NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Trading Up 3.9% Following Analyst Upgrade

19 Dec 2025, 21:52 by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets Daily

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report)’s share price shot up 3.9% during mid-day trading on Friday after Truist Financial raised their price target on the stock from $255.00 to $275.00. Truist Financial currently has a buy rating on the stock. NVIDIA traded as high as $181.45 and last traded at $180.99. 322,571,710 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 44% from the average session volume of 223,607,500 shares. The stock had previously closed at $174.14.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Wall Street Zen raised NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 19th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.14.

View Our Latest Analysis on NVDA

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. This represents a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,424,603 shares in the company, 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,163,974 shares of company stock worth $396,087,917. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

Positive Sentiment: U.S. review that could permit H200 exports to China — investors see a pathway to meaningful incremental revenue in the world’s largest AI market. Exclusive: US launches review of advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China
Positive Sentiment: U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel — removes a regulatory overhang and signals smoother deal execution/partnership prospects. Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies
Positive Sentiment: Analysts are turning more bullish — price-target raises and comments that NVDA looks “cheap” on deeper metrics are supporting flows and headline buying. Nvidia Stock Looks ‘Cheap,’ Analysts Say
Positive Sentiment: Firm and sell-side estimate upgrades (Zacks, Truist/Bernstein coverage noted) — raise near-term EPS forecasts and justify higher targets. Truist raises NVDA price target
Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary on AI valuations and dividend-hedge ideas reminds investors that NVDA trades at elevated multiples — supports rotation/hedging narratives but not an immediate fundamental change. Is the AI Boom a Bubble? These 2 Dividend Stocks Say No (NVDA)
Neutral Sentiment: Strategic/competitive pieces flag longer-term risks from custom chips and rivals (Google TPUs, Chinese players) — a structural watch-item rather than an immediate catalyst. Is Nvidia’s ‘Ferrari’ About to Get Overtaken by a Fleet of Toyotas?
Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a long-tenured director sold ~$44M of shares — can spook momentum traders even if large holders often trim for diversification. Nvidia director Harvey Jones sells $44 million in shares
Negative Sentiment: Investor scrutiny over inventory/channel issues — public requests for proof of “warehoused” GPUs and questions about shipment counting could raise short-term transparency concerns. Michael Burry Asks For Photos Of Warehoused Nvidia GPUs

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. AIA Group Ltd lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 55.1% in the 3rd quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 665,253 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $124,123,000 after buying an additional 236,263 shares during the last quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 1.7% during the third quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 21,169 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,950,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the period. Financial Symmetry Inc raised its stake in NVIDIA by 66.4% during the third quarter. Financial Symmetry Inc now owns 6,824 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,273,000 after acquiring an additional 2,723 shares during the period. Keel Point LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 17.1% in the third quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 185,051 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $34,527,000 after acquiring an additional 27,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lindenwold Advisors INC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 33.0% during the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 47,775 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $8,914,000 after purchasing an additional 11,857 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Up 3.9%

The firm has a market cap of $4.40 trillion, a P/E ratio of 44.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 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 firm has a fifty day moving average of $185.63 and a 200-day moving average of $174.62.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

About NVIDIA

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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.