Econ Financial Services Corp Purchases New Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Econ Financial Services Corp acquired a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,289 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $800,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $64,976,521,000 after purchasing an additional 382,231,120 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. 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 worth $154,556,803,000 after buying an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. administration has cleared a path for Nvidia to sell H200s to China under new export rules, which preserves a large revenue opportunity if licenses are approved and customers qualify. Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: Mizuho lifted its price target on NVDA to $275, signaling continued conviction in Nvidia’s growth trajectory despite near-term noise. Mizuho Raises PT on NVIDIA (InsiderMonkey)
• Positive Sentiment: Product/cost wins: Coverage highlights Nvidia’s Rubin platform and next-gen chips that could materially lower AI run costs, supporting long-term demand and margin resilience. NVIDIA’s Next Chip Could Make AI 10x Cheaper (The Motley Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships and ecosystem moves (Inception program, Natera collaboration, CES product debuts) reinforce competitive positioning but are longer‑dated catalysts rather than immediate drivers. NEAR AI Joins NVIDIA Inception Program (Blockonomi)
• Negative Sentiment: China’s customs have reportedly told agents H200s are “not permitted” or limited to special cases, creating real risk that approved U.S. licenses may face Chinese import barriers — a material demand impediment. China’s customs told Nvidia H200 chips are not permitted (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Policy cost: The U.S. move includes a 25% surcharge/government “take” and security conditions on some H200 sales, which could reduce margins and slow deal flow. Political pushback in Washington and Beijing adds execution risk. Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment and ratings pressure: Zacks downgraded NVDA to a “hold” and noted other market voices (including prominent shorts) increasing skeptical narratives — these amplify volatility and can drive short-term selling. Zacks downgrade to Hold (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: Supply bottlenecks: Reports that TSMC capacity is tight and other foundry/packaging constraints could limit Nvidia’s ability to ship enough H200/B300 chips to meet demand, pressuring near-term growth. TSMC capacity concerns (Benzinga)

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 is accessible through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. This represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,761,474 shares of company stock worth $321,897,742. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NVDA opened at $183.14 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $184.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.44, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.31. 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 Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the subject of several research reports. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. S&P Equity Research reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Susquehanna upped their target price on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, New Street Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.32.

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.