a catalyst for upside in machines and services tied to those chips. Nvidia stock (NVDA) gets a surprise lift on report of H200 shipments to China
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia launched a new family of open‑source AI models — expands software ecosystem, lowers deployment friction for customers and can boost GPU demand indirectly by expanding addressable workloads. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Launches a New Family of Open Source AI Models
• Positive Sentiment: Research and price‑target upgrades (including Tigress raising its target and other bullish Wall Street notes) are supporting investor confidence and expectations of further upside. Tigress Calls Nvidia (NVDA) the ‘Premier AI Investment,’ Lifts Target to $350
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia plans a ~$1.5B server‑farm investment in Israel and is acquiring SchedMD — both moves expand service/infrastructure footprint and software/operations capabilities for customers. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Plots $1.5B Server Farm Investment in Israel As Nvidia acquires SchedMD, should you buy, sell, or hold NVDA stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia is set to pay its quarterly dividend this week — a direct cash return that can support near‑term investor sentiment. Nvidia to pay dividends this week
• Positive Sentiment: Industry dynamics — severe HBM memory shortages and backlog in GPU demand — remain a structural tailwind for Nvidia’s pricing and sales momentum through 2026. 4 Memorable Ways to Play the HBM Market Boom
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity and continued bullish positioning in the derivatives market signal investor conviction but also concentrate risk if macro or AI sentiment flips. Bulls Double Down on Nvidia Stock Despite Tech Volatility
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: two Democratic lawmakers asked Commerce to disclose any approvals tied to H200 China licenses — potential for delays, political scrutiny or tighter controls that could curb China sales. Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licenses
• Negative Sentiment: Prominent skeptics (Michael Burry) and commentators (some Seeking Alpha pieces and Jim Cramer calls) highlight risks: power/cost of GPUs, competition, valuation and the possibility of an AI bubble — these arguments can pressure sentiment if earnings or guidance disappoint. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry warns the US will lose the AI race to China if it banks on Nvidia’s ‘power hungry’ chips Alphabet Shows Nvidia’s Weaknesses

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sherman Porfolios LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 364.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sherman Porfolios LLC now owns 6,769 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,263,000 after acquiring an additional 5,313 shares during the last quarter. PMG Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the third quarter worth $2,150,000. AIA Group Ltd boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 55.1% during the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 665,253 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $124,123,000 after purchasing an additional 236,263 shares in the last quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 21,169 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,950,000 after buying an additional 355 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Symmetry Inc increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 66.4% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Symmetry Inc now owns 6,824 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,273,000 after buying an additional 2,723 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $185.49 and a 200 day moving average of $175.70. 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 cap of $4.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.29.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted 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. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The company’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.99%.

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.