Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Has $304.89 Million Stock Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,634,011 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,543 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 4.2% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $304,887,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on NVDA. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Mizuho set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Macquarie upgraded shares of NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $191.52 on Thursday. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The company has a market capitalization of $4.65 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.52, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $183.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $182.20.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China reportedly cleared the first batch of NVIDIA H200 AI chips for import, reopening a major revenue market and easing geopolitical headwinds to sales in the region. China Approves H200 Imports
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s $2B strategic investment in CoreWeave is being read as a vote of confidence in AI infrastructure that will consume more NVIDIA GPUs, supporting demand visibility across cloud and AI service providers. CoreWeave’s NVIDIA Boost Fueled a Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Several sell‑side firms continue to back NVDA with buy/outperform ratings and elevated price targets, sustaining bullish institutional narratives around AI leadership and upside to estimates. Bernstein Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying continues (recent 13F disclosure shows DekaBank added ~1.0M shares), which can support near‑term price momentum into earnings. DekaBank Adds NVIDIA Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA scheduled its Q4 / FY2026 earnings call for Feb. 25; the date concentrates focus and could amplify volatility around guidance and China‑related commentary. NVIDIA to Host Conference Call
• Negative Sentiment: A Reuters exclusive says NVIDIA helped DeepSeek refine AI models later used by China’s military — this raises regulatory, compliance and reputational risk that could draw Congressional or export‑control scrutiny. Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by China’s military
• Negative Sentiment: Industry warnings about “GPU debt” and heavy leverage financing AI infrastructure highlight systemic risks: a slowdown in enterprise capex or a correction in GPU valuations could ripple through demand for NVIDIA hardware. Nvidia’s AI Boom Is Being Financed By GPU Debt
• Negative Sentiment: Rising competition from other major tech players and new AI chips is cited in the press; any market share erosion or margin pressure would be a negative catalyst ahead of earnings. Move Over NVIDIA: Competition Steps Up

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total value of $36,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $651,483,201.88. This trade represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $293,285,232. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.