NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s Largest Position

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. decreased its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,128,379 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 21,578 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 6.9% of Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $210,533,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wagner Wealth Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 1.1% in the third quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,425 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,758,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated raised its position in NVIDIA by 17.9% during the third quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 132,539 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $24,729,000 after purchasing an additional 20,124 shares in the last quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 18.3% during the third quarter. PUREfi Wealth LLC now owns 13,771 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,569,000 after purchasing an additional 2,130 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Capital Advisors Inc lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 24.1% during the third quarter. Ballentine Capital Advisors Inc now owns 2,289 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Presilium Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Presilium Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,908 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $729,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Benchmark upped their target price on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.84.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and Eli Lilly will partner on a Bay‑Area AI co‑innovation lab with up to $1B of investment over five years to accelerate drug discovery using NVIDIA’s BioNeMo and Vera Rubin architectures — a clear revenue and platform‑expansion catalyst into life sciences. Nvidia, Eli Lilly to spend $1 billion over five years on joint research lab
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to lift targets and call NVDA a top data‑center/AI pick; some firms (and independent analysts) still see upside to ~$275, supporting further multiple expansion if growth stays intact. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: Analyst Sees Path to $275 Despite China Headwinds
• Positive Sentiment: Sell‑side and buy‑side commentators (Wolfe Research) are framing recent pullbacks as buying opportunities, which can attract dip buyers and options activity. Nvidia is a buying opportunity as the stock has pulled back, says Wolfe’s Chris Caso
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S. approvals allow exports of the H200 to China in some cases — that reduces a major uncertainty around data‑center sales but regulators still require extra reviews for higher‑end chips, leaving outcomes conditional. Nvidia H200 chip exports to China gets nod from Donald Trump administrations but NVDA’s 2nd most powerful AI chips require special review
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA clarified it does not require upfront payments for H200 orders, a commercial flexibility that could help deal flow but doesn’t eliminate licensing and geopolitical risk. Nvidia says no upfront payment needed for its H200 chips
• Negative Sentiment: Chinese authorities reportedly told some firms they may only buy H200 GPUs under “special circumstances” (e.g., research), which could materially limit Chinese revenue and cloud orders — a key near‑term risk for NVDA’s data‑center growth. China limits Nvidia chip purchases to special circumstances, Information reports
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile shorts and negative narratives are resurfacing — Michael Burry publicly said he’s short NVDA, and opinion pieces call the stock overvalued or “boring,” increasing downside pressure if macro or execution doubts grow. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry explains why he’s betting against Nvidia Nvidia is a ‘very boring idea’ and could lose its market cap crown, says market veteran
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentators warn of an imminent downside catalyst and rotation toward value — meaning NVDA’s high duration/valuation makes it vulnerable to macro shifts (rates, China licensing) and sector re‑weighting. Nvidia Stock Could Be Just a Few Weeks Away from a Major Downside Catalyst. How to Play NVDA Here.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,761,474 shares of company stock valued at $321,897,742 in the last quarter. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $185.81 on Wednesday. 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 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $184.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.52 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31.

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

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued 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 was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

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.