NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Position Lifted by Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 151,768 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,258 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 1.0% of Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $28,317,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $64,976,521,000 after purchasing an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after buying an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $154,556,803,000 after acquiring an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.82, for a total transaction of $37,564,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,818,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $717,199,497.54. This represents a 4.98% 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 1,536,474 shares of company stock valued at $281,144,482 over the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $178.07 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $183.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $181.29. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19. The company has a market cap of $4.33 trillion, a PE ratio of 44.19, a PEG ratio of 0.91 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 for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued 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 payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. CICC Research boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. President Capital upped their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $263.41.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big commercial deal / ecosystem validation — NVIDIA signed a large licensing agreement with Groq (reported as a $20B arrangement), underscoring continued commercial demand for NVIDIA’s software/IP and strengthening its position across AI compute partners. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic investments to expand AI stack — NVIDIA invested in Baseten ($150M), signaling continued push to build out inference and software/service layers that monetize GPUs and broaden recurring revenue streams. That supports long‑term revenue diversification. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Street remains constructive — Several brokerages have raised price targets and reiterated Outperform/Buy ratings (e.g., Jefferies, Mizuho). Analyst upgrades and higher targets provide a technical and fundamental floor for the stock. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Shift to system/software-led growth — Analysts argue NVDA’s next phase is software, networking and integrated systems (Vera Rubin platform), which could increase stickiness but will take time to translate into new revenue lines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate actions and shareholder returns — NVIDIA set a dividend date for 2026’s first payout; incremental yield and buybacks can stabilize sentiment but aren’t large catalysts vs. earnings and AI demand. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: China export uncertainty — Reports say H200 shipments to China are stalled and approvals/clearance remain uncertain, which could constrain NVDA’s addressable market and revenue timing in a key region. This regulatory risk is a major near‑term headwind for the stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro / geopolitics driving a tech sell‑off — Tariff rhetoric around Greenland and broader geopolitical noise prompted a risk‑off move in large tech names, hitting NVDA along with the Magnificent Seven as investors reduce exposure to high‑beta AI growth stocks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: “Honeymoon over” headlines and sentiment compression — Coverage noting an AI momentum slowdown and cautionary takes (Barron’s/others) contribute to positioning risk and short‑term selling pressure despite strong fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High insider selling and chatter on regulatory risk — Data on heavy insider sales and persistent discussion of export controls raise perception risks and can amplify negative moves when macro sentiment sours. Read More.

NVIDIA Profile

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.