Eastern Bank reduced its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,593,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 57,305 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 5.3% of Eastern Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Eastern Bank’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $297,375,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Center for Financial Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the third quarter worth approximately $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $148,859,000 after buying an additional 29,479 shares in the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% in the second 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 last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 6,162 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Trading Down 0.7%
NVDA opened at $191.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $184.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $182.54. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19. The company has a market cap of $4.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.
Insider Activity
In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock valued at $293,285,232. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
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
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. HSBC set a $320.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. S&P Equity Research reissued a “positive” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Melius Research increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.98.
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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.
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