Braun Stacey Associates Inc. Has $210.53 Million Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. cut its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,128,379 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 21,578 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 6.9% of Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $210,533,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $154,556,803,000 after acquiring an additional 9,554,857 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in 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 last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% in the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $64,976,521,000 after purchasing an additional 382,231,120 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at $51,386,863,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 178,593,475 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $28,215,983,000 after purchasing an additional 2,623,678 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.38, for a total value of $13,753,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 70,033,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,842,688,766.14. This trade represents a 0.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,281,160,699.19. This represents a 4.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,761,474 shares of company stock valued at $321,897,742. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NVDA opened at $185.81 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The stock has a market cap of $4.52 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $184.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.34.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. 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 payout ratio is 0.99%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. S&P Equity Research reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Five equities research 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 stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.84.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and Eli Lilly will partner on a Bay‑Area AI co‑innovation lab with up to $1B of investment over five years to accelerate drug discovery using NVIDIA’s BioNeMo and Vera Rubin architectures — a clear revenue and platform‑expansion catalyst into life sciences. Nvidia, Eli Lilly to spend $1 billion over five years on joint research lab
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to lift targets and call NVDA a top data‑center/AI pick; some firms (and independent analysts) still see upside to ~$275, supporting further multiple expansion if growth stays intact. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: Analyst Sees Path to $275 Despite China Headwinds
• Positive Sentiment: Sell‑side and buy‑side commentators (Wolfe Research) are framing recent pullbacks as buying opportunities, which can attract dip buyers and options activity. Nvidia is a buying opportunity as the stock has pulled back, says Wolfe’s Chris Caso
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S. approvals allow exports of the H200 to China in some cases — that reduces a major uncertainty around data‑center sales but regulators still require extra reviews for higher‑end chips, leaving outcomes conditional. Nvidia H200 chip exports to China gets nod from Donald Trump administrations but NVDA’s 2nd most powerful AI chips require special review
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA clarified it does not require upfront payments for H200 orders, a commercial flexibility that could help deal flow but doesn’t eliminate licensing and geopolitical risk. Nvidia says no upfront payment needed for its H200 chips
• Negative Sentiment: Chinese authorities reportedly told some firms they may only buy H200 GPUs under “special circumstances” (e.g., research), which could materially limit Chinese revenue and cloud orders — a key near‑term risk for NVDA’s data‑center growth. China limits Nvidia chip purchases to special circumstances, Information reports
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile shorts and negative narratives are resurfacing — Michael Burry publicly said he’s short NVDA, and opinion pieces call the stock overvalued or “boring,” increasing downside pressure if macro or execution doubts grow. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry explains why he’s betting against Nvidia Nvidia is a ‘very boring idea’ and could lose its market cap crown, says market veteran
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentators warn of an imminent downside catalyst and rotation toward value — meaning NVDA’s high duration/valuation makes it vulnerable to macro shifts (rates, China licensing) and sector re‑weighting. Nvidia Stock Could Be Just a Few Weeks Away from a Major Downside Catalyst. How to Play NVDA Here.

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.