First Horizon Corp Invests $25.37 Million in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

First Horizon Corp bought a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 135,973 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $25,370,000. NVIDIA makes up 1.2% of First Horizon Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NVDA. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $395,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.9% in the third quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 1,483 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the second quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 3,928 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $621,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 20,903 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,302,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.3% during the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $732,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China reportedly cleared the first batch of NVIDIA H200 AI chips for import, reopening a major revenue market and easing geopolitical headwinds to sales in the region. China Approves H200 Imports
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s $2B strategic investment in CoreWeave is being read as a vote of confidence in AI infrastructure that will consume more NVIDIA GPUs, supporting demand visibility across cloud and AI service providers. CoreWeave’s NVIDIA Boost Fueled a Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Several sell‑side firms continue to back NVDA with buy/outperform ratings and elevated price targets, sustaining bullish institutional narratives around AI leadership and upside to estimates. Bernstein Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying continues (recent 13F disclosure shows DekaBank added ~1.0M shares), which can support near‑term price momentum into earnings. DekaBank Adds NVIDIA Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA scheduled its Q4 / FY2026 earnings call for Feb. 25; the date concentrates focus and could amplify volatility around guidance and China‑related commentary. NVIDIA to Host Conference Call
• Negative Sentiment: A Reuters exclusive says NVIDIA helped DeepSeek refine AI models later used by China’s military — this raises regulatory, compliance and reputational risk that could draw Congressional or export‑control scrutiny. Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by China’s military
• Negative Sentiment: Industry warnings about “GPU debt” and heavy leverage financing AI infrastructure highlight systemic risks: a slowdown in enterprise capex or a correction in GPU valuations could ripple through demand for NVIDIA hardware. Nvidia’s AI Boom Is Being Financed By GPU Debt
• Negative Sentiment: Rising competition from other major tech players and new AI chips is cited in the press; any market share erosion or margin pressure would be a negative catalyst ahead of earnings. Move Over NVIDIA: Competition Steps Up

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $191.52 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.65 trillion, a P/E ratio of 47.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19. 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 50-day simple moving average is $183.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.20.

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 the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total transaction of $63,605,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock valued at $293,285,232. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on NVDA. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Melius Research raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Argus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Loop Capital increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

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.