Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Buys 10,006 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 9.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 115,734 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,006 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 3.0% of Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $21,594,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 4.6% during the second quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after buying an additional 367 shares during the period. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the third quarter valued at $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc boosted its position in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $148,859,000 after purchasing an additional 29,479 shares during the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 81,322 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $12,848,000 after acquiring an additional 2,484 shares during the period. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,808,000 after purchasing an additional 6,162 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research raised its price target to $275 and kept an “outperform” rating, signaling meaningful upside from current levels and supporting investor confidence. Wolfe Research adjusts NVIDIA price target to $275
• Positive Sentiment: Reuters reports China has conditionally approved DeepSeek to buy Nvidia H200 chips — a potential reopening of a major market that reduces a key geopolitical risk to revenue. China conditionally approves DeepSeek to buy Nvidia’s H200 chips
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say Nvidia is part of talks (with Microsoft, Amazon) to invest in OpenAI as part of a very large funding round — a strategic tie to the biggest AI software player that could boost long-term demand. Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI
• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a Buy on NVDA, reinforcing sell-side bullishness and analyst support for the thesis. Sanford C. Bernstein Reaffirms Buy Rating for NVIDIA
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang says AI memory requirements are rising and backs TSMC expansion — a reminder NVIDIA depends on the broader supply chain and that ecosystem capacity is crucial for growth. Jensen Huang says AI memory needs are rising
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft says it will continue buying third‑party AI chips even as it develops its own — this limits a key competitive risk but keeps competitive dynamics in play. Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia expanded its CoreWeave partnership with a $2B investment to accelerate AI data-center buildout, supporting long-term capacity and demand. NVIDIA invests $2B in CoreWeave
• Negative Sentiment: NYTimes warns Amazon and Google are eating into Nvidia’s AI chip supremacy — increased competition could pressure pricing and growth rates over time. Amazon and Google eat into Nvidia’s AI chip supremacy
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and market-risk commentary (including Michael Burry warnings) and repeated notes about NVDA’s high valuation are keeping some traders cautious, which can amplify intraday pullbacks. Michael Burry’s stark warning

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $293,285,232 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Tigress Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $350.00 price target (up previously from $280.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.98.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $191.13 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.43, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $184.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $182.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for 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%. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current 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 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 payout ratio is presently 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.