Maryland State Retirement & Pension System Buys 29,485 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,163,850 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,485 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 4.6% of Maryland State Retirement & Pension System’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $217,151,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp raised its position in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after acquiring an additional 9,554,857 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 2nd 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 buying an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 178,593,475 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $28,215,983,000 after buying an additional 2,623,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in NVIDIA by 2.8% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 155,668,775 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $24,594,110,000 after buying an additional 4,209,423 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NVDA opened at $171.83 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $183.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.18 trillion, a P/E ratio of 42.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 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 twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results 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 return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The business had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders 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 currently 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total value of $14,312,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,563,834 shares of company stock worth $283,360,391. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong hyperscaler spending — reports that Alphabet/Google plans large AI data‑center capex are supporting demand for NVIDIA GPUs, helping justify continued data‑center revenue growth. Broadcom and Nvidia Stocks Rise. How Google’s AI Spending Will Boost the Chip Makers.
• Positive Sentiment: New product momentum — coverage notes NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform is in production and is expected to drive another upgrade/replacement cycle, supporting medium‑term revenue and share‑gain thesis. Can Chinese Chipmakers Really Catch NVIDIA’s Rubin by 2027?
• Positive Sentiment: Supply‑chain & infra partnerships — NVIDIA is partnering with firms (e.g., Tower Semiconductor on silicon photonics) that can expand addressable markets for AI data‑center interconnects and strengthen ecosystem ties. Tower Semiconductor Partners with NVIDIA on 1.6T Silicon Photonics for AI Data Centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Major strategic investment talks — media reports that NVIDIA is negotiating a very large (~$20B) investment into OpenAI are circulating; the deal would be transformational but remains unconfirmed and subject to negotiation/terms. Nvidia eyes record $20bn investment in OpenAI amid major funding round
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst backing persists — several firms (e.g., Morgan Stanley) have reiterated overweight/positive ratings, arguing NVIDIA’s AI leadership justifies premium multiples even as the valuation gap widens. Analyst Sticks with Nvidia (NVDA) as AI Valuation Gap Widens
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate — coverage highlights NVDA’s rich multiples; some analysts say growth justifies it, others warn of increased downside if guidance or macro slows. NVIDIA Trades at a Premium Valuation: Should You Still Buy the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: China export & sales uncertainty — Reuters/FT reporting says H200/H-series exports and sales to China remain under U.S. national‑security review and some shipments (e.g., to ByteDance) hinge on restrictive conditions; that cloud limits near‑term China growth visibility. Nvidia AI chip sales to China stalled by US security review, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term selloff & downside scenarios — several pieces warn momentum and software‑sector weakness can drag NVDA lower (some suggest significant pullbacks are possible if growth expectations reset). Here’s why NVIDIA stock price could be at risk of a crash to $150

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. HSBC set a $320.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Wedbush increased their price target on NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.98.

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.