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NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$205.71 -7.95 (-3.72%)
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NVIDIA - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
1
Buy
54

Based on 55 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for NVIDIA in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 55 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, 49 have given a buy rating, and 5 have given a strong buy rating for NVDA.

Consensus Price Target

$321.47
56.27% Upside
According to the 55 analysts' twelve-month price targets for NVIDIA, the average price target is $321.47. The highest price target for NVDA is $515.00, while the lowest price target for NVDA is $210.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 56.27% from the current price of $205.71.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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NVDA Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
10/30/25 to 10/30/26
1 Month Ago
9/30/25 to 9/30/26
3 Months Ago
8/1/25 to 8/1/26
1 Year Ago
10/30/24 to 10/30/25
Strong Buy
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
49 Buy rating(s)
50 Buy rating(s)
48 Buy rating(s)
40 Buy rating(s)
Hold
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$321.47$324.14$304.26$227.58
Forecasted Upside56.27% Upside41.93% Upside51.56% Upside12.24% Upside
Consensus RatingBuyBuyBuyBuy

NVDA Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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NVDA Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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NVIDIA Stock vs. The Competition

TypeNVIDIATechnology CompaniesBroader Market
Consensus Rating Score
3.07
2.23
2.52
Consensus RatingBuyHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside50.46% Upside59.12% Upside15.06% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
10/21/2026
N. Quinn Bolton
N. Quinn Bolton
5 of 5 stars
Reiterated RatingBuy$300.00+35.21%
10/21/2026
James Schneider
5 of 5 stars
Reiterated RatingBuy
10/16/2026
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
2 of 5 stars
 UpgradeBuy (B) ➝ Buy (B+)
10/9/2026Reiterated RatingBuy
10/6/2026Initiated CoverageOutperform$300.00+25.40%
10/5/2026 Reiterated RatingOutperform$345.00+45.65%
10/2/2026Set Target$210.00-9.04%
10/2/2026Set Target$230.00-0.37%
10/1/2026Reiterated RatingOverweight$350.00+53.25%
9/29/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$390.00+70.41%
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9/21/2026Reiterated RatingBuy
9/21/2026 UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
9/17/2026 Lower TargetOutperform$255.00 ➝ $245.00+9.96%
9/9/2026Initiated CoverageNeutral ➝ Overweight$300.00+34.13%
8/31/2026 Reiterated RatingBuy
8/31/2026Boost TargetBuy$319.00 ➝ $330.00+50.43%
8/31/2026 Boost TargetBuy$285.00 ➝ $300.00+36.76%
8/27/2026Set TargetOutperform$413.00 ➝ $465.00+121.79%
8/27/2026Set TargetStrong-Buy$352.00 ➝ $515.00+129.75%
8/27/2026Set TargetOutperform$265.00 ➝ $315.00+50.24%
8/27/2026Set Target$282.00 ➝ $315.00+50.24%
8/27/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$300.00 ➝ $315.00+50.24%
8/27/2026Set Target$400.00 ➝ $420.00+100.32%
8/27/2026Set TargetOutperform$300.00 ➝ $315.00+50.24%
8/27/2026 Boost Target$295.00 ➝ $330.00+50.43%
8/27/2026 Boost Target$300.00 ➝ $325.00+48.15%
8/27/2026 Boost Target$335.00 ➝ $345.00+57.27%
8/27/2026Boost Target$360.00 ➝ $365.00+66.39%
8/27/2026Boost TargetOverweight$280.00 ➝ $320.00+40.69%
8/27/2026Boost TargetOutperform$300.00 ➝ $330.00+46.89%
8/27/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$335.00+59.78%
8/27/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$300.00+43.09%
8/27/2026Boost TargetOutperform$330.00 ➝ $345.00+64.55%
8/27/2026Boost TargetBuy$307.00 ➝ $346.00+65.03%
8/26/2026Reiterated RatingBuy
8/26/2026 Reiterated RatingBuy
8/24/2026Reiterated RatingOverweight$330.00+53.67%
8/20/2026Set TargetOutperform$340.00+56.79%
8/18/2026Reiterated RatingBuy
6/24/2026 Lower Target$256.00 ➝ $218.00+9.92%
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6/2/2026 Reiterated RatingOutperform
5/27/2026Reiterated RatingStrong-Buy$360.00 ➝ $425.00+102.58%
5/22/2026 Boost TargetBuy$242.00 ➝ $315.00+43.50%
5/22/2026 Boost TargetOutperform$240.60 ➝ $268.30+22.23%
5/21/2026Set TargetOutperform$300.00 ➝ $500.00+123.74%
5/21/2026 Reiterated RatingOverweight
5/21/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$320.00 ➝ $350.00+56.62%
5/21/2026 Reiterated RatingOutperform$275.00+23.06%
5/21/2026 Lower Target$343.00 ➝ $340.00+54.89%
5/21/2026 Boost TargetBuy$245.00 ➝ $275.00+23.06%
5/21/2026 Boost TargetBuy$220.00 ➝ $270.00+20.82%
5/12/2026 Reiterated RatingPositive$250.00 ➝ $275.00+25.32%
4/15/2026 Initiated CoverageBuy
2/26/2026 Set Target$218.00+16.45%
12/29/2025 UpgradeOutperform
11/25/2025 Boost TargetBuy$244.00 ➝ $261.00+42.97%
11/3/2025Boost TargetBuy$250.00 ➝ $350.00+72.87%
10/22/2025 Reiterated RatingPositive
5/29/2025UpgradeHold ➝ Buy

