Goldstone Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 40.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 45,094 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 13,048 shares during the period. Goldstone Financial Group LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $8,414,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Carderock Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 59.2% in the 3rd quarter. Carderock Capital Management Inc. now owns 34,836 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,500,000 after purchasing an additional 12,951 shares during the last quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 28,636 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $5,343,000 after purchasing an additional 1,544 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 7,186 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,341,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. Ethic Inc. lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.7% in the third quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 2,290,183 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $427,302,000 after buying an additional 39,135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mattson Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the third quarter. Mattson Financial Services LLC now owns 76,406 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $14,256,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NVDA. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price (up previously from $240.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.14.
NVIDIA Stock Down 2.1%
NVIDIA stock opened at $185.16 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31. 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 fifty day moving average is $185.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $179.25. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The business 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 business posted $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 0.99%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, Director A Brooke Seawell sold 12,728 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total value of $2,341,061.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,711,474 shares of company stock worth $312,028,242. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Key NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: CES product and platform momentum — Rubin (Vera Rubin rack-scale systems) and new AI model/tool launches reinforce NVDA’s technical edge and potential to lock hyperscaler capex into NVIDIA architectures. This supports longer-term revenue and margin upside. Nvidia Pulls The Timeline Forward: Why Rubin Changes The AI Game
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic commercial partnerships broaden addressable markets — announced collaborations (Caterpillar, Lenovo gigafactory, Archer avionics integration) expand NVDA’s TAM beyond cloud hyperscalers into industrial, construction and aerospace customers. Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains bullish — several firms (Evercore, Truist, Bank of America and others) have reaffirmed Outperform/Buy ratings and raised price targets after CES, providing analyst-backed support. Evercore Reiterates Outperform on Nvidia (NVDA), Calls It a Top Pick for 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Corporate / talent move — Nvidia hired its first Chief Marketing Officer (Alison Wagonfeld), signaling a greater focus on go-to-market and enterprise adoption; important long-term but unlikely to move near-term earnings. Nvidia Hires Google Veteran as Its First Chief Marketing Officer
- Negative Sentiment: China uncertainty — mixed signals from Beijing: some reports say limited approvals for H200 imports are coming, but other reports show authorities previously asked firms to halt orders. That ambiguity is weighing on sentiment and demand visibility in a large market. Exclusive: Nvidia requires full upfront payment for H200 chips in China, sources say
- Negative Sentiment: Defensive sales terms for China clients — reports that NVIDIA is requiring full upfront payment for H200 orders in China signal the company is hedging export/approval risk; this protects NVIDIA but can slow orders and frustrate customers. Nvidia’s reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront its for H200 AI chips
- Negative Sentiment: Short-term market pressure from tech rotation — Nasdaq underperformance and a rotation away from the largest AI names is putting near-term downward pressure on NVDA, even as fundamentals remain strong. Nasdaq Underperforms As Tech Rotation Hits Nvidia, Other AI Stocks; Jobs Report Next
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.
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