Whalen Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,162 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 4.0% of Whalen Wealth Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Whalen Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,808,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after purchasing an additional 22,929 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after buying an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after buying an additional 11,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,049,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.65, for a total value of $14,772,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,574,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $290,720,899.95. This trade represents a 4.84% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 2,311,474 shares of company stock valued at $422,749,992 in the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Key NVIDIA News
- Positive Sentiment: Company aims to begin shipping H200 AI chips to China by mid‑February, a potential revenue tailwind for data‑center sales if export reviews clear. Exclusive: Nvidia aims to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February, sources say
- Positive Sentiment: Truist reiterated a Buy and raised its price target to $275, joining other firms (e.g., Tigress lifting target toward $350) that are pushing analyst expectations higher and supporting sentiment. Truist Reaffirms Buy on NVIDIA (NVDA), Raises PT to $275 on AI Infrastructure Upside
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA launched a new family of open‑source AI models and is expanding infrastructure (≈$1.5B server‑farm plan in Israel) plus an acquisition (SchedMD) — moves that widen the ecosystem and can boost GPU/service demand. NVIDIA Launches a New Family of Open Source AI Models NVIDIA Plots $1.5B Server Farm Investment in Israel
- Positive Sentiment: HBM memory shortages and GPU backlog remain structural tailwinds for NVIDIA’s pricing and sales through 2026–27, supporting margins and revenue visibility. 4 Memorable Ways to Play the HBM Market Boom
- Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend being paid this week provides a small cash return that can help near‑term investor sentiment. Nvidia to pay dividends this week
- Neutral Sentiment: Heavy bullish options activity suggests strong conviction but concentrates risk if macro or AI sentiment reverses. Bulls Double Down on Nvidia Stock Despite Tech Volatility
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Director Mark Stevens sold 222,500 shares (~$40.1M at ~$180.17), a sign some insiders are taking gains (though he retains a large position). NVIDIA Director Sells $40,087,825.00 in Stock
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: U.S. lawmakers asked Commerce to disclose approvals related to H200 China licenses — potential for delays, political scrutiny or tighter export controls that could curb China revenue. Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licenses
- Negative Sentiment: Public skeptics (Michael Burry) and some commentators warn about GPU power/cost, competition and valuation — themes that could pressure the stock if growth or guidance disappoints. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry warns the US will lose the AI race to China if it banks on Nvidia’s ‘power hungry’ chips
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $183.69 on Tuesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $185.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $175.70. 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 company has a market capitalization of $4.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.29.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is 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 currently 0.99%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Craig Hallum boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $195.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Evercore ISI set a $352.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Mizuho raised their target price on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, President Capital upped their price target on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.
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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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