NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

NVDA has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $229.28 on Friday. 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 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week high of $243.37. The company has a fifty day moving average of $222.66 and a 200-day moving average of $209.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm’s revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $598,810,648. The trade was a 1.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. Insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Langley Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.