NVDA short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. NVIDIA Corp shares valued at $13,636,256 were sold by HUANG JEN HSUN on Aug 14 ’25. At $181.82 per share, HUANG JEN HSUN sold 75,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 72,923,225 shares worth approximately $13.14 billion following the completion of this transaction.

Also, HUANG JEN HSUN sold 75,000 shares, netting a total of over 13,482,287 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $179.76 each, the insider now holds 72,848,225 shares.

Before that, HUANG JEN HSUN had added 75,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $13,482,285, the Officer bought NVIDIA Corp shares for $179.76 each.

As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on August 28, 2025, NVIDIA Corp [NVDA] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $230. Analysts at Truist resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of August 28, 2025, The Benchmark Company has reiterated its “Buy” rating for NVDA. Earlier on August 28, 2025, Rosenblatt resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NVDA stock.

Analyzing NVDA Stock Performance

On last trading session, NVIDIA Corp [NASDAQ: NVDA] plunged -0.79% to $180.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $176.41, but it reached a high of $184.47 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.97%. Over the course of the year, NVIDIA Corp shares have jumped approximately 42.47%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $184.48 on 08/12/25 and a 52-week low of $86.62 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for NVIDIA Corp (NVDA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 176.23, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 172.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 184.29. The next price resistance is at 188.41. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.58 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is NVIDIA Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of NVIDIA Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 3.58 million shares to 205.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 201.66 million shares. A jump of 1.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.3 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.3.

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In terms of NVIDIA Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 212 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.74% from the previous closing price of $181.6. Analysts anticipate NVIDIA Corp stock to reach 250 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 150. In spite of this, 47 analysts ranked NVIDIA Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 28, 2025, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $225.

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