NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to Hold

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Saturday morning.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on NVDA. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target (up from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Seaport Global Securities lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $100.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price target on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.41.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $186.54 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.29, a PEG ratio of 0.91 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 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $212.19. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $184.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $180.80.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total value of $14,772,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,574,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $290,720,899.95. This represents a 4.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,049,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,734,114 shares of company stock valued at $317,034,081 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter worth about $50,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s $52–$56B 2026 CapEx validates sustained wafer demand for AI GPUs — that underpins Nvidia’s multi‑year data‑center TAM because more fab capacity and advanced nodes (2nm/GAAFET) support higher GPU build volumes and upgrade cycles. The $56 Billion Draft: Follow TSMC’s CapEx Stream
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets (Jefferies, Mizuho, Rothschild/Redburn, Baird, etc.) are boosting investor conviction in NVDA’s roadmap (Rubin/H200) and justify buy ratings that support upside momentum. Jefferies sets Nvidia stock price target at $275
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA clarified it won’t require Chinese customers to pre‑pay for H200 chips, which eases one specific commercial concern and removes a potential sales‑friction narrative. No Pre-Payments Needed: NVIDIA Clarifies Terms on H200 Chip Sales to China
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators note NVDA remains a long‑term AI leader (Vera Rubin production, massive backlog), yet the stock has traded sideways recently — suggesting near‑term consolidation even as bulls argue for continued growth. Nvidia stock remains stuck: here is why analysts say ‘buy’ anyway
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. proclamation imposes a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips (including the H200) shipped to China — this could reduce margin and price competitiveness on China sales and re‑route shipment economics. Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that China is drafting purchase rules and had earlier moved to restrict/stop H200 imports raise demand uncertainty in a large end market; even with clarifications, policy friction raises execution risk for China revenue. China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips, Nikkei Asia reports
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosures (CFO Colette Kress sold shares this week) add near‑term investor caution on insider conviction despite long‑term bullish signals. SEC Filing: Insider Sales

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.