Peddock Capital Advisors LLC Sells 20,214 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Peddock Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 376,994 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 20,214 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 15.2% of Peddock Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Peddock Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $70,340,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Montgomery Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Montgomery Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,120 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,142,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 416,270 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $77,668,000 after acquiring an additional 1,799 shares during the last quarter. Great Oak Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the third quarter valued at about $272,000. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 5.2% in the third quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 36,579 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,825,000 after purchasing an additional 1,804 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NovaPoint Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.3% in the third quarter. NovaPoint Capital LLC now owns 71,305 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,304,000 after purchasing an additional 1,580 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $187.45 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $186.28 and a 200-day moving average of $179.14. The company has a market capitalization of $4.56 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.51, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,424,603 shares in the company, valued at $253,365,643.55. This represents a 4.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,786,474 shares of company stock valued at $326,293,242. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vera Rubin / Rubin chips now in production — NVIDIA said its next‑gen Rubin architecture and Vera Rubin platform are in production and slated for ramp in 2026, which should improve training speed/cost for hyperscalers and support longer‑term data‑center revenue growth. Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture
• Positive Sentiment: Alpamayo and “physical AI” push into autonomous vehicles and robotics — NVIDIA unveiled the Alpamayo open reasoning models, simulation tools and large driving datasets to accelerate L4 autonomy and broader physical AI use cases (robotics, industrial AI), opening new TAM beyond data‑center GPUs. NVIDIA Announces Alpamayo Family
• Positive Sentiment: Ecosystem and cloud partners expanding Rubin availability — CoreWeave, Nebius and other partners are lining up to offer Rubin/Vera Rubin platforms later in 2026, which accelerates commercial adoption and recurring cloud revenue for NVIDIA’s stack. CoreWeave Extends Its Cloud Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Strong Chinese demand for H200s after U.S. signal — CEO Jensen Huang and multiple outlets report “very high” orders from China for H200 chips after Washington signaled approvals for certain exports; if licenses clear this could unlock sizable incremental sales. Huang: very high demand for H200 chips
• Neutral Sentiment: US export‑license timing remains uncertain — CFO and reporting indicate regulators are “working feverishly” but NVIDIA doesn’t yet have firm ship dates for China approvals; this creates execution timing risk even if demand is confirmed. US working on Nvidia licenses
• Neutral Sentiment: Some ecosystem knock‑on effects — Huang said newer chips reduce data‑center cooling needs, which briefly pressured HVAC/cooling stocks; the comment shows product efficiency upside but also implies shifting demand mix for adjacent vendors. Data center cooling stocks drop after Huang’s comments
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction has been muted — despite the CES announcements, several outlets note a restrained stock response and debate over the timing of new revenue streams, suggesting investors want concrete bookings/timing before re‑rating. Nvidia Talks Up Robots; The Stock Slips
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling continues — public filings and coverage show significant insider share sales in 2025, a factor that can temper near‑term price moves even as institutions and analysts remain constructive. The AI Tech Paradox: Insiders Sell

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.