BNP Paribas Exane Issues Positive Forecast for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Price

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its price objective boosted by BNP Paribas Exane from $260.00 to $270.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday morning,MarketScreener reports. BNP Paribas Exane currently has an outperform rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on NVDA. HSBC set a $310.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wolfe Research upped their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $271.58.

NVIDIA Stock Down 5.5%

Shares of NVDA opened at $184.89 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $186.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $183.89. NVIDIA has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.73, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31.

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. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 110.96% and a net margin of 55.60%.The company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.82, for a total value of $37,564,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,818,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $717,199,497.54. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,610,848 shares of company stock worth $291,619,375 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. 46 Peaks LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $385,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 86,592 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $16,149,000 after purchasing an additional 4,267 shares in the last quarter. TD Capital Management LLC grew its stake in 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 in the last quarter. BDFS Capital LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $1,913,000. Finally, Tempo Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at about $16,031,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Massive beat and aggressive guidance: NVDA posted record Q4 revenue (~$68.1B), strong data‑center growth and guided to roughly $78B for Q1 — evidence demand for AI compute remains very strong. Company press release
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street stays supportive: multiple firms quickly raised price targets and reiterated buy/outperform calls after the print — a tailwind for medium/longer‑term upside. Analyst target updates
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO commentary and product roadmap: Jensen Huang doubled down on agentic AI, Vera Rubin and Blackwell product roadmaps that underpin future revenue — positive for long‑term positioning but not an immediate sentiment cure. CNBC: CEO comments
• Neutral Sentiment: China exposure remains uncertain: NVDA disclosed limited revenue from China despite securing a small license to ship select H200 chips — this keeps upside conditional on geopolitical approvals. Reuters: China / supply notes
• Negative Sentiment: Muted market reaction / profit‑taking: despite the beat, investors sold into strength — many say the quarter was already largely priced in, so upside requires sustained execution vs sky‑high expectations. Reuters: muted reaction
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and concentration risk: NVDA trades at a premium; investors worry about a stretched multiple, and a few bearish/neutral views highlight downside if AI capex slows. WSJ: valuation/sentiment
• Negative Sentiment: Competition & ecosystem risks: AMD, Broadcom and others are accelerating AI offerings; investors flagged rising competitive pressure and customer diversification (e.g., Meta/AMD deals) as a risk to NVDA’s long‑term pricing power. Benzinga: competitive risk
• Negative Sentiment: Governance / liability flags: notable investor criticism (e.g., Michael Burry) around rising purchase obligations and heavy insider selling added caution for some holders. Finbold: Michael Burry concerns

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.