CX Institutional Acquires 22,721 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

CX Institutional boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 296,466 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,721 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for 1.7% of CX Institutional’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. CX Institutional’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $55,315,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at approximately $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Up 0.8%

NVDA stock opened at $184.72 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19. The business has a 50-day moving average of $183.42 and a 200-day moving average of $181.32.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced 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. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The business 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 earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target on NVDA from $250 to $275 and kept a Buy rating, giving the stock a clear catalyst for upside based on resumed earnings momentum. Jefferies Raises PT on NVIDIA Corporation From $250 to $275, Keeps Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded NVDA to a Strong Buy, reflecting rising analyst optimism ahead of earnings and reinforcing demand expectations. Nvidia (NVDA) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s strategic $150M investment in Baseten signals a push into AI inference software/service layers, expanding addressable market beyond hardware. Nvidia Bets On AI Inference With $150 Million Baseten Stake
• Positive Sentiment: Corvex/partner news of long‑term NVIDIA H200 GPU deployments shows concrete demand for NVDA’s data‑center GPUs in production AI workloads. Corvex Secures Long-Term NVIDIA H200 GPU Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings previews point to another strong quarter (analysts expect double‑digit beats), which supports higher forward estimates and valuation upside. Earnings Preview: What To Expect From NVIDIA’s Report
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang plans a late‑January visit to China to try to reopen the market — a potential revenue catalyst but outcomes remain uncertain. Nvidia CEO Huang plans to visit China as he seeks reopen market, Bloomberg reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer and other commentators continue to back the Magnificent Seven, which supports sentiment but doesn’t change fundamentals. Jim Cramer says he’s not abandoning the Mag 7 stocks despite recent struggles
• Negative Sentiment: Fund flows have started rotating into memory/storage (SanDisk, WDC), which can pressure NVDA in the near term as active money reallocates away from compute. Forget the Chips, Buy Memory: Why AI Money Is Moving to Storage
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting NVDA is lagging other AI names highlights short‑term sentiment risk and the potential for further relative underperformance. Nvidia Stock Is Lagging Behind Other AI Names. Why the Boom’s Darling Is Out of Favor.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical friction: the White House/Trump push to allow chip sales to China clashes with lawmakers proposing tighter export curbs — a regulatory risk that could limit NVDA’s China growth. Trump wants Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to Beijing. Washington’s China hawks are pushing back
• Negative Sentiment: Some funds have trimmed NVDA positions (e.g., Cypress Funds), a sign that active managers are already rotating exposure. Cypress Funds Llc Cuts Nvidia Stake Under Steven Baum

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research downgraded NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Tigress Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $280.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, December 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were 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 owned 7,049,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. This trade represents a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total transaction of $14,312,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at $267,355,852.70. The trade was a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,461,474 shares of company stock valued at $267,243,232 in the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.