Sapient Capital LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Sapient Capital LLC cut its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 788,202 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 26,763 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 2.2% of Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $143,552,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $64,976,521,000 after acquiring an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $51,386,863,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at $15,089,414,000. 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 worth $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 16.0% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 135,770,043 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,826,199,000 after purchasing an additional 18,733,431 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on NVDA. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Loop Capital raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.14.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vera Rubin / Rubin chips now in production — NVIDIA said its next‑gen Rubin architecture and Vera Rubin platform are in production and slated for ramp in 2026, which should improve training speed/cost for hyperscalers and support longer‑term data‑center revenue growth. Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture
• Positive Sentiment: Alpamayo and “physical AI” push into autonomous vehicles and robotics — NVIDIA unveiled the Alpamayo open reasoning models, simulation tools and large driving datasets to accelerate L4 autonomy and broader physical AI use cases (robotics, industrial AI), opening new TAM beyond data‑center GPUs. NVIDIA Announces Alpamayo Family
• Positive Sentiment: Ecosystem and cloud partners expanding Rubin availability — CoreWeave, Nebius and other partners are lining up to offer Rubin/Vera Rubin platforms later in 2026, which accelerates commercial adoption and recurring cloud revenue for NVIDIA’s stack. CoreWeave Extends Its Cloud Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Strong Chinese demand for H200s after U.S. signal — CEO Jensen Huang and multiple outlets report “very high” orders from China for H200 chips after Washington signaled approvals for certain exports; if licenses clear this could unlock sizable incremental sales. Huang: very high demand for H200 chips
• Neutral Sentiment: US export‑license timing remains uncertain — CFO and reporting indicate regulators are “working feverishly” but NVIDIA doesn’t yet have firm ship dates for China approvals; this creates execution timing risk even if demand is confirmed. US working on Nvidia licenses
• Neutral Sentiment: Some ecosystem knock‑on effects — Huang said newer chips reduce data‑center cooling needs, which briefly pressured HVAC/cooling stocks; the comment shows product efficiency upside but also implies shifting demand mix for adjacent vendors. Data center cooling stocks drop after Huang’s comments
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction has been muted — despite the CES announcements, several outlets note a restrained stock response and debate over the timing of new revenue streams, suggesting investors want concrete bookings/timing before re‑rating. Nvidia Talks Up Robots; The Stock Slips
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling continues — public filings and coverage show significant insider share sales in 2025, a factor that can temper near‑term price moves even as institutions and analysts remain constructive. The AI Tech Paradox: Insiders Sell

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $187.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $212.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $186.28 and a 200 day moving average of $179.14.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share 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 last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, 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 transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total transaction of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director 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 1,786,474 shares of company stock valued at $326,293,242 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

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.