9,846 Shares in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Purchased by Western Financial Corp CA

Western Financial Corp CA purchased a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 9,846 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,837,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew 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 worth $64,976,521,000 after acquiring an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the second 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 purchasing an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. New Street Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.41.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA stock opened at $186.54 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $184.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.61. The stock has a market cap of $4.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. Research 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 was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.99%.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s $52–$56B 2026 CapEx validates sustained wafer demand for AI GPUs — that underpins Nvidia’s multi?year data?center TAM because more fab capacity and advanced nodes (2nm/GAAFET) support higher GPU build volumes and upgrade cycles. The $56 Billion Draft: Follow TSMC’s CapEx Stream
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets (Jefferies, Mizuho, Rothschild/Redburn, Baird, etc.) are boosting investor conviction in NVDA’s roadmap (Rubin/H200) and justify buy ratings that support upside momentum. Jefferies sets Nvidia stock price target at $275
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA clarified it won’t require Chinese customers to pre?pay for H200 chips, which eases one specific commercial concern and removes a potential sales?friction narrative. No Pre-Payments Needed: NVIDIA Clarifies Terms on H200 Chip Sales to China
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators note NVDA remains a long?term AI leader (Vera Rubin production, massive backlog), yet the stock has traded sideways recently — suggesting near?term consolidation even as bulls argue for continued growth. Nvidia stock remains stuck: here is why analysts say ‘buy’ anyway
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. proclamation imposes a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips (including the H200) shipped to China — this could reduce margin and price competitiveness on China sales and re?route shipment economics. Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that China is drafting purchase rules and had earlier moved to restrict/stop H200 imports raise demand uncertainty in a large end market; even with clarifications, policy friction raises execution risk for China revenue. China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips, Nikkei Asia reports
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosures (CFO Colette Kress sold shares this week) add near?term investor caution on insider conviction despite long?term bullish signals. SEC Filing: Insider Sales

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the business’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 value of $63,605,500.00. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.35, for a total value of $13,901,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 69,808,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,938,950,426.05. The trade was a 0.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,734,114 shares of company stock valued at $317,034,081 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

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.