NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Citic Securities Analyst Says

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had its price objective increased by equities research analysts at Citic Securities from $242.00 to $315.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the computer hardware maker’s stock. Citic Securities’ price objective indicates a potential upside of 43.50% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $255.00 price objective (up from $220.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Seaport Research Partners raised their price target on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday. Craig Hallum lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $303.27.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA stock opened at $219.51 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.32 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.62, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $195.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $188.87. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. NVIDIA has a 12-month low of $129.16 and a 12-month high of $236.54.

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

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the sale, the director owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 over the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

More NVIDIA News

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.