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

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research downgraded NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $285.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, KeyCorp set a $310.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $303.84.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $194.83 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.84, a PEG ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $210.22 and its 200 day moving average is $193.51. NVIDIA has a 12 month low of $157.34 and a 12 month high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 8.69 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. State Street Corp lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $184,911,111,000 after buying an additional 11,451,386 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $109,446,217,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383,441 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,200,989 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,345,453,000 after acquiring an additional 4,019,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,808,862,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609,560 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to draw bullish long-term calls, with multiple articles pointing to strong AI demand, deep ecosystem positioning, and forward growth potential despite the recent pullback. Nvidia: The Drawdown Is An Opportunity To Pounce
• Positive Sentiment: The company unveiled a revenue-sharing program that gives AI startups access to GPU compute in exchange for a share of future revenue, which could expand NVIDIA’s customer base and lock in longer-term demand for its infrastructure. Nvidia offers start-up customers chance to swap compute power for revenue share
• Positive Sentiment: Several pieces highlighted NVIDIA’s AI partnerships and infrastructure role, including collaborations around AI-RAN and sovereign AI, reinforcing its central position in the AI buildout. The Palantir-Nvidia Sovereign AI Deal Will Reshape Who Wins the AI Infrastructure Race
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain split, with some saying the AI trade is becoming more selective and profitability will matter more than momentum, which supports stock-picking over broad enthusiasm for semis. Top Invesco Analyst: The AI Trade That “Lifted All Boats” Is Over
• Neutral Sentiment: There is also recurring debate about valuation and whether NVIDIA can regain momentum in the second half of 2026, suggesting investors are waiting for stronger evidence before bidding the stock higher again. Can Nvidia regain its momentum in the second half of 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Other articles focused on CEO Jensen Huang’s leather jacket auction and general market commentary, which are not likely to have a direct material impact on the stock. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s leather jacket heads to auction at Sotheby’s
• Negative Sentiment: The near-term tone is weighed down by articles noting that NVIDIA shares have been declining and that AI chipmakers recently lost significant market value, reflecting profit-taking and a broader semiconductor selloff. Top AI chipmakers wipe $137 billion in a day; Here’s why
• Negative Sentiment: Several pieces also note growing competition from custom chips and hyperscaler efforts, plus concerns that AI capacity will catch up to demand, which could pressure NVIDIA’s growth multiple over time. Nvidia Believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capex Will Reach $3 Trillion to $4 Trillion by 2030

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.