NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Trading Down 1.4% – Should You Sell?

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s share price was down 1.4% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $180.80 and last traded at $183.14. Approximately 158,752,253 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 2% from the average daily volume of 155,629,969 shares. The stock had previously closed at $185.81.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on NVDA to $275 (from $245) and kept an Outperform rating — a bullish analyst vote that supports upside expectations. Mizuho Raises PT on NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s Rubin platform and reports of a next-generation chip that could cut AI compute costs materially bolster long‑term demand and margin leverage for its data‑center franchise. NVIDIA’s Next Chip Isn’t Just Faster — It Could Make AI 10 Times Cheaper to Run
• Positive Sentiment: Some sell‑side analysts and firms (e.g., Wolfe Research) continue to call pullbacks buying opportunities, which can attract dip buyers and limit downside. Nvidia is a buying opportunity as the stock has pulled back, says Wolfe’s Chris Caso
• Neutral Sentiment: The U.S. finalized rules that make it easier for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to China but with security conditions and a 25% surcharge/government “take” on sales — this both unlocks revenue and adds cost/compliance complexity. Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China
• Neutral Sentiment: The White House rules are paired with export‑security requirements and implementation risk — approvals and buyer vetting mean revenue flow could be slower or lumpier than hoped. Trump Administration Enacts Security Rules for Nvidia’s China Chip Sales
• Negative Sentiment: Chinese customs reportedly told agents H200 chips are not permitted to enter China (and Beijing may limit purchases to special circumstances), creating near‑term market access risk and revenue uncertainty. China’s customs agents told Nvidia’s H200 chips are not permitted, sources say
• Negative Sentiment: Supply constraints at leading foundries (TSMC capacity limits) and reports that TSMC is running out of room raise the risk Nvidia can’t ship enough product to meet demand — a potential growth ceiling for the near term. TSMC Says ‘No More’ To Nvidia: Why That Is Intel’s Golden Ticket
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/market forces — tech rotation, rate uncertainty and “cooling” investor appetite for AI growth names — plus negative headlines (e.g., high‑profile short positions and a Zacks downgrade to Hold) have pressured sentiment and amplified intraday selling. Stock Market Today, Jan. 14: Nvidia Leads Tech Losses as Investors Cool on AI

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Arete Research increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.84.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $184.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $180.34. 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 market capitalization of $4.45 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.44, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during 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 business’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total transaction of $40,087,825.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. This represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,761,474 shares of company stock worth $321,897,742. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its position in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its stake in NVIDIA by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after acquiring an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after acquiring an additional 11,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after acquiring an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.