Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 6.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,054 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 3,906 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 5.2% of Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $12,697,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 36.5% in the third quarter. Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,743 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,802 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 98,567 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $18,875,000 after purchasing an additional 15,656 shares in the last quarter. Stewardship Advisors LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stewardship Advisors LLC now owns 8,683 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,620,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Tradewinds LLC. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 9,479.8% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 149,924 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $27,973,000 after buying an additional 148,359 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.4% during the third quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 15,291 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,853,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
NVIDIA stock opened at $185.24 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $184.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $182.92. 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 twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The company has a market capitalization of $4.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 0.99%.
Insider Activity
In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total transaction of $4,856,900.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 846,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock valued at $291,731,692. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms have recently commented on NVDA. Arete Research raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. CICC Research raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. HSBC set a $320.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up previously from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price (up from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.98.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on NVIDIA
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Nvidia is reported to be committing about $20 billion to OpenAI, a high‑visibility strategic move that reinforces NVDA’s central role in the AI infrastructure ecosystem and likely supports further demand for its data‑center GPUs. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC that the industry’s ~$660 billion capex buildout for AI infrastructure is sustainable, and other coverage quotes him and customers saying demand is “through the roof” — comments that validate long‑term revenue visibility for NVDA’s chips. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Broad market and semiconductor sector rebounds lifted large-cap chips; NVDA, as the AI‑chip leader, led the rally as investors rotated back into tech after a recent sell‑off. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Suppliers and industry players (e.g., Wistron) are signaling continued AI order growth and say AI is not a bubble — supportive industry context but not an immediate company‑specific catalyst. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Wall‑street analysts remain largely positive and some firms are reiterating bullish ratings on NVDA, which underpins investor confidence but also keeps expectations high. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Company CFO Colette Kress sold sizeable blocks of NVDA shares (filed Form 4), which some investors interpret as a negative signal even though insider sales can be routine tax/planning moves. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/export uncertainty around the H200 (China) export discussions remains unresolved in some reports — a potential headwind for growth in China if approvals are delayed or restricted. Read More.
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.
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