NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Sunday.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Arete Research upped their price objective 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. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.41.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.6%

NVDA opened at $186.47 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $4.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.27, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. The business’s fifty day moving average is $183.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $181.97.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its 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 for 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%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total transaction of $14,312,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,494,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,636,474 shares of company stock worth $298,482,982. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA expands demand visibility with a $2 billion investment in CoreWeave to accelerate >5 GW of AI data-center buildout through 2030 — this deepens NVDA’s infrastructure footprint and secures long-term chassis demand for GPUs. Nvidia invests $2 billion in CoreWeave, expands partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain relief: reports that Samsung will begin HBM4 production next month to supply NVIDIA ease memory constraints that have capped GPU throughput and pricing power. Improved HBM supply reduces a key bottleneck for next‑gen AI systems. Samsung to start production of HBM4 chips next month for Nvidia supply
• Positive Sentiment: Product/technology leadership: NVIDIA released three open‑source AI weather models, reinforcing its software and model ecosystem that drives GPU demand and developer mindshare. Nvidia unveils AI models for faster, cheaper weather forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Pelosi portfolio activity shows a nuanced stance: public filings indicate rotation and use of long‑dated options to retain tech exposure — interpreted as a structural, leveraged bullish stance on AI names (NVDA mentioned in the filing analysis). Pelosi’s Bullish 2026 Buy List: AI, Power & Dividends
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: Microsoft unveiled the Maia 200 accelerator and new software targeting inference efficiency — a direct attempt to reduce hyperscaler dependence on third‑party GPUs and attack NVIDIA’s software moat for certain workloads. That raises execution risk around some GPU demand segments. Microsoft rolls out next generation of its AI chips
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: an NVIDIA EVP disclosed a large sale (~$36M), which can amplify short‑term selling pressure and investor wariness around timing of stock‑based compensation events. Insider Selling: NVIDIA EVP Sells $36,008,000
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/earnings cadence: traders are risk‑off ahead of a packed week of big‑tech earnings and the Fed decision — that broader caution is flattening momentum in high‑beta names like NVDA despite strong fundamentals. Nvidia stock is down in the red

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.