Cresta Advisors Ltd. Raises Stock Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Cresta Advisors Ltd. boosted its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,202 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,160 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 2.4% of Cresta Advisors Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Cresta Advisors Ltd.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $5,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $154,556,803,000 after purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake 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 stake in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% during the 2nd 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 buying an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $51,386,863,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 178,593,475 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $28,215,983,000 after buying an additional 2,623,678 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s $52–$56B 2026 CapEx validates sustained wafer demand for AI GPUs — that underpins Nvidia’s multi‑year data‑center TAM because more fab capacity and advanced nodes (2nm/GAAFET) support higher GPU build volumes and upgrade cycles. The $56 Billion Draft: Follow TSMC’s CapEx Stream
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets (Jefferies, Mizuho, Rothschild/Redburn, Baird, etc.) are boosting investor conviction in NVDA’s roadmap (Rubin/H200) and justify buy ratings that support upside momentum. Jefferies sets Nvidia stock price target at $275
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA clarified it won’t require Chinese customers to pre‑pay for H200 chips, which eases one specific commercial concern and removes a potential sales‑friction narrative. No Pre-Payments Needed: NVIDIA Clarifies Terms on H200 Chip Sales to China
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators note NVDA remains a long‑term AI leader (Vera Rubin production, massive backlog), yet the stock has traded sideways recently — suggesting near‑term consolidation even as bulls argue for continued growth. Nvidia stock remains stuck: here is why analysts say ‘buy’ anyway
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. proclamation imposes a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips (including the H200) shipped to China — this could reduce margin and price competitiveness on China sales and re‑route shipment economics. Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that China is drafting purchase rules and had earlier moved to restrict/stop H200 imports raise demand uncertainty in a large end market; even with clarifications, policy friction raises execution risk for China revenue. China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips, Nikkei Asia reports
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosures (CFO Colette Kress sold shares this week) add near‑term investor caution on insider conviction despite long‑term bullish signals. SEC Filing: Insider Sales

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. New Street Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $307.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Hsbc Global Res raised NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Citic Securities increased their target price on NVIDIA from $237.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total value of $14,772,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,574,443 shares in the company, valued at $290,720,899.95. The trade was a 4.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,734,114 shares of company stock worth $317,034,081. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $186.54 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.29, a PEG ratio of 0.91 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 has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business has a 50 day moving average of $184.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $180.80.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

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.