Cooper Financial Group Has $39.39 Million Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Cooper Financial Group lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 11.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 211,119 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,427 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 4.4% of Cooper Financial Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Cooper Financial Group’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $39,391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.01, for a total value of $13,575,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 70,258,203 shares in the company, valued at $12,717,437,325.03. This represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 2,163,974 shares of company stock worth $396,087,917 in the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. review could pave way for H200 shipments to China — reports say the administration launched a review that might allow exports of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China, which would materially expand addressable demand and revenue prospects. US launches review of advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory overhang removed on Intel tie-up — U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel, reducing a near-term regulatory risk and supporting strategic partnerships that could help scale production and go-to-market efforts. Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts getting more bullish — several firms (Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated buy at $275, Truist raised its PT to $275, Zacks boosted EPS estimates) are lifting targets or confirming buys, helping technical momentum and positioning for upside. MarketScreener Latest Ratings
• Neutral Sentiment: Management clarifies OpenAI investment status — Jensen Huang said Nvidia has not yet funded its announced plan around OpenAI, which removes some rumor-driven uncertainty but leaves the timing and size of any investment unclear. Nvidia has not given OpenAI ‘a penny yet,’ CEO Huang tells Fox Business
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosed — long-time director Harvey Jones sold 250,000 shares (~$44M), a headline that can spook some investors even though large insiders often diversify. Nvidia director sells $44 million in stock

NVIDIA Stock Up 3.9%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $180.99 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $185.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $175.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.91, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.29. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm 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%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on NVDA. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Wedbush raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Mizuho lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Arete Research lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.

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.