NVDA vs TSLA Stock Comparison

NVIDIA Corporation vs Tesla, Inc.

Data as of Sep 5, 2026· market close· Cross-sector · Technology vs Consumer Cyclical· Coverage 54/66 fields· Moderate confidence
AIQ VerdictStableAIQ Comparison Conviction 9/10

NVDA leads

NVDA leads by 17 AIQ points, primarily on Quality and Value, but the lead has narrowed from 27 points over 30 sessions.

Stable: 5 of 6 evidence groups support NVDA, its lead is narrowing, and its signal state is cleanly positive.

Evidence agreement: 5 of 6Comparison trend: Weakening
NVDA

NVIDIA Corporation

Leads
AIQ Score
63/100
AIQ Edge Score
9/10
TSLA

Tesla, Inc.

AIQ Score
46/100
AIQ Edge Score
5/10

The Algovestiq AIQ Score currently favors NVDA over TSLA, 63 versus 46 as of Sep 5, 2026. NVDA's advantage is driven primarily by stronger quality and value, while TSLA holds the stronger momentum profile. NVDA also shows the stronger technical structure relative to its 50-day moving average. 5 of 6 covered evidence groups favor NVDA today, and the comparison is rated Stable on stability: the leader's advantage has been narrowing. NVDA lead: Weakening — the AIQ differential moved from 27 to 17 points over 30 sessions.

Compare NVIDIA Corporation and Tesla, Inc. across the Algovestiq AIQ Score, valuation, quality, momentum, risk, technicals and analyst expectations.

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AIQ Factor Divergence

Where the two separate, on the four dimensions behind the AIQ Score. Bars read outward from a shared zero: further from the centre is a wider gap.

NVDA advantage
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TSLA advantage
  • Quality30%97 vs 41
    NVDA +56
  • Momentum25%65 vs 80
    TSLA +15
  • Value30%35 vs 24
    NVDA +11
  • Risk Resilience15%46 vs 44
    Even

5 of 6 evidence groups favor NVDA. NVDA’s edge is concentrated in quality and value; TSLA keeps a meaningful momentum edge.

What changed since the last close

Latest scored session 2026-09-03, compared against the prior scored session 2026-09-02.

NVDA+1 AIQ

Largest factor move: Momentum +4

New signals

  • 52-Week High Proximity bullish, risk, long horizon (2.6%)
  • MACD Bullish Crossover bullish, momentum, short horizon
TSLA+5 AIQ

Largest factor move: Momentum +21

New signals

  • BB Upper Band Breach bearish, volatility, short horizon
  • Keltner Channel Breakout bullish, volatility, short horizon

NVDA's lead narrowed by 4 AIQ points in the latest snapshot.

Deeper signal detail for each name lives on its own signals page — NVDA and TSLA both carry a full feed there.

The central trade-off

NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation): the stronger current systematic profile, led by quality and value.

TSLA (Tesla, Inc.): the counter-case, on momentum.

Which one fits your objective

The same two names rank differently depending on what you are optimizing for. All six reads are shown at once — none of them is hidden behind a toggle.

Balanced

NVDA

NVDA on the overall AIQ Score, which weights Quality and Value at 30% each.

Growth

TSLA

TSLA on combined revenue and EPS growth.

Value

NVDA

NVDA on the peer-relative Value factor, by 11 points.

Momentum

TSLA

TSLA on the Momentum factor, by 15 points.

Lower downside

TSLA

TSLA carries the lower 1-month annualized volatility.

Analyst upside

NVDA

NVDA on implied upside to the consensus price target.

AIQ vs Wall Street

Where the systematic read and the analyst consensus line up — and where they do not.

MeasureNVDATSLANote
Implied upside to target+42.7%+23.7%NVDA has more room
Target dispersion+76.1%+31%Lower is tighter analyst agreement
ConsensusBuyHoldContext, not a primary driver
Analysts covering2812Higher coverage generally improves confidence

Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions. Dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.

AIQ Agreement Matrix

5 of 6 covered evidence groups favor NVDA. A wide gap backed by one group is a weaker case than a narrow gap backed by five.

