NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report issued on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on NVDA. Raymond James Financial set a $515.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $321.89.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $229.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $222.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $209.43. 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 has a 12-month low of $164.27 and a 12-month high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that NVIDIA will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible 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 firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the sale, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Integrated Financial Solutions Inc. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Financial Solutions Inc. now owns 175,705 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $40,127,000 after buying an additional 1,301 shares during the last quarter. Sacks & Associates LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the third quarter worth about $3,328,000. Adirondack Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Adirondack Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,152 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $491,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the period. Roan Capital Partners raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter. Roan Capital Partners now owns 1,378 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.3% during the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 29,984 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,848,000 after acquiring an additional 663 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), networking products and related software. Its technologies are used in artificial intelligence, data centers, scientific and technical computing, gaming, professional visualization, automotive systems and robotics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs and gaming software, data center computing platforms, networking solutions, and enterprise software for AI development and deployment.