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NVIDIA Corporation

Technology · Semiconductors

$218.29

Down-$0.07 (-0.03%)

Updated Sep 13, 2026, 4:06 AM

SID Score

6.4/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

49/100

Neutral

Market cap
4.41T
P/E ratio
44.38
Dividend yield
0.02%
52-week range
$164.27 – $236.54
Volume
89.06M
Avg. volume
193.4M

Price performance

NVDA price history

1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

NVDA closed at $218.29 after 19 trading sessions, down 2.99% for the selected period.

Last close
$218.29
Period change
-2.99%
Period low
$208.48
Period high
$230.36
Daily close
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NVDA OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 11, 2026$221.235$222.00$218.15$218.2989.06M
Sep 10, 2026$220.525$220.99$217.20$218.36105.77M
Sep 9, 2026$225.275$226.18$223.46$223.6782.96M
Sep 8, 2026$233.11$233.71$224.85$225.73122.97M
Sep 4, 2026$231.09$234.76$229.63$230.36135.35M
Sep 3, 2026$226.02$230.40$224.75$228.45134.68M
Sep 2, 2026$218.785$227.95$218.48$224.41157.1M
Sep 1, 2026$216.75$220.41$215.10$217.44109.76M
Aug 31, 2026$218.87$221.30$216.21$220.78124.7M
Aug 28, 2026$227.36$229.26$216.81$217.55195.12M
Aug 27, 2026$222.86$230.47$220.90$227.98298.91M
Aug 26, 2026$212.64$213.60$209.23$209.66179.9M
Aug 25, 2026$211.025$214.73$210.11$213.05122.31M
Aug 24, 2026$215.53$215.59$207.25$208.48135.19M
Aug 21, 2026$218.42$218.74$214.50$214.7298.87M
Aug 20, 2026$218.36$219.86$215.66$216.8592.46M
Aug 19, 2026$221.67$222.87$216.76$217.5696.8M
Aug 18, 2026$220.45$221.64$218.6902$219.74103.13M
Aug 17, 2026$225.98$227.92$224.86$225.0193.68M

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NVDA research

Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

Company profile

Nvidia is a leading developer of graphics processing units. Traditionally, GPUs were used to enhance the experience on computing platforms, most notably in gaming applications on PCs. GPU use cases have since emerged as important semiconductors used in artificial intelligence to run large language models. Nvidia not only offers AI GPUs, but also a software platform, Cuda, used for AI model development and training. Nvidia is also expanding its data center networking solutions, helping to tie GPUs together to handle complex workloads.

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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Buy
Average target
$257.81
Implied upside
Analysts
35
NVDA recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Sep 10, 2026Piper SandlerOverweight
Sep 4, 2026RosenblattBuy
Sep 4, 2026NeedhamBuy
Aug 27, 2026UBSBuy
Aug 27, 2026RBC CapitalOutperform
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NVIDIA Corporation Stock Performance

NVIDIA Corporation shares closed at $218.29, gaining 1.43% in the most recent session, per SID market data. The stock trades above both its 50-day moving average of $212.58 and its 200-day moving average of $197.87, indicating sustained upward momentum across multiple timeframes. Over the trailing twelve months, NVDA has appreciated 15.37%, while the one-month return reflects a modest decline of 2.59%, according to Massive/Polygon data. The three-month return stands at a positive 6.55%, suggesting a recovery trend following the recent pullback. The 14-day relative strength index reads 52.4, positioning the stock in neutral territory without overbought or oversold conditions. NVDA's beta of 2.284 underscores significantly elevated volatility relative to the broader market. Average daily trading volume registers at approximately 193.4 million shares, reflecting deep liquidity. The company's market capitalization stands at approximately $4.41 trillion, maintaining its position among the world's most valuable publicly traded companies.

NVIDIA Corporation Valuation Analysis

NVIDIA Corporation currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.38, reflecting a substantial premium relative to the broader market, per SID market data. The PEG ratio stands at 3.02, indicating that even when adjusting for expected earnings growth, the stock's valuation remains elevated above the commonly referenced fair-value threshold of 1.0. According to SEC filings, the price-to-book ratio registers at 37.03, while the price-to-sales ratio sits at 23.37, both metrics underscoring the significant premium investors assign to NVIDIA's revenue and asset base. The dividend yield is negligible at approximately 0.02%, consistent with the company's strategy of reinvesting capital into research and development rather than returning cash to shareholders through dividends. Within the Technology sector, NVIDIA's valuation multiples reflect the market's pricing of the company's dominant position in accelerated computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, with these ratios remaining well above sector medians across all key metrics.

Smart Money Activity for NVDA

NVIDIA's composite smart money score stands at 49 out of 100, generating a neutral signal, per SID market data. The institutional component scores a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting maximum conviction from large fund managers who continue to maintain or increase substantial positions, according to 13F institutional filings. In contrast, the insider trading component registers at 0 out of 25, driven by nine insider transactions over the past 90 days — all of which were sales with zero insider purchases recorded, per SEC Form 4 filings. This consistent selling pattern among company executives and directors represents a notable divergence from the strong institutional positioning. The dark pool activity score of 9 out of 25 suggests moderate but unremarkable off-exchange institutional interest. Congressional trading activity scores 15.3 out of 25, indicating above-average transaction frequency among members of Congress with disclosed NVDA positions. The divergence between maximum institutional conviction and absence of insider buying creates a mixed signal profile that warrants monitoring for directional shifts in insider behavior.

NVIDIA Corporation Earnings Outlook

NVIDIA Corporation has delivered consistent earnings surprises across its three most recently reported quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the most recent quarter, the company posted earnings per share of $2.22 against a consensus estimate of $2.09, representing a positive surprise of $0.13. The prior quarter showed EPS of $1.87 versus the $1.76 estimate, a $0.11 upside beat, while the quarter before that reported $1.62 against expectations of $1.50, delivering a $0.12 surprise. This pattern reflects sequential earnings acceleration, with actual EPS growing from $1.62 to $2.22 across three quarters — a 37% increase. The upcoming quarter carries an analyst consensus estimate of $1.76 per share, with results expected on May 27, per analyst estimates. The sustained trajectory of beats suggests that NVIDIA's revenue generation from data center and AI-related product lines has consistently exceeded Wall Street's forecasting models during this period of rapid demand expansion.

Wall Street Analyst Ratings for NVDA

Wall Street analysts maintain overwhelmingly bullish coverage on NVIDIA Corporation, per SID consensus data. In the most recent activity, Piper Sandler initiated coverage with an Overweight rating on September 10, 2026, adding a new bullish voice to the consensus. On September 4, both Rosenblatt and Needham reiterated Buy ratings, maintaining their positive stances without downgrade, according to Wall Street analyst reports. UBS and RBC Capital similarly maintained Buy and Outperform ratings respectively on August 27, the day following NVIDIA's latest earnings release. Notably, across all five most recent analyst actions, no firm issued a Hold, Underperform, or Sell-equivalent rating, and no downgrades were recorded. The unanimous bullish positioning reflects broad institutional confidence in NVIDIA's forward earnings trajectory. Every rating action either initiated positive coverage or reaffirmed an existing bullish thesis, suggesting that the Q1 earnings beat of $0.13 above consensus reinforced rather than altered the prevailing Wall Street view on the company's growth prospects.