Smith Salley Wealth Management Has $150.84 Million Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Smith Salley Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 808,419 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 10,399 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 7.8% of Smith Salley Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Smith Salley Wealth Management’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $150,835,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Forefront Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Forefront Wealth Partners LLC now owns 24,832 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $4,633,000 after buying an additional 3,431 shares during the period. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.9% during the third quarter. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. now owns 162,483 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $30,316,000 after acquiring an additional 1,421 shares in the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 34.7% during the third quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 380,970 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $71,082,000 after acquiring an additional 98,185 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6.8% during the third quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 86,762 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $16,188,000 after acquiring an additional 5,538 shares during the period. Finally, Diversified Trust Co boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 684,787 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $127,768,000 after purchasing an additional 39,862 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $184.86 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $185.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $179.75. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released 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 return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total transaction of $14,772,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,574,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $290,720,899.95. This represents a 4.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,911,474 shares of company stock worth $349,592,242. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Loop Capital increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Arete Research raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday. Susquehanna increased their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.84.

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.