Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC Boosts Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 46.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,127 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,205 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 0.6% of Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Jackson Thornton Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,076,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 4.6% in 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 period. Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $148,859,000 after purchasing an additional 29,479 shares during the last quarter. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at about $37,316,000. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.2% during the second 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 20.3% during 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $189.86 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $184.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $183.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 trillion, a PE ratio of 47.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO outlook/rebuild of AI infrastructure — Jensen Huang’s comments that the AI buildout is multi‑year and “generational” have renewed conviction that hyperscalers’ multibillion-dollar AI capex will sustain demand for NVIDIA GPUs. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on CEO Jensen Huang’s AI Buildout Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/momentum support — NVDA’s momentum ranking and recent analyst upgrades/price targets are drawing buy-side attention, supporting upward moves ahead of upcoming catalysts. Nvidia (NVDA) is a Top-Ranked Momentum Stock: Should You Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/market lift — a tech-driven rally in US indices ahead of economic data helped push NVDA higher as investors rotated back into large-cap AI names. Nasdaq 100 and S&P500: Oracle Soars, Nvidia Climbs as US Indices Strengthen Into Jobs Data
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply‑chain / ecosystem win for suppliers — reports that suppliers (e.g., Lumentum) could benefit from NVIDIA’s acceleration of co‑packaged optics are constructive for the AI supply chain but represent indirect upside to NVDA. Lumentum should benefit as Nvidia ‘accelerates’ co-packaged optics: GF
• Neutral Sentiment: Needs fresh catalysts — some outlets note last week’s rally may need additional company-specific catalysts (partner wins, guidance or another beat) to sustain momentum. Nvidia Stock Slips. How OpenAI Can Boost the Chip Maker’s Shares.
• Negative Sentiment: Market downside risk — big‑tech volatility and a recent $1‑trillion pullback across megacaps mean NVDA remains sensitive to macro risk and risk‑off flows. Big Tech stocks are treading water after $1 trillion sell-off week
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure from Intel — Intel’s renewed push into discrete AI GPUs and memory (and strategic partnerships) could increase long‑term competition in inference and memory solutions. Intel Stock Is Priced for Ruin, But the AI Offensive Is Here (NVDA)
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling highlighted — recent data showing extensive insider sales can unsettle some investors even if driven by diversification. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on CEO Jensen Huang’s AI Buildout Forecast

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $651,483,201.88. This trade represents a 5.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. This represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Tigress Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $350.00 price target (up from $280.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average 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.