NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Decreased by Howard Capital Management Group LLC

Howard Capital Management Group LLC reduced its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,039,214 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 23,566 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 12.3% of Howard Capital Management Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Howard Capital Management Group LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $193,896,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in NVIDIA by 4.6% in 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 purchasing an additional 367 shares during the period. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the third quarter valued at about $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $148,859,000 after buying an additional 29,479 shares during the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% in the second quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 81,322 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $12,848,000 after buying an additional 2,484 shares during the period. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 6,162 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,861,474 shares of company stock valued at $340,422,492 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Stores Impacting NVIDIA

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on NVDA. Wolfe Research raised their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. President Capital lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Robert W. Baird reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, December 26th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $188.12 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $178.83. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $4.57 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

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.