NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Woodstock Corp’s Largest Position

Woodstock Corp reduced its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 591,364 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 51,817 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for 9.6% of Woodstock Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Woodstock Corp’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $110,337,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on NVDA. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. HSBC set a $320.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.14.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $180.99 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.29. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $185.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $175.16. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced 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 return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

More NVIDIA News

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director A Brooke Seawell sold 12,728 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $183.93, for a total transaction of $2,341,061.04. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 2,163,974 shares of company stock valued at $396,087,917 in the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Company 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.