Evidence groupFavorsReading
AIQ ScoreNVDA63 vs 46
FundamentalsNVDAon balancerevenue growth 17.9% vs 26.1%; EPS growth 2.9% vs 126.7%; TTM ROE 110.1% vs 4.6%; gross margin 74.7% vs 18.9%; operating margin 65.2% vs 4.2% — NVDA takes 3 of 5 decided legs, not all of them
ValuationNVDAValue 35 vs 24
TechnicalsNVDAPrice vs 50-day 9.8% vs -1.2%; vs 200-day 16.3% vs -5.9%
Risk ResilienceEvenRisk Resilience 46 vs 44
Analyst expectationsNVDATarget upside 42.7% vs 23.7%

✓ agrees with the overall verdict · ✕ points the other way. Groups marked “not covered” lack data on one or both of NVDA and TSLA and are excluded from the count.

AIQ Decision Stability

Stable

The conclusion rests on a wide gap and broad agreement. It is unlikely to turn on a single session.

  • The AIQ gap is wide at 17 points. (supports the conclusion holding)
  • 5 of 6 covered evidence groups point the same way. (supports the conclusion holding)
  • The leader's advantage has been narrowing. (argues the conclusion is provisional)
  • The leader's signal state is cleanly positive. (supports the conclusion holding)
  • Analyst targets on the leader are widely dispersed. (argues the conclusion is provisional)

Stability combines the score gap, how broadly the evidence agrees, how steady the lead has been across daily snapshots, the current signal state on both names, and analyst dispersion on NVDA.

How the comparison changed

120 daily snapshots · Apr 22 Sep 3

NVDA lead: Weakening — the AIQ differential moved from 27 to 17 points over 30 sessions.

Apr 22NVDA leads above the line · TSLA leads belowSep 3
Today
NVDA +17
63 vs 46
7 sessions ago
NVDA +20
62 vs 42
30 sessions ago
NVDA +27
67 vs 40
90 sessions ago
NVDA +13
57 vs 44

The lead has not changed hands in this window.

AIQ Signal Divergence

Only the signals that bear on the head-to-head. A conflicted name is carrying bullish and bearish rules at the same time — the technical evidence is not pointing one way.

NVDA

5 bullish / 0 bearish

  • Golden Cross Active bullish, trend, long horizon (6.83%)
  • EMA Ribbon Expansion Bullish bullish, trend, medium horizon
  • 52-Week High Proximity bullish, risk, long horizon (2.6%)
TSLAConflicted

2 bullish / 2 bearish / 1 neutral, conflicted

  • Death Cross Active bearish, trend, long horizon (11.57%)
  • BB Upper Band Breach bearish, volatility, short horizon
  • Keltner Channel Breakout bullish, volatility, short horizon

TSLA is conflicted, so the timing case there is weaker than the score alone suggests.

Price vs model alignment

Whether the latest session's price move confirms what the model did over the same session, or contradicts it.

NVDAConfirmed strength

Price and the AIQ Score both moved up over the latest session (price +0.84%, AIQ +1 points).

TSLADivergence

Price is down while the AIQ Score moved up 5 points over the same session — price and model disagree (price -5.92%, AIQ +5 points).

What would flip this result

A state, not a forecast. These are the specific, observable changes that would reverse the verdict — not a price prediction.

  1. 1TSLA closes the Quality gap — currently 56 points behind, the largest single contributor to NVDA's edge.
  2. 2TSLA's Death Cross Active resolves — a bearish trend rule currently active against it.
  3. 3NVDA's Golden Cross Active breaks down — it is the strongest rule currently supporting the verdict.
  4. 4The narrowing continues — the lead has already given back 10 points over 30 sessions, and a further 17-point move would eliminate NVDA's advantage entirely.

The full evidence

Every number behind the verdict. The leader is called above each group so you are not left to solve it from the table.

Fundamentals

NVDA leads on balance
MetricNVDATSLA
Revenue growth (YoY)17.9%26.1%
EPS growth (YoY)2.9%126.7%
Gross margin74.7%18.9%
Operating margin65.2%4.2%
Return on equity (TTM)110.1%4.6%
Debt to equity0.170.11

Technicals

NVDA has the stronger structure
MetricNVDATSLA
RSI (14)52.363.2
ADX (14)16.522.8
Price vs 50-day9.8%-1.2%
Price vs 200-day16.3%-5.9%
Volatility (1M, annualized)46.1%45.5%

Risk

Split
MetricNVDATSLA
Beta1.962.28
Sharpe ratio0.850.41
Sortino ratio1.450.63
Max drawdown-20.2%-39.1%
Current drawdown-3.1%-23.2%
Annualized volatility38.6%47.3%
Value at risk (95%)-3.9%-4.5%

Straight answers

Each answer is regenerated from the current snapshot, not written once and left to age.

