NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Earns “Buy” Rating from Truist Financial

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by investment analysts at Truist Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $275.00 target price on the computer hardware maker’s stock. Truist Financial’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 46.64% from the company’s current price.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. HSBC set a $320.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Melius Research raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Daiwa Capital Markets increased their price target on NVIDIA from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.14.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.4%

NVIDIA stock opened at $187.54 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $4.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $186.36 and a 200 day moving average of $177.63. NVIDIA has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued 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. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,424,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $253,365,643.55. This trade represents a 4.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,011,474 shares of company stock worth $368,486,742. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $64,976,521,000 after buying an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth approximately $15,089,414,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 123.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 187,995,213 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $20,374,921,000 after acquiring an additional 103,889,872 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after acquiring an additional 22,896,705 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Groq strategy strengthens NVIDIA’s inference roadmap and brings talent/tech that could accelerate low‑latency AI use cases — a long‑term growth catalyst. The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and institutions remain constructive: coverage and price targets rose into year‑end, supporting upside expectations into 2026. Why NVIDIA’s AI Power-Play Could Drive the Next Major Rally in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is in advanced talks to buy AI21 Labs suggest further vertical integration into LLM capabilities — another potential growth driver. Nvidia in advanced talks to buy Israel’s AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion, report says
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA completed a $5B purchase of Intel shares — a strategic supply‑chain and CPU/GPU alignment step that diversifies exposure but ties up cash. Nvidia Closes $5 Billion Purchase of Intel Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds (AI capex, memory supercycle) and ETF flows keep structural demand intact — investors can get exposure via SMH/SOXX if they prefer diversified plays over single‑stock risk. The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking and skepticism about large capital deployments (Groq valuation, Intel stake, potential further acquisitions) pressured the stock this week. Nvidia stock plunges nearly 2% today: here’s why NVDA is trading in red
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (over $1B in 2025) and heightened regulatory/antitrust scrutiny around the Groq licensing/talent deal add downside risk and raise governance questions. Insiders dumped over $1 billion Nvidia shares in 2025 Five Things to Know About Nvidia’s $20 Billion Licensing Deal

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.