NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Price Target Raised to $300.00 at Sanford C. Bernstein

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its price objective boosted by Sanford C. Bernstein from $275.00 to $300.00 in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on NVDA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Arete Research boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $271.58.

NVIDIA Stock Down 5.5%

NVDA stock opened at $184.89 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. NVIDIA has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $186.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $183.89.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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 dividend payout ratio is 0.99%.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at $229,196,578.86. The trade was a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock worth $291,619,375 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

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

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.