Sapient Capital LLC Trims Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Sapient Capital LLC decreased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 788,202 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 26,763 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 2.2% of Sapient Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $143,552,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 3.2% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $148,859,000 after acquiring an additional 29,479 shares in the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 2,484 shares during the period. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 20.3% in the third 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 in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.4%

NVIDIA stock opened at $187.45 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two 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. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $186.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $179.14. The stock has a market cap of $4.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.99%.

Key NVIDIA News

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total transaction of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,786,474 shares of company stock worth $326,293,242. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Robert W. Baird reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, December 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

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.