Axecap Investments LLC Has $5.73 Million Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Axecap Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 473.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 30,715 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,356 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 3.5% of Axecap Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Axecap Investments LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $5,731,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Rovin Capital UT ADV increased its stake in NVIDIA by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 20,158 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,761,000 after buying an additional 970 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 196.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors LLC ADV now owns 2,516 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $469,000 after buying an additional 1,667 shares during the last quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 4.2% in the third quarter. Smith Thornton Advisors LLC now owns 8,552 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,596,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Florida Trust Wealth Management Co increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 6.0% during the third quarter. Florida Trust Wealth Management Co now owns 271,185 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $50,598,000 after acquiring an additional 15,347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Financial Group Corp lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.0% during the third quarter. First Financial Group Corp now owns 11,178 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,085,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia is reported to be committing about $20 billion to OpenAI, a high‑visibility strategic move that reinforces NVDA’s central role in the AI infrastructure ecosystem and likely supports further demand for its data‑center GPUs. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC that the industry’s ~$660 billion capex buildout for AI infrastructure is sustainable, and other coverage quotes him and customers saying demand is “through the roof” — comments that validate long‑term revenue visibility for NVDA’s chips. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Broad market and semiconductor sector rebounds lifted large-cap chips; NVDA, as the AI‑chip leader, led the rally as investors rotated back into tech after a recent sell‑off. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Suppliers and industry players (e.g., Wistron) are signaling continued AI order growth and say AI is not a bubble — supportive industry context but not an immediate company‑specific catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall‑street analysts remain largely positive and some firms are reiterating bullish ratings on NVDA, which underpins investor confidence but also keeps expectations high. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Company CFO Colette Kress sold sizeable blocks of NVDA shares (filed Form 4), which some investors interpret as a negative signal even though insider sales can be routine tax/planning moves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/export uncertainty around the H200 (China) export discussions remains unresolved in some reports — a potential headwind for growth in China if approvals are delayed or restricted. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on NVDA shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up previously from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. President Capital boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Arete Research increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.98.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total transaction of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $185.24 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $184.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $182.84. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.50 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The company 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%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

About NVIDIA

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.