Werlinich Asset Management LLC Lowers Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Werlinich Asset Management LLC lowered its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 4.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 216,095 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 11,000 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 20.0% of Werlinich Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Werlinich Asset Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $40,319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew 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 acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Trading Up 3.9%

NVDA opened at $180.99 on Friday. 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 cap of $4.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 2.29. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $185.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $174.93. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business 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. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.01, for a total transaction of $13,575,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 70,258,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,717,437,325.03. This trade represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director directly 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 2,163,974 shares of company stock worth $396,087,917. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. review could pave way for H200 shipments to China — reports say the administration launched a review that might allow exports of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China, which would materially expand addressable demand and revenue prospects. US launches review of advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory overhang removed on Intel tie-up — U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel, reducing a near-term regulatory risk and supporting strategic partnerships that could help scale production and go-to-market efforts. Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts getting more bullish — several firms (Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated buy at $275, Truist raised its PT to $275, Zacks boosted EPS estimates) are lifting targets or confirming buys, helping technical momentum and positioning for upside. MarketScreener Latest Ratings
• Neutral Sentiment: Management clarifies OpenAI investment status — Jensen Huang said Nvidia has not yet funded its announced plan around OpenAI, which removes some rumor-driven uncertainty but leaves the timing and size of any investment unclear. Nvidia has not given OpenAI ‘a penny yet,’ CEO Huang tells Fox Business
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosed — long-time director Harvey Jones sold 250,000 shares (~$44M), a headline that can spook some investors even though large insiders often diversify. Nvidia director sells $44 million in stock

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Daiwa Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.14.

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.