Mark Stevens Sells 222,500 Shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Director Mark Stevens sold 222,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

NVIDIA Trading Up 3.0%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $189.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.60 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.95, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The business has a fifty day moving average of $185.67 and a 200-day moving average of $176.04.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The company’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia aims to begin H200 AI‑chip shipments to China by mid‑February, a concrete revenue catalyst if export reviews finish without major restrictions. Exclusive: Nvidia aims to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February, sources say
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory approval momentum: reporting that the H200 has received U.S. sign‑off (political/administration level) reduces a key tail risk for China sales. Nvidia’s H200 AI Chips Get Trump’s Nod for China Sales
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia launched a new family of open‑source AI models, which broadens its software ecosystem and can indirectly boost GPU demand by increasing addressable workloads. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Launches a New Family of Open Source AI Models
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness and price‑target uplifts (Truist raised PT to $275; Tigress raised target substantially) are supporting investor conviction and buying interest. Truist Reaffirms Buy on NVIDIA (NVDA), Raises PT to $275 on AI Infrastructure Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic moves (SchedMD acquisition, ~$1.5B server‑farm investment in Israel) extend Nvidia’s software/services and capacity footprint, supporting longer‑term monetization of GPUs. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Plots $1.5B Server Farm Investment in Israel
• Positive Sentiment: Structural supply tightness for HBM memory and continued GPU backlog sustain pricing power and margin visibility for Nvidia into 2026–2027. 4 Memorable Ways to Play the HBM Market Boom
• Neutral Sentiment: Elevated options and derivatives activity shows strong bullish positioning — this amplifies moves but also concentrates risk if sentiment reverses. Bulls Double Down on Nvidia Stock Despite Tech Volatility
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. investigators are probing whether a large Southeast Asian buyer smuggled Nvidia chips into China — a channel integrity issue that could trigger stricter export enforcement or delayed orders. Big Nvidia Buyer Faces Smuggling Probe
• Negative Sentiment: Political/regulatory scrutiny: Democratic lawmakers asked Commerce for disclosure on any H200 approvals, keeping the China‑sales story politically sensitive and a source of headline risk. Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licenses
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a company director disclosed a large sale (~222,500 shares), which some investors view as a near‑term negative signal even if sales may be for diversification/liquidity. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Director Sells $40,087,825.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Prominent critics (e.g., Michael Burry) and bubble‑talk remain a persistent headwind that can amplify selloffs if growth or guidance disappoints. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry warns the US will lose the AI race to China if it banks on Nvidia’s ‘power hungry’ chips

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.