NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Gifford Fong Associates’ Largest Position

Gifford Fong Associates trimmed its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 246,210 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 30,000 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 9.7% of Gifford Fong Associates’ portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Gifford Fong Associates’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $45,938,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after buying an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in NVIDIA by 25.0% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 71,720,593 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $13,381,628,000 after buying an additional 14,358,048 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after acquiring an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $189.82 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.10, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. 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 firm has a 50 day moving average of $185.19 and a 200 day moving average of $183.59.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. 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 previous year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total transaction of $14,312,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $264.20.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta partnership expands into a full-stack deal (Blackwell GPUs, Rubin chips and Vera CPUs) and commits multi‑year purchases that underpin long-term data‑center revenue for NVIDIA. NVIDIA and Meta Deepen Their AI Alliance—and the Spending Numbers Are Enormous
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is close to finalizing ~ $30B investment in OpenAI reinforce strategic alignment with the largest AI software player and could secure future demand for chips and services. Nvidia close to finalizing $30 billion investment in OpenAI funding round, FT reports
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple institutional buyers (e.g., Atreides, Woodline, D1 Capital) increased NVDA stakes recently and analysts at several firms reiterated Buy ratings — a sign of continued institutional conviction ahead of earnings. Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner Boosts Nvidia Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 earnings are the immediate catalyst — consensus expects very large revenue (est. ~$65B) and another beat could re-accelerate the stock; but much of that is already priced in. NVIDIA to Post Q4 Earnings: Buy, Hold, or Take Profits?
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s Q4 options market is pricing in near‑perfect results — that elevates implied volatility and makes downside moves more likely if execution or guidance falls short. Nvidia options are priced for a perfect earnings outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators flag the risk of a post‑earnings pullback (examples projecting a $165–$170 downside scenario) if beats only match lofty expectations or guidance disappoints. NVDA Seeks to Break Rangebound Stock Moves After Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: New ASIC competitors and well‑funded startups (e.g., Taalas) are raising capital to challenge NVIDIA on cost/performance — a medium‑term competitive risk to monitor. Chip startup Taalas raises $169 million to help build AI chips to take on Nvidia

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.