Why is NVDA stock up today?

NVDA is down 6.5% over five trading days, closing at $202.06 on Nov. 2, 2026. A move like this can come from the company itself or from a rally across its sector.

Below, we compare NVDA with its closest peers and check upcoming earnings and Fed dates. We also look at what Nvidia Corp's insiders and SEC filings show.

The chart below tracks NVDA's daily closing price from May 7, 2026 to Nov. 2, 2026. Over that stretch it is down 4.2%, from $211.02 to $202.06. The high was $239.24 on Oct. 6, 2026; the low was $189.79 on July 29, 2026. Red circles mark weeks when company insiders sold shares on the open market (6 weeks in this period; bigger circles mean more money). No green diamonds appear: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

NVDA vs peers this week

The table below shows how NVDA stacks up against its peers this week. Over 5 days, AVGO did best (-2.1%) and AMD worst (-12.1%). NVDA ranks 5 of 7.

What could be behind the NVDA move

Earnings are due on Nov. 17, 2026 (in 14 days); stocks often move ahead of reports.

Across the broader market, the backdrop is an uptrend under stress, with the VIX volatility index at 21.15. The Federal Reserve's next rate decision is on Dec. 9, 2026, 36 days away. Market pricing puts the odds at 26% for a hold, 73% for a hike and 1% for a cut.

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In Nvidia Corp's own words

“AI has reached its inflection point. It’s doing useful work. Its tokens are productive and profitable. Now, compute is revenue”

— Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA · SEC filing

From the company's earnings release filed with the SEC on 2026-08-26 (Form 8-K).

What would change the picture for NVDA

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• The Nov. 17, 2026 earnings report (14 days away). Nvidia Corp beat estimates in all 4 of the last 4 quarters (average surprise +3.4%); a miss would break that pattern.
• Insider buying: none on the open market in 90 days. A purchase by an executive or director would be the first in at least three months. It would show up on SEC Form 4 within two business days.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 4.26 to 4.28 over three months. That is on a scale where 5 is strong buy and 1 is strong sell. A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $239.24 would be a new 52-week high, 18.4% above the latest close of $202.06. A close below $164.79 would be a new 52-week low, 18.4% below it.
• Growth: revenue rose 83.4% year over year in the quarter ending Jul 2026 (trend: accelerating). At a P/E of 25.5, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is low now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How NVDA compares with its peers

Over the past month NVDA ranks 3 of 6 in this group (-13.6%); the best was AVGO (-9.3%) and the weakest INTC (-49.7%).

NVDA's P/E of 25.5 is below the peers' median of 29.8, so investors pay less for each dollar of its profit.

A dash in the P/E column means the company lost money over the last 12 months, so it has no P/E.

NVDA history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, NVDA fell 13.6% or more in a month 6 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 5 of 6 cases; the median change was +34.4%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is NVDA's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year NVDA closed as high as $239.24 and as low as $164.79. At $202.06 (Nov. 2, 2026) it is down 15.5% from the high and 22.6% above the low. More →

Do analysts think NVDA is a buy?

65 of the 69 analysts who cover Nvidia Corp rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Buy. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

Is Nvidia Corp profitable?

Yes. Nvidia Corp had $303 billion of revenue over the last 12 months with a net margin of 63.7% and a P/E of 25.5. More →

Is Nvidia Corp issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads low (10/100); the share count fell 0.8% in a year.

Are NVDA insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $967.6 million of NVDA on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned plans); purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Does NVDA pay a dividend?

Yes: $0.28 per share over the last 12 months, about 0.14% at today's price.

Dates to watch for NVDA

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

Form 8-K

The SEC form for material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, deals, executive changes, stock offerings and similar news.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Analyst consensus

The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices through Nov. 2, 2026; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days count only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S). Option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 69 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts come from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Jul 2026). P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.