SLT Holdings LLC decreased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 7.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 77,840 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 6,290 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 9.6% of SLT Holdings LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. SLT Holdings LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $14,523,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 75.9% during the 3rd quarter. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC now owns 116,678 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $21,770,000 after acquiring an additional 50,360 shares in the last quarter. Independent Solutions Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Independent Solutions Wealth Management LLC now owns 103,821 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $19,371,000 after purchasing an additional 619 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 49.6% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 643,424 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $120,051,000 after purchasing an additional 213,437 shares in the last quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 8.4% in the third quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. now owns 393,079 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $73,341,000 after purchasing an additional 30,614 shares during the period. Finally, Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 9.8% in the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,706 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $505,000 after buying an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up previously from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total transaction of $12,421,044.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,424,603 shares in the company, valued at $253,365,643.55. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total transaction of $36,008,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $651,483,201.88. This represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,661,474 shares of company stock worth $303,251,232. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
NVIDIA Stock Up 1.6%
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $187.81 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The company has a 50-day moving average of $183.38 and a 200 day moving average of $181.53.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its 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. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The business’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.
More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Reports say Chinese regulators have signaled that large companies (including Alibaba) can prepare to order NVIDIA’s H200 GPUs, which would reopen a huge addressable market and explain the stock lift. Nvidia may have picked up a win in China. So why isn’t the stock surging?
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA invested $150 million in Baseten, a startup focused on AI inference — a strategic bet to strengthen its software/inference ecosystem and capture more of the AI stack beyond chips. NVIDIA (NVDA) Invests $150 million in Baseten
- Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target on NVDA (from $250 to $275) and JPMorgan reaffirmed a Buy — analyst backing supports investor confidence and limits downside from short-term noise. Jefferies Raises PT on NVIDIA JPMorgan Reaffirms Buy
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang plans a China visit and has been publicly framing AI infrastructure as a long-term buildout (jobs/infrastructure narrative) — this can soothe relations but outcome depends on negotiations and approvals. Nvidia’s Huang to visit China as AI chip sales stall
- Negative Sentiment: Counterpoints: analysis flags a potential H200 China roadblock and warns that soaring memory (HBM) costs could squeeze NVIDIA’s margin/production dynamics — these are key risks that could cap upside even if China reopens. Nvidia: H200 China Roadblock And Soaring Memory Costs Threaten The Bull Case
- Negative Sentiment: Macro/structural shift: investors are rotating money into memory/storage names as HBM allocation tightness pushes up memory costs and reshapes supply chains — that rotation can weigh on NVDA multiple if capital flows away. Forget the Chips, Buy Memory: Why AI Money Is Moving to Storage
About NVIDIA
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.
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