Which is better, NVDA or TSLA?

On the Algovestiq AIQ Score, NVDA is the stronger of the two as of Sep 5, 2026, scoring 63 against TSLA's 46. The edge comes from quality and value. TSLA is not without a case — it holds the better momentum profile, which matters more if that is the objective you are optimizing for. This is a systematic score, not a recommendation: it ranks the two on the same evidence, it does not know your holding period or tax position.

Is NVDA or TSLA the better buy right now?

NVDA carries the stronger systematic profile as of Sep 5, 2026, and the comparison is rated Stable — 5 of 6 covered evidence groups agree. A Stable rating means the gap is wide and the evidence is broad, so the conclusion is unlikely to turn on a single session.

Why does the AIQ Score favor NVDA over TSLA?

The composite weights Quality at 30%, Value at 30%, Momentum at 25% and Risk Resilience at 15%. NVDA leads Quality by 56 points; TSLA leads Momentum by 15 points; NVDA leads Value by 11 points. Where the two split, the factor with the larger weight carries the result.

Which has more analyst upside, NVDA or TSLA?

Analyst price targets imply +42.7% upside for NVDA and +23.7% for TSLA, so the Street currently favors NVDA. The model and the Street agree here, which is a broader base of evidence than either alone. Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions, and dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.

Which is better value, NVDA or TSLA?

NVDA is the better-valued of the two on the peer-relative Value factor. NVDA on the peer-relative Value factor, by 11 points. The Value factor reads valuation relative to sector peers and to the company's own fundamental quality, so it is not the same as simply having the lower multiple.

Which has stronger growth, NVDA or TSLA?

TSLA on combined revenue and EPS growth. Growth here is measured on reported revenue and earnings, not on forward estimates — it describes what the businesses have delivered, not what the Street expects next.

Which has stronger momentum, NVDA or TSLA?

TSLA on the Momentum factor, by 15 points. Momentum carries 25% of the AIQ composite. It has documented persistence over three- to twelve-month horizons, which makes it a timing input rather than a reason to hold something indefinitely.

Which is riskier, NVDA or TSLA?

TSLA is the more resilient of the two, so the other name carries the higher downside risk. TSLA carries the lower 1-month annualized volatility. The Risk Resilience factor weights 15% of the composite; position sizing usually responds to it more usefully than the buy/avoid decision does.

Is NVDA more profitable than TSLA?

NVDA leads on the comparable margin measures — gross margin 74.7% vs 18.9%; operating margin 65.2% vs 4.2%; ttm roe 110.1% vs 4.6%.

Is NVDA's lead over TSLA getting stronger or weaker?

NVDA lead: Weakening — the AIQ differential moved from 27 to 17 points over 30 sessions. This is measured from 120 daily comparison snapshots between 2026-04-22 and 2026-09-03. The lead has not changed hands in that window.

What would change the NVDA vs TSLA verdict?

The result is a state, not a forecast, so it changes when the underlying evidence changes. Concretely: TSLA closes the Quality gap — currently 56 points behind, the largest single contributor to NVDA's edge; TSLA's Death Cross Active resolves — a bearish trend rule currently active against it; NVDA's Golden Cross Active breaks down — it is the strongest rule currently supporting the verdict; the narrowing continues — the lead has already given back 10 points over 30 sessions, and a further 17-point move would eliminate NVDA's advantage entirely.

What do the current signals say about NVDA and TSLA?

NVDA: 5 bullish / 0 bearish. TSLA: 2 bullish / 2 bearish / 1 neutral, conflicted. A conflicted state means bullish and bearish rules are active on the same name at once — the technical evidence is not pointing one way, and a decision taken on it carries more timing risk. The most decision-relevant rule on NVDA is Golden Cross Active (bullish, long horizon). On TSLA it is Death Cross Active (bearish, long horizon).

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How this comparison is scored

The Algovestiq AIQ Score composites four factors — Quality (30%), Value (30%), Momentum (25%) and Risk (15%). Sentiment is reported separately as SentimentPulse and is not folded into the composite. Scores refresh every trading day, and this page regenerates from the latest snapshot rather than being written once.

The verdict names a leader, states how broadly six independent evidence groups agree, and rates how durable that conclusion is given the score gap, its recent trajectory and the current signal state on both names.

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