Central Bank & Trust Co. Sells 29,295 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Central Bank & Trust Co. trimmed its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 6.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 398,593 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 29,295 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 11.7% of Central Bank & Trust Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Central Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $74,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Perkins Coie Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 63,501 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $11,848,000 after buying an additional 6,871 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 3.4% in the third quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 14,854 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 494 shares during the last quarter. Breakthru Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at $3,418,000. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 24.4% in the third quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 563,603 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $105,157,000 after acquiring an additional 110,526 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waller Financial Planning Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 22.8% during the third quarter. Waller Financial Planning Group Inc. now owns 5,700 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,064,000 after purchasing an additional 1,057 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA opened at $188.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.58 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 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 company’s fifty day moving average is $185.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $176.12.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total value of $14,772,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,574,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $290,720,899.95. This trade represents a 4.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,236,474 shares of company stock worth $409,429,992. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia struck a non‑exclusive licensing deal for Groq’s AI‑inference tech and hired key Groq engineers (including founders), which gives NVDA access to differentiated inference IP and talent without an expensive takeover. Nvidia hires Groq engineers, licenses tech
• Positive Sentiment: Progress toward H200 exports to China (administration approvals reported) is a potential multi‑billion revenue tailwind if shipments scale — investors are pricing improved China demand into NVDA. H200 chips get approval momentum for China sales
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: recent analyst upgrades and higher price targets (e.g., Truist, Tigress) bolster sentiment and give technical buyers cover. Truist reaffirms Buy, raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: Structural tailwinds remain — tight HBM memory supply and strong data‑center GPU demand support pricing power and revenue visibility. HBM memory shortage underpins GPU demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/flow signals: NVDA recently cleared a key moving average and shows heavy options positioning — that can amplify moves but is not a fundamental read. NVDA crosses above 50‑day MA
• Neutral Sentiment: Conflicting market reports about the Groq outcome — some outlets initially reported a ~$20B buy — have created headline churn while deal terms are clarified. Conflicting Groq acquisition reports
• Negative Sentiment: Market confusion: initial reports of a $20B Groq acquisition (CNBC/TechCrunch) vs. later licensing + hires can disappoint investors expecting a transformational buy or, conversely, spark concerns about cost/strategy—this uncertainty pressures the stock. TechCrunch: $20B Groq acquisition report
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: recent disclosed director sales (Mark Stevens) and broad insider dispositions are a near‑term negative for sentiment even if they may be routine. Director Mark Stevens sold shares
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and trade risk: lawmakers are pressing for disclosure around H200 approvals and there are separate probes about chip diversion — any escalation could slow China sales and hurt growth assumptions. Lawmakers seek disclosure on H200 approvals

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the subject of several research reports. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. HSBC set a $320.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. President Capital lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Arete Research increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Profile

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.