Simon Quick Advisors LLC Purchases 15,531 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Simon Quick Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 43.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 51,473 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 15,531 shares during the period. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $9,604,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at about $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $186.94 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.54 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.41. 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect 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 given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 is presently 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total value of $14,772,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,574,443 shares in the company, valued at $290,720,899.95. This represents a 4.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,734,114 shares of company stock worth $317,034,081. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Surging AI data‑center demand and optimism about sustained growth; several market pieces highlight strong enterprise orders and continued uptake of Blackwell/H200 chips. Stock Market Today, Jan. 15: Nvidia Rises on Strong AI Demand and Data Center Growth Optimism
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang says the Vera Rubin platform is in full production — a near‑term revenue driver and margin enhancer if adoption scales as expected. NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin is in Full Production, Says Jensen Huang. Time to Get Bullish?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are raising targets and reaffirming buy ratings — Baird reiterated Outperform with a $275 target and Rothschild & Co Redburn raised its target to $268 — supporting upside expectations. Baird reiterates outperform on Nvidia with $275 target Rothschild & Co Redburn raises PT to $268
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader chip sector tailwind after TSMC blew past estimates — NVDA has benefited from the sector rally but faces supply constraints tied to foundry capacity. Chip stocks pop after TSMC’s earnings beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Design wins / ecosystem expansion: SiFive will adopt NVIDIA interconnect tech for RISC‑V designs, extending NVDA tech reach (longer‑term modest upside). SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology
• Negative Sentiment: China appears to be drafting rules limiting H200 purchases and Chinese customs were reported to have blocked H200 imports — a material risk to NVDA’s China revenue if enforced. China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips
• Negative Sentiment: The U.S. announced a 25% tariff/surcharge on certain advanced AI chips (including the H200) headed to China — this reduces realized revenue on China sales even as it permits controlled exports. Trump imposes 25% tariff on some advanced computing chips
• Negative Sentiment: Prominent short interest: Michael Burry publicly bet against Nvidia, arguing valuation math is stretched — a headline risk that can pressure sentiment. Michael Burry Bets Against Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CFO Colette Kress disclosed multi‑million dollar share sales earlier this week — investors sometimes view large exec sales as a near‑term negative signal. SEC insider‑sale filing

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Melius Research increased their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $262.84.

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.