NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Central Bank & Trust Co.

Central Bank & Trust Co. trimmed its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 398,593 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 29,295 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 11.7% of Central Bank & Trust Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Central Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $74,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in NVIDIA by 4.6% in 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 purchasing an additional 367 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% during the 2nd 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 period. Fielder Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC now owns 50,469 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $5,470,000 after purchasing an additional 4,444 shares during the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp increased its position 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 worth $12,848,000 after purchasing an additional 2,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings 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 valued at $6,808,000 after buying an additional 6,162 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total transaction of $12,421,044.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,424,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $253,365,643.55. This represents a 4.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,236,474 shares of company stock valued at $409,429,992. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.5%

NVIDIA stock opened at $188.33 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.58 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 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 twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $176.12.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Craig Hallum increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $195.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Citigroup upped their price target on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.14.

Key Stores Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia struck a non‑exclusive licensing deal for Groq’s AI‑inference tech and hired key Groq engineers (including founders), which gives NVDA access to differentiated inference IP and talent without an expensive takeover. Nvidia hires Groq engineers, licenses tech
• Positive Sentiment: Progress toward H200 exports to China (administration approvals reported) is a potential multi‑billion revenue tailwind if shipments scale — investors are pricing improved China demand into NVDA. H200 chips get approval momentum for China sales
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: recent analyst upgrades and higher price targets (e.g., Truist, Tigress) bolster sentiment and give technical buyers cover. Truist reaffirms Buy, raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: Structural tailwinds remain — tight HBM memory supply and strong data‑center GPU demand support pricing power and revenue visibility. HBM memory shortage underpins GPU demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/flow signals: NVDA recently cleared a key moving average and shows heavy options positioning — that can amplify moves but is not a fundamental read. NVDA crosses above 50‑day MA
• Neutral Sentiment: Conflicting market reports about the Groq outcome — some outlets initially reported a ~$20B buy — have created headline churn while deal terms are clarified. Conflicting Groq acquisition reports
• Negative Sentiment: Market confusion: initial reports of a $20B Groq acquisition (CNBC/TechCrunch) vs. later licensing + hires can disappoint investors expecting a transformational buy or, conversely, spark concerns about cost/strategy—this uncertainty pressures the stock. TechCrunch: $20B Groq acquisition report
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: recent disclosed director sales (Mark Stevens) and broad insider dispositions are a near‑term negative for sentiment even if they may be routine. Director Mark Stevens sold shares
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and trade risk: lawmakers are pressing for disclosure around H200 approvals and there are separate probes about chip diversion — any escalation could slow China sales and hurt growth assumptions. Lawmakers seek disclosure on H200 approvals

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.