NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Given Buy Rating at Sanford C. Bernstein

Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) in a research note published on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on NVDA. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $187.45 on Tuesday. NVIDIA has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $186.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $179.14. The company has a market capitalization of $4.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The business 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. Equities analysts expect that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.38, for a total transaction of $13,753,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 70,033,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,842,688,766.14. This represents a 0.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total transaction of $14,772,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,574,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $290,720,899.95. This trade represents a 4.84% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,786,474 shares of company stock worth $326,293,242. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $64,976,521,000 after acquiring an additional 382,231,120 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $51,386,863,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at $15,089,414,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in NVIDIA by 16.1% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after buying an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vera Rubin / Rubin chips now in production — NVIDIA said its next‑gen Rubin architecture and Vera Rubin platform are in production and slated for ramp in 2026, which should improve training speed/cost for hyperscalers and support longer‑term data‑center revenue growth. Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture
• Positive Sentiment: Alpamayo and “physical AI” push into autonomous vehicles and robotics — NVIDIA unveiled the Alpamayo open reasoning models, simulation tools and large driving datasets to accelerate L4 autonomy and broader physical AI use cases (robotics, industrial AI), opening new TAM beyond data‑center GPUs. NVIDIA Announces Alpamayo Family
• Positive Sentiment: Ecosystem and cloud partners expanding Rubin availability — CoreWeave, Nebius and other partners are lining up to offer Rubin/Vera Rubin platforms later in 2026, which accelerates commercial adoption and recurring cloud revenue for NVIDIA’s stack. CoreWeave Extends Its Cloud Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Strong Chinese demand for H200s after U.S. signal — CEO Jensen Huang and multiple outlets report “very high” orders from China for H200 chips after Washington signaled approvals for certain exports; if licenses clear this could unlock sizable incremental sales. Huang: very high demand for H200 chips
• Neutral Sentiment: US export‑license timing remains uncertain — CFO and reporting indicate regulators are “working feverishly” but NVIDIA doesn’t yet have firm ship dates for China approvals; this creates execution timing risk even if demand is confirmed. US working on Nvidia licenses
• Neutral Sentiment: Some ecosystem knock‑on effects — Huang said newer chips reduce data‑center cooling needs, which briefly pressured HVAC/cooling stocks; the comment shows product efficiency upside but also implies shifting demand mix for adjacent vendors. Data center cooling stocks drop after Huang’s comments
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction has been muted — despite the CES announcements, several outlets note a restrained stock response and debate over the timing of new revenue streams, suggesting investors want concrete bookings/timing before re‑rating. Nvidia Talks Up Robots; The Stock Slips
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling continues — public filings and coverage show significant insider share sales in 2025, a factor that can temper near‑term price moves even as institutions and analysts remain constructive. The AI Tech Paradox: Insiders Sell

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.