NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Holdings Lifted by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al grew its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,312,390 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,400 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 6.4% of VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $991,186,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after acquiring an additional 9,554,857 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $91,150,170,000 after purchasing an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $64,976,521,000 after purchasing an additional 382,231,120 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 206,794,926 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $22,412,434,000 after purchasing an additional 5,896,735 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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 business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.82, for a total transaction of $37,564,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,818,547 shares in the company, valued at $717,199,497.54. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,911,474 shares of company stock worth $349,592,242. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Macquarie upgraded shares of NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Arete Research raised their target price on NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Wolfe Research upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.84.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CES / Rubin product momentum — Investors cheered NVIDIA’s CES reveals (Rubin rack-scale architecture, Vera Rubin lineup and new inference-focused products) because they accelerate enterprise adoption and create higher-margin, platform-level lock‑in that supports longer-term revenue growth. Nvidia Pulls The Timeline Forward: Why Rubin Changes The AI Game
• Positive Sentiment: Potential China sales re-opening — Multiple reports say Beijing may allow limited H200 imports for commercial use; that market could be a multi‑billion dollar tailwind if approvals continue. China to allow limited imports of Nvidia’s H200 chips
• Positive Sentiment: Large customer interest and partner wins — Reports of potential mega orders (Alibaba) and partner deployments (Archer, Super Micro, Eleveight AI, Nebius using Blackwell/ Rubin) signal strong enterprise demand and ecosystem monetization opportunities. Alibaba Steps Up AI Race With Potential Nvidia Mega Order
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/street coverage — Citi, Evercore and others have reiterated Buy/Outperform ratings and raised price targets after CES and product updates, which supports institutional demand and higher targets. Citi Maintains a Buy on NVIDIA
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate moves — NVIDIA named its first CMO (Google veteran Alison Wagonfeld). Useful for branding and go‑to‑market as the company expands into “physical AI,” but not an immediate revenue driver. Nvidia Hires Google Veteran as Its First Chief Marketing Officer
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector/market chatter — Coverage highlights NVDA as a core AI play vs. peers (Broadcom, AMD) and notes potential upside from robotaxi and physical AI initiatives; helpful context but mixed timing. Nvidia Vs Broadcom: Which AI Stock To Bet On?
• Negative Sentiment: China execution risk — Reuters and other outlets report NVIDIA is requiring full upfront payments for H200 orders in China as approvals remain uncertain; that reflects demand uncertainty and could suppress near‑term revenue recognition from a large market. Exclusive: Nvidia requires full upfront payment for H200 chips in China
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term sentiment volatility — Mixed signals on China approvals and recent intra‑day selling after the CES run prompted some profit‑taking; this increases near‑term volatility despite strong long-term fundamentals. Nvidia stock down around 2% as China uncertainty continues to dampen sentiment

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $184.86 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 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’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $179.75. 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

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.