NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Position Lowered by Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. trimmed its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 87,510 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,858 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 4.3% of Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,549,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $188.33 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19. The company has a market cap of $4.58 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.73, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 2.29. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $185.84 and its 200 day moving average is $176.12. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $290,720,899.95. This represents a 4.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,236,474 shares of company stock worth $409,429,992. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective (up from $220.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Benchmark upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Company 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.