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Should I Buy NVIDIA Stock? NVDA Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these NVIDIA pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

NVIDIA
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in NVidia:

  • NVidia is currently trading at $215.38, a price that reflects a P/E ratio of 27.23, which is considered reasonable given the company's explosive growth trajectory and the fact that its revenue grew 105.9% year-over-year in the most recent quarter.
  • The company recently announced a $3 billion investment in Meta's equity offering while expanding its partnership on Meta's Muse AI models, which reinforces demand from one of NVidia's largest customers and secures a major long-term revenue stream.
  • NVidia and Oracle have expanded the availability of Vera Rubin systems and CPUs on Oracle Cloud at multi-gigawatt scale, potentially broadening the company's cloud infrastructure revenue opportunity and solidifying its position in the enterprise market.
  • Analysts point to supply constraints and an ongoing AI-compute shortage as key demand indicators, suggesting that NVidia's products remain in high demand and that the company has significant pricing power in the current market environment.
  • NVidia released an open-weight transcription model covering up to 40 languages, expanding its software and AI-model ecosystem and demonstrating its ability to innovate beyond hardware into the software and AI services space.

NVIDIA
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in NVidia for these reasons:

  • The U.S. Department of Justice is examining NVidia's proposed $12.93 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, creating potential regulatory delay or deal-completion risk that could impact the company's strategic plans and stock price.
  • Google's TPUs are gaining distribution through Oracle Cloud, while OpenAI is reportedly purchasing Google's custom chips, which could diversify customers away from NVidia GPUs and reduce NVidia's pricing power over time.
  • TSMC reportedly plans to raise advanced-packaging prices by 10% to 20% and wafer prices by 3% to 6%, potentially pressuring NVidia's costs and gross margins, which could impact its profitability and earnings growth.
  • A bearish analysis cut its price target to $200, citing possible moderation in AI spending and future earnings revisions, suggesting that the current high growth rates may not be sustainable and that investors should be cautious about overvaluing the stock.
  • NVidia's beta of 2.22 indicates that the stock is significantly more volatile than the overall market, which could lead to larger price swings and higher risk for investors who are not comfortable with high volatility.

NVDA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 55 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for NVIDIA is $321.47, with a high forecast of $515.00 and a low forecast of $210.00.

55 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NVIDIA in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 hold rating, 49 buy ratings and 5 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" NVDA shares.

According to analysts, NVIDIA's stock has a predicted upside of 56.27% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, NVIDIA's stock had 4 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Analysts like NVIDIA more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating for NVIDIA is Buy while the average consensus rating for "technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how NVDA compares to other companies.


MarketBeat monitors more than a dozen sources for NVIDIA analyst ratings, with the most recent rating issued on 10/21/2026.
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