NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Holdings Lifted by Vest Financial LLC

Vest Financial LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 30.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 606,221 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 141,046 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 1.5% of Vest Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Vest Financial LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $113,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.6% in the third quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $395,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 1,483 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 3,928 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $621,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 20,903 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,302,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.3% in the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $732,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Robert W. Baird restated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Benchmark lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.98.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% 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 worth $291,731,692 in the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $189.86 on Tuesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $184.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $183.04. The company has a market capitalization of $4.61 trillion, a P/E ratio of 47.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm 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 firm earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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

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.