Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. lessened its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 299,981 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 15,914 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 2.4% of Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $55,970,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The stock was 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 $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,861,474 shares of company stock worth $340,422,492. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Stock Down 0.4%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect 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 issued 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 payout ratio is presently 0.99%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NVDA. Benchmark increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target (up previously from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 19th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.
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More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Major product architecture and chip cycle — NVIDIA introduced its Rubin architecture and a family of new Rubin GPUs (announced as in production) that management says will cut training and inference costs; this supports data‑center revenue growth and margin leverage. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Alpamayo open models and AV push — NVIDIA launched the Alpamayo family (open reasoning VLA models, simulation tools and large driving datasets) and announced plans to test a robotaxi service in 2027, positioning NVDA deeper into autonomous‑vehicle software and services beyond chips. These moves expand addressable market and partner adoption. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Ecosystem & OEM partnerships broaden adoption — Multiple partners (Red Hat, Magna, CoreWeave, OMNIVISION and others) announced integrations or expanded collaborations with NVIDIA platforms (DRIVE Hyperion, Rubin, RHEL for NVIDIA), which should boost software, systems and services revenue streams. Red Hat press release BlueField-4
- Neutral Sentiment: Supply‑chain signal — Foxconn reported strong server rack shipments, supporting demand for AI infrastructure (positive demand signal) but also underscores reliance on manufacturing partners. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Competition & execution watch — Reuters and other outlets note intensifying competition from cloud/custom chips and OEMs; investors will watch execution and customer wins as Rubin ramps. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and analyst noise — Continued insider stock sales (documented in filings) and at least one media note of a downgrade add short‑term pressure and signal profit‑taking. Insider trading details
- Negative Sentiment: Cost headwind risk — Reports that rising memory prices could raise GPU costs may pressure margins or slow adoption/pricing flexibility for some product lines. Article Title
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.
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