NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Keeps Buy Rating at Rosenblatt Securities

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Rosenblatt Securities in a research report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. They presently have a $390.00 target price on the computer hardware maker's stock. Rosenblatt Securities' price target would suggest a potential upside of 70.41% from the stock's current price.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on NVDA. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. KGI Securities lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. DZ Bank reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group lowered their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $324.14.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $228.86 on Tuesday. NVIDIA has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $217.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $206.33. The company has a market capitalization of $5.52 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. NVIDIA's revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was 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. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 value of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the second quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 4,121 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $825,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,741,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.7% in the second quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,507,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Kooman & Associates grew its position in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,767,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record buyback signals confidence in cash generation. NVIDIA authorized an additional $150 billion in share repurchases, lifting the total remaining authorization to $235 billion through fiscal 2028. The plan supports earnings per share by reducing the share count and suggests management believes future AI-related cash flow will remain strong. Nvidia adds $150 billion to existing share repurchase plan
• Positive Sentiment: AI safety platform could create another software and infrastructure opportunity. NVIDIA launched its Open Agent Safety Platform, including OpenShell controls and a separate monitoring layer designed to prevent AI agents from escaping their operating boundaries. The initiative may encourage additional spending on compute, networking, monitoring and security as enterprises deploy agentic AI. Nvidia releases software platform to stop AI agents from misbehaving
• Positive Sentiment: Potential China sales provide an additional demand catalyst. Chinese authorities are reportedly considering allowing companies including ByteDance and Alibaba to purchase NVIDIA’s RTX PRO 5500 processors. Any reopening of part of the Chinese market would expand NVIDIA’s customer base, although approval and shipment timing remain uncertain. Nvidia chips for Alibaba and ByteDance
• Positive Sentiment: Financing innovations could help broaden demand. NVIDIA is reportedly discussing insurance mechanisms for loans backed by its chips, potentially reducing lenders’ risk and enabling smaller AI developers and infrastructure operators to acquire systems. The company is also benefiting from expansion in networking, optics, robotics and AI data-center infrastructure. NVIDIA explores insurance shield for chip-backed loans
• Neutral Sentiment: Buyback benefits have limits. Commentary cautions that the authorization represents only roughly 2.8% of NVIDIA’s approximately $5.5 trillion market value and may create limited fundamental value unless earnings continue growing. The company’s elevated valuation also leaves the stock sensitive to interest rates, AI spending discipline and expectations for future growth. How Nvidia's buyback created phantom value
• Negative Sentiment: Longer-term risks remain substantial. Analysts continue to flag possible competition from hyperscalers’ custom chips, China-related restrictions, high data-center power costs and the possibility that AI safety concerns slow deployment. NVIDIA’s reliance on sustained capital spending also makes it vulnerable if the AI investment cycle cools.

About NVIDIA

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.