Financial Consulate Inc. Takes $5.32 Million Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 28,534 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,324,000. NVIDIA makes up about 0.8% of Financial Consulate Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after purchasing an additional 22,929 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.38, for a total transaction of $13,753,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 70,033,203 shares in the company, valued at $12,842,688,766.14. This represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total transaction of $63,605,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, 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. Insiders have sold 1,761,474 shares of company stock valued at $321,897,742 over the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key NVIDIA News

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 Price Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $185.81 on Wednesday. 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. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $184.53 and a 200-day moving average of $180.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.52 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given 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 payout ratio is 0.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Benchmark increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Melius Research increased their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. New Street Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Macquarie raised NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Five research 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.84.

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.