NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Spirepoint Private Client LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Spirepoint Private Client LLC increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 141,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,878 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 2.8% of Spirepoint Private Client LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Spirepoint Private Client LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $26,401,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $64,976,521,000 after buying an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $91,150,170,000 after purchasing an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total value of $14,312,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,494,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, valued at $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,536,474 shares of company stock worth $281,144,482 in the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.41.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big commercial deal / ecosystem validation — NVIDIA signed a large licensing agreement with Groq (reported as a $20B arrangement), underscoring continued commercial demand for NVIDIA’s software/IP and strengthening its position across AI compute partners. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic investments to expand AI stack — NVIDIA invested in Baseten ($150M), signaling continued push to build out inference and software/service layers that monetize GPUs and broaden recurring revenue streams. That supports long‑term revenue diversification. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Street remains constructive — Several brokerages have raised price targets and reiterated Outperform/Buy ratings (e.g., Jefferies, Mizuho). Analyst upgrades and higher targets provide a technical and fundamental floor for the stock. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Shift to system/software-led growth — Analysts argue NVDA’s next phase is software, networking and integrated systems (Vera Rubin platform), which could increase stickiness but will take time to translate into new revenue lines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate actions and shareholder returns — NVIDIA set a dividend date for 2026’s first payout; incremental yield and buybacks can stabilize sentiment but aren’t large catalysts vs. earnings and AI demand. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: China export uncertainty — Reports say H200 shipments to China are stalled and approvals/clearance remain uncertain, which could constrain NVDA’s addressable market and revenue timing in a key region. This regulatory risk is a major near‑term headwind for the stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro / geopolitics driving a tech sell‑off — Tariff rhetoric around Greenland and broader geopolitical noise prompted a risk‑off move in large tech names, hitting NVDA along with the Magnificent Seven as investors reduce exposure to high‑beta AI growth stocks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: “Honeymoon over” headlines and sentiment compression — Coverage noting an AI momentum slowdown and cautionary takes (Barron’s/others) contribute to positioning risk and short‑term selling pressure despite strong fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High insider selling and chatter on regulatory risk — Data on heavy insider sales and persistent discussion of export controls raise perception risks and can amplify negative moves when macro sentiment sours. Read More.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $178.07 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. The firm has a market cap of $4.33 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.31. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $183.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $181.29. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

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.