Callahan Advisors LLC Boosts Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Callahan Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 157,306 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,094 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 2.5% of Callahan Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Callahan Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $29,350,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Instrumental Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 14.5% during the third quarter. Instrumental Wealth LLC now owns 13,356 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,710,000 after buying an additional 1,691 shares during the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 37.8% during the 3rd quarter. Copia Wealth Management now owns 645 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $120,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. REDW Wealth LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. REDW Wealth LLC now owns 3,471 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $648,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 51.5% during the third quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. now owns 93,958 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $17,531,000 after purchasing an additional 31,921 shares during the period. Finally, Sovran Advisors LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 11.8% in the third quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 119,865 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $24,319,000 after purchasing an additional 12,620 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain highly bullish ahead of Q4 earnings, arguing catalysts (GTC developer conference, product updates) and institutional accumulation could drive further gains. NVIDIA Analysts Say Buy Ahead of Q4 Earnings, With Conviction
• Positive Sentiment: Third-party partners expanding ties with NVIDIA’s ecosystem (e.g., CoreWeave) signal stronger end-market adoption of NVIDIA GPUs and services. Analysts Reaffirm Buy on CoreWeave (CRWV) Following Expanded NVIDIA Partnership and Growth Plans
• Positive Sentiment: Major funds and hedge managers have been adding to NVDA or increasing exposure (recent filings and buys reported), which supports demand and provides a bid under the stock. Maverick Capital Boosts Nvidia Stake, Buying 843,025 Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces rank NVDA among top AI investments and compare it favorably to peers (Broadcom, AMD) — useful context but not immediate stock-moving news. NVIDIA vs. Broadcom: Which AI Chip Stock Is the Better Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: General investor guides and “best stocks” lists continue to feature NVDA due to long-term AI secular tailwinds; these boost sentiment but are lower-impact near-term. The Best Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns about big-tech capex slowing or not meeting expectations are resurfacing; analysts warn this could dent demand for AI infrastructure and pressure revenues if spending pulls back. Nvidia May Be At Risk As Big Tech Capex Concerns Mount
• Negative Sentiment: Company-level noise: CEO Jensen Huang has pulled out of the India AI summit, a ticketed event where visibility and customer/partner meetings could have mattered—investors may read this as a short-term negative signal. Nvidia CEO Pulls Out Of AI Event
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling reported in recent months is weighing on sentiment; visible insider exits can amplify profit-taking after NVDA’s big run. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on AI Chip Demand
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/competitive risk: analysts and commentators flag accelerating Chinese AI capabilities and geopolitical shifts that could pressure long-term pricing power and market share. China’s tech shock threatens the U.S. AI monopoly and is ‘just getting started’

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $651,483,201.88. This represents a 5.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NVDA. UBS Group set a $245.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Loop Capital lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target (up from $210.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen cut NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $264.20.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $182.85 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $184.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $183.38. The company has a market cap of $4.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

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.