Sterling Investment Counsel LLC Has $7.34 Million Stock Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Sterling Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 38.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,323 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,896 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 2.4% of Sterling Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Sterling Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,337,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $315,100,000 after purchasing an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.38, for a total value of $13,753,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 70,033,203 shares in the company, valued at $12,842,688,766.14. The trade was a 0.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,761,474 shares of company stock valued at $321,897,742. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Mizuho set a $275.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price (up previously from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Macquarie upgraded NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $262.32.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $183.14 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $184.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $180.36. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. The company has a market capitalization of $4.45 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 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.

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 firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The company’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a $0.01 dividend. 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 currently 0.99%.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. administration has cleared a path for Nvidia to sell H200s to China under new export rules, which preserves a large revenue opportunity if licenses are approved and customers qualify. Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: Mizuho lifted its price target on NVDA to $275, signaling continued conviction in Nvidia’s growth trajectory despite near-term noise. Mizuho Raises PT on NVIDIA (InsiderMonkey)
• Positive Sentiment: Product/cost wins: Coverage highlights Nvidia’s Rubin platform and next-gen chips that could materially lower AI run costs, supporting long-term demand and margin resilience. NVIDIA’s Next Chip Could Make AI 10x Cheaper (The Motley Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships and ecosystem moves (Inception program, Natera collaboration, CES product debuts) reinforce competitive positioning but are longer‑dated catalysts rather than immediate drivers. NEAR AI Joins NVIDIA Inception Program (Blockonomi)
• Negative Sentiment: China’s customs have reportedly told agents H200s are “not permitted” or limited to special cases, creating real risk that approved U.S. licenses may face Chinese import barriers — a material demand impediment. China’s customs told Nvidia H200 chips are not permitted (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Policy cost: The U.S. move includes a 25% surcharge/government “take” and security conditions on some H200 sales, which could reduce margins and slow deal flow. Political pushback in Washington and Beijing adds execution risk. Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment and ratings pressure: Zacks downgraded NVDA to a “hold” and noted other market voices (including prominent shorts) increasing skeptical narratives — these amplify volatility and can drive short-term selling. Zacks downgrade to Hold (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: Supply bottlenecks: Reports that TSMC capacity is tight and other foundry/packaging constraints could limit Nvidia’s ability to ship enough H200/B300 chips to meet demand, pressuring near-term growth. TSMC capacity concerns (Benzinga)

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.