Wallace Hart LLC Makes New Investment in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Wallace Hart LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 9,742 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,818,000. NVIDIA comprises 1.3% of Wallace Hart LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Susquehanna raised their target price on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Citic Securities raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $237.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $271.58.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $184.89 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $183.89. 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 market capitalization of $4.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.73, 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.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 110.96%. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued 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 is Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record quarter and aggressive guidance — NVDA reported $68.1B in Q4 revenue (Data Center $62.3B) and guided to roughly $78B for Q1, showing continued AI-driven demand that underpins long-term growth expectations. NVIDIA press release
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness — multiple firms raised price targets and upgraded ratings (JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bernstein, BofA, RBC, Truist, etc.), reflecting confidence that NVDA’s AI franchise can sustain high growth. Analyst reactions (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Product & partner momentum — NVIDIA continues to expand its technical lead (Blackwell, Vera Rubin) and sign multiyear partnerships and ecosystem deals (Meta, Anthropic, CoreWeave) that lock in demand and broaden TAM. Forbes: Moat piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows and stake moves — some funds are adding to positions (reported increases such as Ashton Thomas Private Wealth), while others and insiders show selling activity; these flows can support or pressure the stock depending on momentum. Ashton Thomas stake report
• Negative Sentiment: Market shrugged — despite the beat, NVDA shares initially fell as some investors judged the report “not enough” vs. sky-high expectations and worried about a rotation out of megacap AI names. That reactive selling has amplified short-term volatility. WSJ: Lukewarm reception
• Negative Sentiment: China & export uncertainty — revenue from China remains constrained by export controls and limited H200 shipments; management excluded China from near-term guidance, creating an upside risk if approvals come — but a downside risk if geopolitical frictions continue. CNBC: China sales/controls
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and structural concerns — critics (including high-profile investors) point to rising purchase obligations, insider selling and the risk of AI spending normalizing; these narratives can cap near-term upside even with excellent fundamentals. Finbold: Michael Burry critique

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at $229,196,578.86. The trade was a 2.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total transaction of $63,605,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375 in the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.