Hartline Investment Corp Has $131.17 Million Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Hartline Investment Corp lessened its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 703,009 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 61,215 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 13.6% of Hartline Investment Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Hartline Investment Corp’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $131,167,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in 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 purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised 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 valued at $91,150,170,000 after purchasing an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in NVIDIA by 10.7% in the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 64,728,856 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $10,226,512,000 after purchasing an additional 6,235,074 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA opened at $171.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $183.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.63. The firm has a market cap of $4.18 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.64, a PEG ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.92, for a total value of $5,111,188.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 874,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $161,696,267.04. This trade represents a 3.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total value of $36,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $651,483,201.88. This represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,563,834 shares of company stock worth $283,360,391. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Mizuho set a $275.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.98.

Key NVIDIA News

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

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.