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

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

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. HSBC increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $324.14.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.3%

NVIDIA stock traded down $3.02 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $222.49. The company had a trading volume of 8,062,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 154,735,125. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $215.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $205.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. NVIDIA has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.36 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22.

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

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Boyd Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 273.4% in the 2nd quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,830,000 after purchasing an additional 6,696 shares during the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 6,451.9% during the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $111,134,000 after purchasing an additional 627,510 shares during the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $591,086,000 after purchasing an additional 54,877 shares during the period. Storen Legacy Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth $1,350,000. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 7.4% in the second quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,898 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $14,386,000 after buying an additional 4,958 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

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

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.