NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Trading Down 1.4% – Here’s What Happened

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s share price fell 1.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $180.80 and last traded at $183.14. 158,752,253 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 2% from the average session volume of 155,629,969 shares. The stock had previously closed at $185.81.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on NVDA to $275 (from $245) and kept an Outperform rating — a bullish analyst vote that supports upside expectations. Mizuho Raises PT on NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s Rubin platform and reports of a next-generation chip that could cut AI compute costs materially bolster long‑term demand and margin leverage for its data‑center franchise. NVIDIA’s Next Chip Isn’t Just Faster — It Could Make AI 10 Times Cheaper to Run
• Positive Sentiment: Some sell‑side analysts and firms (e.g., Wolfe Research) continue to call pullbacks buying opportunities, which can attract dip buyers and limit downside. Nvidia is a buying opportunity as the stock has pulled back, says Wolfe’s Chris Caso
• Neutral Sentiment: The U.S. finalized rules that make it easier for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to China but with security conditions and a 25% surcharge/government “take” on sales — this both unlocks revenue and adds cost/compliance complexity. Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China
• Neutral Sentiment: The White House rules are paired with export‑security requirements and implementation risk — approvals and buyer vetting mean revenue flow could be slower or lumpier than hoped. Trump Administration Enacts Security Rules for Nvidia’s China Chip Sales
• Negative Sentiment: Chinese customs reportedly told agents H200 chips are not permitted to enter China (and Beijing may limit purchases to special circumstances), creating near‑term market access risk and revenue uncertainty. China’s customs agents told Nvidia’s H200 chips are not permitted, sources say
• Negative Sentiment: Supply constraints at leading foundries (TSMC capacity limits) and reports that TSMC is running out of room raise the risk Nvidia can’t ship enough product to meet demand — a potential growth ceiling for the near term. TSMC Says ‘No More’ To Nvidia: Why That Is Intel’s Golden Ticket
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/market forces — tech rotation, rate uncertainty and “cooling” investor appetite for AI growth names — plus negative headlines (e.g., high‑profile short positions and a Zacks downgrade to Hold) have pressured sentiment and amplified intraday selling. Stock Market Today, Jan. 14: Nvidia Leads Tech Losses as Investors Cool on AI

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Wedbush upped their target price on NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, CICC Research increased their target price on NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.84.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.4%

The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $184.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.34. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market cap of $4.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.82, for a total value of $37,564,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,818,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $717,199,497.54. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,761,474 shares of company stock worth $321,897,742 over the last three months. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Joule Financial LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the third quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 2.6% in the third quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $395,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. IMG Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.4% during the third quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $713,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cyr Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% during the third quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. now owns 7,737 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

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.