Q3 Asset Management grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 1,504.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,510 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 19,232 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 1.3% of Q3 Asset Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Q3 Asset Management’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $3,826,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth about $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on NVDA shares. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. HSBC set a $320.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.98.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other NVIDIA news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total transaction of $63,605,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 1,611,474 shares of company stock valued at $293,285,232 in the last quarter. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
NVDA opened at $191.13 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.43, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a fifty day moving average of $184.09 and a 200 day moving average of $182.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 0.99%.
Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research raised its price target to $275 and kept an “outperform” rating, signaling meaningful upside from current levels and supporting investor confidence. Wolfe Research adjusts NVIDIA price target to $275
- Positive Sentiment: Reuters reports China has conditionally approved DeepSeek to buy Nvidia H200 chips — a potential reopening of a major market that reduces a key geopolitical risk to revenue. China conditionally approves DeepSeek to buy Nvidia’s H200 chips
- Positive Sentiment: Reports say Nvidia is part of talks (with Microsoft, Amazon) to invest in OpenAI as part of a very large funding round — a strategic tie to the biggest AI software player that could boost long-term demand. Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI
- Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a Buy on NVDA, reinforcing sell-side bullishness and analyst support for the thesis. Sanford C. Bernstein Reaffirms Buy Rating for NVIDIA
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang says AI memory requirements are rising and backs TSMC expansion — a reminder NVIDIA depends on the broader supply chain and that ecosystem capacity is crucial for growth. Jensen Huang says AI memory needs are rising
- Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft says it will continue buying third‑party AI chips even as it develops its own — this limits a key competitive risk but keeps competitive dynamics in play. Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia
- Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia expanded its CoreWeave partnership with a $2B investment to accelerate AI data-center buildout, supporting long-term capacity and demand. NVIDIA invests $2B in CoreWeave
- Negative Sentiment: NYTimes warns Amazon and Google are eating into Nvidia’s AI chip supremacy — increased competition could pressure pricing and growth rates over time. Amazon and Google eat into Nvidia’s AI chip supremacy
- Negative Sentiment: Macro and market-risk commentary (including Michael Burry warnings) and repeated notes about NVDA’s high valuation are keeping some traders cautious, which can amplify intraday pullbacks. Michael Burry’s stark warning
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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