Sanford C. Bernstein Reaffirms Buy Rating for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by equities researchers at Sanford C. Bernstein in a research note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener Latest Ratings reports. They currently have a $275.00 price target on the computer hardware maker’s stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 52.08% from the stock’s current price.

NVDA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Barclays boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, New Street Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $307.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA traded up $6.69 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $180.83. 184,294,847 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 223,040,375. The stock has a market cap of $4.39 trillion, a P/E ratio of 44.87, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.29. NVIDIA has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $174.62. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 last year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director A Brooke Seawell sold 12,728 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total transaction of $2,341,061.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,163,974 shares of company stock valued at $396,087,917. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Center for Financial Planning Inc. lifted its position in NVIDIA by 4.6% during the second quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after buying an additional 367 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $148,859,000 after acquiring an additional 29,479 shares in the last quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC now owns 50,469 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $5,470,000 after purchasing an additional 4,444 shares during the period. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 81,322 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $12,848,000 after purchasing an additional 2,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 7.7% in the second quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 49,301 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,560,000 after purchasing an additional 3,542 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. review that could permit H200 exports to China — investors see a pathway to meaningful incremental revenue in the world’s largest AI market. Exclusive: US launches review of advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China
• Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel — removes a regulatory overhang and signals smoother deal execution/partnership prospects. Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are turning more bullish — price-target raises and comments that NVDA looks “cheap” on deeper metrics are supporting flows and headline buying. Nvidia Stock Looks ‘Cheap,’ Analysts Say
• Positive Sentiment: Firm and sell-side estimate upgrades (Zacks, Truist/Bernstein coverage noted) — raise near-term EPS forecasts and justify higher targets. Truist raises NVDA price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary on AI valuations and dividend-hedge ideas reminds investors that NVDA trades at elevated multiples — supports rotation/hedging narratives but not an immediate fundamental change. Is the AI Boom a Bubble? These 2 Dividend Stocks Say No (NVDA)
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic/competitive pieces flag longer-term risks from custom chips and rivals (Google TPUs, Chinese players) — a structural watch-item rather than an immediate catalyst. Is Nvidia’s ‘Ferrari’ About to Get Overtaken by a Fleet of Toyotas?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a long-tenured director sold ~$44M of shares — can spook momentum traders even if large holders often trim for diversification. Nvidia director Harvey Jones sells $44 million in shares
• Negative Sentiment: Investor scrutiny over inventory/channel issues — public requests for proof of “warehoused” GPUs and questions about shipment counting could raise short-term transparency concerns. Michael Burry Asks For Photos Of Warehoused Nvidia GPUs

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.