NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Acquired by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al increased its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,312,390 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 31,400 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 6.4% of VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $991,186,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the third quarter worth approximately $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $148,859,000 after acquiring an additional 29,479 shares during the period. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 81,322 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $12,848,000 after acquiring an additional 2,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,808,000 after purchasing an additional 6,162 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 31st. Benchmark increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.84.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CES / Rubin product momentum — Investors cheered NVIDIA’s CES reveals (Rubin rack-scale architecture, Vera Rubin lineup and new inference-focused products) because they accelerate enterprise adoption and create higher-margin, platform-level lock‑in that supports longer-term revenue growth. Nvidia Pulls The Timeline Forward: Why Rubin Changes The AI Game
• Positive Sentiment: Potential China sales re-opening — Multiple reports say Beijing may allow limited H200 imports for commercial use; that market could be a multi‑billion dollar tailwind if approvals continue. China to allow limited imports of Nvidia’s H200 chips
• Positive Sentiment: Large customer interest and partner wins — Reports of potential mega orders (Alibaba) and partner deployments (Archer, Super Micro, Eleveight AI, Nebius using Blackwell/ Rubin) signal strong enterprise demand and ecosystem monetization opportunities. Alibaba Steps Up AI Race With Potential Nvidia Mega Order
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/street coverage — Citi, Evercore and others have reiterated Buy/Outperform ratings and raised price targets after CES and product updates, which supports institutional demand and higher targets. Citi Maintains a Buy on NVIDIA
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate moves — NVIDIA named its first CMO (Google veteran Alison Wagonfeld). Useful for branding and go‑to‑market as the company expands into “physical AI,” but not an immediate revenue driver. Nvidia Hires Google Veteran as Its First Chief Marketing Officer
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector/market chatter — Coverage highlights NVDA as a core AI play vs. peers (Broadcom, AMD) and notes potential upside from robotaxi and physical AI initiatives; helpful context but mixed timing. Nvidia Vs Broadcom: Which AI Stock To Bet On?
• Negative Sentiment: China execution risk — Reuters and other outlets report NVIDIA is requiring full upfront payments for H200 orders in China as approvals remain uncertain; that reflects demand uncertainty and could suppress near‑term revenue recognition from a large market. Exclusive: Nvidia requires full upfront payment for H200 chips in China
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term sentiment volatility — Mixed signals on China approvals and recent intra‑day selling after the CES run prompted some profit‑taking; this increases near‑term volatility despite strong long-term fundamentals. Nvidia stock down around 2% as China uncertainty continues to dampen sentiment

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $184.86 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $185.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $179.75. The company has a market cap of $4.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.99%.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.82, for a total value of $37,564,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,818,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $717,199,497.54. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,911,474 shares of company stock worth $349,592,242 over the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.