NASDAQ:NVDA

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Maintains Strong Position Amid New Challenges

Font: Financial Modeling Prep  • Dec 18, 2025

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  • Tigress Financial reaffirms a "Strong Buy" rating for NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), increasing the price target from $280 to $350.
  • NVDA's stock demonstrates resilience with a recent price increase, showcasing significant market volatility over the past year.
  • Google's initiative to challenge NVIDIA's software domain poses a potential threat, yet NVIDIA's strong market position remains a key asset.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), a leading player in the tech industry, known for its advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, continues to impress the market. On December 18, 2025, Tigress Financial reaffirmed its "Strong Buy" rating for NVDA, with the stock priced at approximately $175.34. Tigress Financial also increased Nvidia's price target from $280 to $350, as highlighted by TheFly.

Nvidia's stock has shown resilience, with a recent price of $174.86, reflecting a 2.29% increase, or $3.92 gain. The stock's daily trading range was between $171.82 and $176.15. Over the past year, NVDA has seen a high of $212.19 and a low of $86.62, indicating significant volatility. The company's market capitalization is a substantial $4.26 trillion, with a trading volume of 110.45 million shares.

Despite Nvidia's strong market position, Google is reportedly working on an initiative to challenge Nvidia's proprietary software advantage. This development, covered by CNBC's Deirdre Bosa on 'Money Movers', highlights Google's ambition to compete more aggressively in the software domain. As a formidable player in the tech industry, Google's move could potentially impact Nvidia's market position.

Nvidia's established foothold in the software domain is a key strength, but Google's entry into this space could introduce new competition. Investors and market analysts will be closely monitoring how Nvidia responds to this challenge and whether it can maintain its competitive edge in the face of Google's ambitions.

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