NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Lowered by BDF Gestion

BDF Gestion trimmed its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 19.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 479,780 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 119,544 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 10.6% of BDF Gestion’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. BDF Gestion’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $89,517,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its position in NVIDIA by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after acquiring an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 15.7% during the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA opened at $188.33 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.58 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 2.29. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $185.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $176.12. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company 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 $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 0.99%.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, Director A Brooke Seawell sold 12,728 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total transaction of $2,341,061.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,236,474 shares of company stock worth $409,429,992. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines 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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on NVDA. President Capital raised their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Melius Research boosted their target price 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. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, S&P Equity Research reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Company 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.