Strong Tower Advisory Services Trims Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Strong Tower Advisory Services lessened its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 134,881 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 5,498 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 4.8% of Strong Tower Advisory Services’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Strong Tower Advisory Services’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $25,166,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,332,000 after buying an additional 367 shares during the period. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter worth about $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc lifted 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 valued at $148,859,000 after purchasing an additional 29,479 shares in the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp lifted its holdings 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 valued at $12,848,000 after purchasing an additional 2,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 6,162 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. The trade was a 2.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,011,474 shares of company stock valued at $368,486,742. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wolfe Research raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday. Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Surging China demand for H200 GPUs — Nvidia has approached TSMC to ramp H200 production as Chinese buyers reportedly ordered millions of units, supporting near‑term revenue and pricing power. Exclusive: Nvidia sounds out TSMC on new H200 chip order as China demand jumps, sources say
• Positive Sentiment: Big customer orders — reports that ByteDance could spend roughly $14B on Nvidia chips in 2026 underline strong enterprise pull into next year, adding revenue visibility if export rules allow. ByteDance to spend about $14 billion in Nvidia chips in 2026, SCMP reports
• Positive Sentiment: Groq deal shores up inference strategy — Nvidia’s ~$20B Groq agreement (licensing/talent plus strategic integration) accelerates its push into AI inference and complements its GPU stack, a growth catalyst for product breadth and long‑term monetization. NVIDIA’s $20B Groq deal is a warning shot to AI rivals
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic $5B Intel investment — the private placement in Intel secures advanced packaging capacity (Foveros/EMIB) for Nvidia chips and reduces a key supply bottleneck, improving supply resilience and lowering concentration risk. Sleeping With the Enemy: Inside the NVIDIA-Intel Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and institutional buying — multiple firms reiterated Buy ratings and analysts raised targets; institutional accumulation continues, underpinning share demand despite short-term consolidation. UBS Group Reiterates Buy Rating for NVIDIA
• Neutral Sentiment: M&A/talent chatter — Nvidia is reportedly in talks for additional AI deals (e.g., AI21 Labs) and continuing strategic acquisitions/licensing; these could expand capabilities but add integration execution risk. Nvidia Looks to Acquire Israeli AI Startup AI21 Labs
• Neutral Sentiment: Flow into semiconductor ETFs — big thematic ETF flows (SMH/SOXX) and commentary on ETF exposure affect NVDA liquidity and passive-holder behavior, which can amplify moves but do not change fundamentals. The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Export‑control/smuggling probe — federal cases alleging smuggling of export‑controlled H100/H200 GPUs into China create legal and compliance risk and could tighten export rules or delay approvals. How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure from AMD — coverage highlighting AMD’s MI450 roadmap and potential share gains is a reminder that competition in GPUs/inference could intensify, pressuring pricing or share long term. Advanced Micro Devices Is the Most Compelling AI Trade for 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust risk around acquisitions — the Groq move and larger M&A push raise the possibility of scrutiny that could delay or limit benefits from the deals. Nvidia Is Getting Creative as Options to Use Its Cash Flood Narrow

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $186.50 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $212.19. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $186.48 and a 200-day moving average of $177.70. The company has a market cap of $4.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.28, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.29.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

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.