NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Earns Buy Rating from DZ Bank

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at DZ Bank in a research report issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on NVDA. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Argus boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Citic Securities increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $303.27.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $219.51 on Thursday. NVIDIA has a twelve month low of $129.16 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The company has a quick ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $195.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $188.87. The firm has a market cap of $5.32 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.62, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 110.48% and a net margin of 62.97%.The firm’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 7.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,399,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA delivered another blowout quarter, beating earnings and revenue estimates and issuing strong Q2 guidance around $91 billion in sales. Reuters: Nvidia forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates, announces $80 billion share buyback
• Positive Sentiment: The company announced an additional $80 billion share repurchase authorization and raised its quarterly dividend from $0.01 to $0.25, signaling aggressive capital returns and management confidence. GlobeNewswire: NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts largely turned more upbeat after the report, raising price targets and highlighting NVIDIA’s dominant position in AI infrastructure and attractive valuation. Benzinga: NVIDIA Lags AI Rivals Even As It Sits ‘At The Center Of All AI’
• Positive Sentiment: Several pieces pointed to broadening demand beyond hyperscalers, new products like Vera Rubin, and expansion into edge computing, robotics, and enterprise AI as signs of a bigger long-term growth runway. CNBC: What you might have missed in Nvidia’s earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the strong fundamentals, the stock reaction was muted because investors appear concerned about lofty expectations, competition from custom chips, and the fact that China revenue is still excluded from guidance. Barron’s: Why Nvidia Stock Is Barely Moving After Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Some reports noted that NVIDIA’s strong earnings were not enough to overcome near-term worries about AI growth normalization and investor positioning after a huge run in the shares. CNBC: Data center revenue nearly doubles, report is strong but stock slides

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.