Johnson Financial Group LLC Buys 4,760 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Johnson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 177.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,445 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 4,760 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 0.1% of Johnson Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Johnson Financial Group LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,389,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% during 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 178,593,475 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $28,215,983,000 after acquiring an additional 2,623,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 155,668,775 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $24,594,110,000 after acquiring an additional 4,209,423 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $190.20 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.62 trillion, a P/E ratio of 47.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 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 current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $184.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $183.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on NVDA shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $264.20.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Taiwan export data suggests stronger-than-expected shipments tied to AI chips, which can imply upside for NVDA demand and order visibility. Taiwan Export Data Signals Potential Upside for Nvidia (NVDA)
• Positive Sentiment: A senior House Democrat signaled openness to allowing sales of older H200 “Hopper” chips to China, reducing a key political overhang and improving potential addressable export flows for NVDA. Top Democrat on US House China committee open to Nvidia H200 sales
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst activity is supporting the tape — recent target lifts and a UBS buy reaffirmation boosted sentiment and buying interest in NVDA. Nvidia stock bucks market trend after analysts lift target
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC commentary and U.S. policy moves easing tariff risk imply capacity expansion and steadier supply for NVDA’s chip manufacturing run-rate. That supports investor conviction around multi-year AI capex. TSMC CEO good news for Nvidia investors
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional flows are mixed but notable: Fisher Asset increased its NVDA stake (buy-side support), which can underpin near-term demand. Fisher Asset Management boosts Nvidia stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-term thematic pieces (quantum exposure, software interoperability) reinforce NVDA’s strategic positioning but are not immediate catalysts. Quantum Hype vs. Profits (NVDA/MSFT)
• Neutral Sentiment: Company commentary from CEO Jensen Huang and broader AI capex narratives keep conviction high, but they don’t replace near-term earnings/guidance as the market driver. Jensen Huang warning on software sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. licensing guardrails remain a constraint: strict licensing terms for H200 China exports could limit NVDA’s addressable market in China and add compliance costs. Nvidia must comply with strict U.S. licensing terms for H200 China exports
• Negative Sentiment: Commerce Secretary comments and Reuters coverage stress that NVDA “must live with” export guardrails — a reminder regulatory risk remains and could pressure margins or sales in the region. Nvidia must live with guardrails around AI chip sales
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure is rising: Broadcom is positioning strongly in AI silicon and Cisco unveiled a networking chip targeting the same data-center market — these moves are chips-on-chips competition that can cap NVDA’s pricing/power in some segments. Nvidia and Broadcom’s AI Chips Head-to-Head
• Negative Sentiment: Some institutional trimming occurred (Morningstar cut its NVDA stake), a reminder that profit-taking and rotation into other AI infrastructure names is ongoing. Morningstar slashes Nvidia stake

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.