BCS Wealth Management trimmed its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 21,797 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 7,065 shares during the period. BCS Wealth Management’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,067,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 267,959.7% in 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 purchasing an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 worth $3,454,534,000 after buying an additional 21,725,326 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after buying an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective (up previously from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Zacks Research cut shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.41.
NVIDIA Price Performance
Shares of NVDA stock opened at $178.07 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The company has a market capitalization of $4.33 trillion, a PE ratio of 44.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.31. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $183.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $181.29. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $212.19.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. 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 0.99%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.35, for a total transaction of $13,901,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 69,808,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,938,950,426.05. This trade represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,536,474 shares of company stock worth $281,144,482. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
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 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.
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