NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Receives “Buy” Rating from Sanford C. Bernstein

Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) in a research report report published on Monday.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on NVDA. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Evercore set a $465.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $324.14.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.2%

NVDA stock opened at $222.80 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $215.73 and its 200-day moving average is $205.39. NVIDIA has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.37 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.05 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after buying an additional 124,849,603 shares during the period. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $16,156,076,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in NVIDIA by 34.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 75,849,721 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $15,176,771,000 after purchasing an additional 19,522,304 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,009,783,437 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $202,047,568,000 after purchasing an additional 15,897,836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $23,329,141,000 after purchasing an additional 12,575,177 shares in the last quarter. 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: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. Analysts and bullish commentary point to the Vera Rubin product ramp, expanding data-center spending and management’s expectation of roughly 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028. NVIDIA demand outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Super Micro Computer began shipping NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin NVL72 liquid-cooled server racks, offering evidence that the latest platform is reaching customers and that hyperscaler AI capital spending is translating into physical deployments. Vera Rubin shipment report
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to use NVIDIA hardware exclusively, strengthening a major customer relationship. NVIDIA also selected IonQ’s quantum system for deployment at its Accelerated Quantum Research Center, broadening its AI and quantum-computing ecosystem. SpaceX and NVIDIA alliance
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive: one valuation model assigns a $310.20 target, implying substantial upside, while Zacks upgraded NVIDIA to “Strong Buy.” The company’s latest reported quarter also showed revenue growth above 100% year over year and an earnings beat.
• Neutral Sentiment: Jensen Huang’s comments that AI companies should not receive antitrust or liability exemptions may reassure policymakers, but could also signal that NVIDIA expects stricter compliance requirements as regulation develops. Reuters regulation report
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share is scheduled for October 1, but its approximately 0.4% yield is unlikely to materially influence the stock’s valuation.
• Negative Sentiment: Renewed Treasury-market selling pushed yields higher and raised concerns that interest rates could remain elevated or rise again in October. That environment is pressuring technology shares and increases the risk of valuation multiple compression for NVIDIA.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider-selling headlines are adding to caution. EVP Timothy Teter sold about $6.8 million of stock under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while separate reports described a roughly $300 million director sale. These transactions do not necessarily indicate deteriorating fundamentals, but they can weigh on sentiment near record valuations. NVIDIA insider sale report

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processors and related software. Its products are used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer graphics, data-center applications and other workloads that benefit from parallel processing.

The company’s offerings include GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and software for gaming and personal computers; data-center GPUs, systems and networking products; and professional visualization solutions for design, engineering, media and scientific applications.