NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Earns Buy Rating from Sanford C. Bernstein

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports.

NVDA has been the subject of several other reports. Argus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Wolfe Research raised their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, President Capital upped their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.41.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVIDIA stock traded up $3.39 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $191.91. 17,170,225 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 155,511,703. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.66 trillion, a PE ratio of 47.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 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. The business’s 50-day moving average is $183.52 and its 200-day moving average is $182.14. NVIDIA has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total transaction of $12,421,044.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,424,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,365,643.55. This trade represents a 4.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $293,285,232. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Global Trust Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,646,000. Walleye Partners LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth $555,000. Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 31.2% during the fourth quarter. Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS now owns 12,955 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,416,000 after purchasing an additional 3,079 shares in the last quarter. Clarity Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Clarity Financial LLC now owns 171,989 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $32,076,000 after purchasing an additional 2,124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Southern Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 28.2% in the 4th quarter. Southern Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,394 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China reportedly approved imports of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, easing a major geopolitical/headwind and opening a large addressable market (Alibaba and others cited). This drove optimism about incremental China sales. Reuters: China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia committed $2 billion to CoreWeave to accelerate build-out of AI data-center capacity — a strategic vote of confidence that should support long-term GPU demand for training workloads and signal stronger ecosystem control. TechCrunch: Nvidia invests $2B to help CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia released open-source AI models for faster, cheaper weather forecasts — a product/PR win that highlights expansion beyond chips into AI software and model leadership, supporting ecosystem stickiness. Reuters: Nvidia unveils AI models for weather forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Market context: a Fed decision and earnings from major tech names (Microsoft, Meta, Tesla) could sway broader risk-on/risk-off flows that affect NVDA’s momentum. Proactive Investors: Nasdaq called higher ahead of Fed decision and trio of Mag 7 earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media price-target pieces and 2026 forecasts (various outlets) are reinforcing bullish narratives but are not immediate catalysts; they matter more for conviction than intraday moves. 24/7 Wall St.: Price prediction
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft’s Maia 200 inference chip and hyperscaler custom silicon efforts continue to chip away at Nvidia’s addressable inference market; over time this could reduce demand for some third‑party GPUs, a medium-term competitive risk. Reuters: Microsoft rolls out next-generation AI chips
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts flag that Nvidia’s CoreWeave deal also highlights counterparty risk (overreliance on partners, or funding/lock-in concerns) — a reminder that strategic investments carry execution and financial-risk tradeoffs. MarketBeat: CoreWeave: Nvidia Deal Divides Analysts

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.