NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Raised by Davidson Investment Advisors

Davidson Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 35.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 300,018 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 77,827 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 2.4% of Davidson Investment Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Davidson Investment Advisors’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $55,977,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 7,049,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. This represents a 4.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.35, for a total transaction of $13,901,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 69,808,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,938,950,426.05. The trade was a 0.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,734,114 shares of company stock valued at $317,034,081 in the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $186.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.54 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.31. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $184.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.41.

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 last year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Surging AI data‑center demand and optimism about sustained growth; several market pieces highlight strong enterprise orders and continued uptake of Blackwell/H200 chips. Stock Market Today, Jan. 15: Nvidia Rises on Strong AI Demand and Data Center Growth Optimism
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang says the Vera Rubin platform is in full production — a near‑term revenue driver and margin enhancer if adoption scales as expected. NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin is in Full Production, Says Jensen Huang. Time to Get Bullish?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are raising targets and reaffirming buy ratings — Baird reiterated Outperform with a $275 target and Rothschild & Co Redburn raised its target to $268 — supporting upside expectations. Baird reiterates outperform on Nvidia with $275 target Rothschild & Co Redburn raises PT to $268
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader chip sector tailwind after TSMC blew past estimates — NVDA has benefited from the sector rally but faces supply constraints tied to foundry capacity. Chip stocks pop after TSMC’s earnings beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Design wins / ecosystem expansion: SiFive will adopt NVIDIA interconnect tech for RISC‑V designs, extending NVDA tech reach (longer‑term modest upside). SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology
• Negative Sentiment: China appears to be drafting rules limiting H200 purchases and Chinese customs were reported to have blocked H200 imports — a material risk to NVDA’s China revenue if enforced. China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips
• Negative Sentiment: The U.S. announced a 25% tariff/surcharge on certain advanced AI chips (including the H200) headed to China — this reduces realized revenue on China sales even as it permits controlled exports. Trump imposes 25% tariff on some advanced computing chips
• Negative Sentiment: Prominent short interest: Michael Burry publicly bet against Nvidia, arguing valuation math is stretched — a headline risk that can pressure sentiment. Michael Burry Bets Against Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CFO Colette Kress disclosed multi‑million dollar share sales earlier this week — investors sometimes view large exec sales as a near‑term negative signal. SEC insider‑sale filing

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. CICC Research increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wedbush increased their target price on NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.84.

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.