NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Kercheville Advisors LLC’s Largest Position

Kercheville Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 39.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 113,306 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 31,927 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 6.4% of Kercheville Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Kercheville Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $21,141,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the third quarter valued at $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% during the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $148,859,000 after buying an additional 29,479 shares during the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 81,322 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $12,848,000 after buying an additional 2,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in NVIDIA by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,808,000 after buying an additional 6,162 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Roundup

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

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total transaction of $12,421,044.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,424,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,365,643.55. This trade represents a 4.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,659,114 shares of company stock worth $303,280,581 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Loop Capital raised their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $186.54 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $4.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.29, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $212.19. The company’s 50 day moving average is $184.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $180.96. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

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.