New Street Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Price

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its price target cut by equities research analysts at New Street Research from $307.00 to $275.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock. New Street Research’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 56.47% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on NVDA. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $235.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.25.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $175.75 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $182.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $184.22. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. NVIDIA has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.27 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.87, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.34.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,399,771 shares in the company, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% 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 42,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $7,459,058.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $154,145,772.43. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock valued at $253,555,407. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased 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 valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA broadened its AI ecosystem with a strategic, $2 billion investment and NVLink Fusion tie‑up with Marvell — investors see this as a move to lock partners into Nvidia’s rack‑scale fabric and protect long‑term data‑center share. Nvidia takes stake in Marvell (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Product pipeline: coverage points to Rubin Ultra and other next‑gen AI capabilities that could drive outsized revenue growth if adopted broadly, supporting longer‑term upside. Rubin Ultra revenue upside (InsiderMonkey)
• Positive Sentiment: Big‑name investors and institutional conviction are supporting sentiment — recent disclosures show purchases by well‑known allocators alongside continued high sell‑side buy ratings and above‑consensus price targets. Analyst bullishness and price targets (InsiderMonkey) Paul Tudor Jones bullish on NVDA (Yahoo) Ray Dalio buying activity (MSN)
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability remains a strength: gross margins are running near 75%, which supports cash flow generation and the company’s ability to fund investments and ecosystem stakes. Gross margin analysis (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts adjusted targets downward from earlier peaks but kept buy ratings (New Street cut its target to $275 while maintaining a buy), which tempers upside expectations but keeps institutional backing intact. New Street price target adjustment (MarketScreener)
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate actions and cash returns — including a near‑term dividend payment — are incremental positives for income‑focused holders but unlikely to move the long‑term growth story. Dividend announcement (Finbold)
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure in China: IDC data show local GPU/AI‑accelerator vendors gaining meaningful share, which raises execution risk in a key international market. Chinese competition eroding share (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term market pressure and technical/headline-driven selloffs (including an AI memory‑led rout that knocked shares lower) are reminding investors that NVDA’s premium valuation is vulnerable to sentiment swings. AI memory rout analysis (BeInCrypto)
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/earnings caution: NVDA has recorded consecutive quarterly share price declines for the first time in years — history offers rebound scenarios but the streak highlights short‑term earnings/guide risk. Two‑quarter loss and outlook (Barron’s)
• Negative Sentiment: Some long‑standing holders trimmed positions (D. E. Shaw reported a reduction), a reminder that portfolio rebalancing can add selling pressure even amid broad conviction. D. E. Shaw trims NVDA stake (InsiderMonkey)

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.