NVIDIA’s (NVDA) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Sanford C. Bernstein

Sanford C. Bernstein restated their buy rating on shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) in a report published on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on NVDA. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. CICC Research lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $267.50.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded up $3.31 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $196.16. The stock had a trading volume of 62,065,925 shares, compared to its average volume of 166,757,531. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $185.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $183.80. The company has a market capitalization of $4.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 48.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. NVIDIA has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total value of $4,856,900.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 846,772 shares in the company, valued at $148,794,775.84. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375 in the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 4.6% in the 2nd 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 grew its position in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $148,859,000 after purchasing an additional 29,479 shares during the last quarter. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,316,000. Oak Ridge Investments LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 970,860 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $181,143,000 after acquiring an additional 20,559 shares during the period. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 20.3% in the third quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,808,000 after purchasing an additional 6,162 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street consensus is pricing roughly $65.7B in revenue for NVDA’s Q4 — a blockbuster bar that has pushed expectations and the stock up ahead of tonight’s after‑hours report. NVIDIA’s $65.7 Billion Is Here
• Positive Sentiment: CNBC’s exclusive on Vera Rubin shows NVIDIA’s next AI system delivers ~10x performance-per-watt vs. Blackwell — a product upgrade that supports continued pricing/premium positioning in AI datacenters. First Look at Vera Rubin
• Positive Sentiment: Several brokerages have reiterated Buy/Outperform ratings and raised price targets ahead of earnings, bolstering investor confidence into the print. DA Davidson Reiterates Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Enterprise and sovereign AI deployments (including expanded Meta commitments and new sovereign/enterprise infrastructure deals) and partner integrations (DPUs, Red Hat, Cisco) underpin durable demand for NVIDIA GPUs. NVIDIA Deepens Role In Global AI Infrastructure
• Neutral Sentiment: Options markets are pricing a relatively small post‑earnings swing (the narrowest in ~3 years), suggesting traders expect less headline volatility despite the big numbers — this can limit dramatic moves even on a beat/miss. Options Traders Price Small Post‑Earnings Swing
• Negative Sentiment: Hyperscalers are diversifying: Meta’s large AMD deal (alongside its NVIDIA commitments) illustrates that big customers are hedging suppliers, which could cap NVDA’s share gains in long-term incremental spend. Meta Strikes AMD Deal
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. officials say H200 chips have not yet been shipped to China — a reminder that export controls and China exposure remain an unresolved variable for NVDA’s international revenue trajectory. China Has Not Yet Received H200 Chips

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.