Citigroup Increases NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Price Target to $300.00

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its price objective raised by stock analysts at Citigroup from $270.00 to $300.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock. Citigroup’s target price points to a potential upside of 62.42% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research increased their price target on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. CICC Research upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $271.24.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVIDIA stock traded down $10.85 during trading on Thursday, hitting $184.71. 320,140,198 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 175,473,594. NVIDIA has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $186.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $183.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.83, a PEG ratio of 0.58 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total transaction of $14,312,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at $267,355,852.70. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout quarter and aggressive guidance. NVDA posted record Q4 revenue and EPS and guided Q1 well above Street expectations, driven by Blackwell/Rubin demand and hyperscaler capex — this is the core bullish case for sustained cash flow and margin expansion. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy analyst support and price‑target upgrades. Multiple brokers raised price targets and reiterated buy/outperform ratings after the print (RBC, Bernstein, Truist, Baird, Bank of America), which supports upside over the medium term. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: China shipments: incremental progress, limited revenue so far. NVDA got limited approvals/licenses to ship some H200 chips to China but management says it hasn’t yet recognized revenue there — this reduces one tailwind until scale is proven. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply dynamics: gaming GPU shortage to persist. Nvidia expects gaming‑GPU shortages through year‑end; for investors this is mixed — it may maintain pricing and margins but limits gaming revenue growth. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Stock fell despite the beat — investor expectations and rotation. Many traders sold into the strength: the quarter cleared estimates but investors were “left wanting more” on cadence, sustainability and margin cadence; that profit‑taking and rotation into other names pressured the share price. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns about long‑term sustainability, competition and valuation. Media and investors flag risks: hyperscaler capex normalization, rising competition (AMD, Google, Broadcom moves), heavy insider selling and premium multiples — all amplify sensitivity to any slower growth signals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High trading volume and cautious market tone. Volume is elevated and the broader AI/tech trade is volatile — even strong fundamentals can trigger sharp swings when sentiment turns cautious. Read More.

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.