AWM Capital LLC lessened its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 44.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,225 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 3,330 shares during the period. AWM Capital LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $788,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Violich Capital Management Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA by 17.9% in the 3rd quarter. Violich Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,935 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 3.5% during the third quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 1,352,842 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $250,330,000 after buying an additional 45,480 shares during the period. JCIC Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $16,652,000. Intrua Financial LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Intrua Financial LLC now owns 73,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,698,000 after buying an additional 9,016 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Axecap Investments LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 473.1% in the 3rd quarter. Axecap Investments LLC now owns 30,715 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $5,731,000 after acquiring an additional 25,356 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692 over the last three months. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Price Performance
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released 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 business had revenue of $57.01 billion for 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced 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 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%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NVDA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Melius Research boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up previously from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Seaport Research Partners boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $100.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.98.
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More NVIDIA News
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.
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.
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