NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Weatherly Asset Management L. P.

Weatherly Asset Management L. P. decreased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 137,373 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 7,976 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 2.1% of Weatherly Asset Management L. P.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Weatherly Asset Management L. P.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $25,632,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares in the last quarter. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the third quarter worth about $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the second 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. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp grew its position in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 81,322 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $12,848,000 after buying an additional 2,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 20.3% during 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Surge in China H200 demand and investor positioning ahead of CES is boosting near-term revenue visibility and helped lift the stock as traders rotated back into chip winners. Nvidia stock jumps over 3 today: what’s driving early-2026 rally?
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s big strategic moves — including the reported ~$20B Groq asset deal and executive hires — signal market-share consolidation in AI chips and lower long-term competitive risk, supporting upside expectations. Nvidia: $20B Groq Deal, Valuation, And More (Rating Upgrade)
• Positive Sentiment: Software/stack expansion — the SchedMD acquisition and open‑source focus strengthen NVIDIA’s ecosystem play, making its hardware more sticky and expanding TAM beyond chips. NVIDIA (NVDA) Expands AI Leadership with SchedMD Acquisition and Open-Source Focus
• Positive Sentiment: Broader semiconductor rally and favorable analyst commentary (sector hitting highs) are lifting NVDA as part of an AI-driven rotation into chipmakers and infrastructure names. Chip stocks rally to start 2026 after third-straight winning year
• Neutral Sentiment: Company spending spree (large deals, licensing, hires) signals aggressive growth and ecosystem buildout — positive for long-term leadership but raises near-term cash/deployment questions. Nvidia’s massive spending spree: Here’s what to know
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming CES keynote (and Jensen Huang’s previews) is keeping sentiment elevated as investors position for product/partnership announcements; this can amplify volatility around the event. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks about his company’s latest innovations at CES 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Margin sustainability concerns: multiple analysts and features question whether rising competition, pricing pressure and big licensing/acquisition costs could compress NVDA’s historically high margins. That risk weighs on forward multiple assumptions. How Can Nvidia Sustain Its Margins?
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and valuation narrative: coverage highlights intensifying rivalry (Google, AMD, Broadcom) and continued debate over a potential AI “bubble,” which could amplify profit‑taking if macro or earnings signals disappoint. Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom Are Facing Off. How the 2026 AI Chips Battle Is Shaping Up.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on NVDA. S&P Equity Research reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. New Street Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $307.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on NVIDIA from $211.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $188.85 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $186.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.59 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.86, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion during 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%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total transaction of $12,421,044.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,424,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $253,365,643.55. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,861,474 shares of company stock valued at $340,422,492 over the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.