Wealthquest Corp Raises Stock Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Wealthquest Corp increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 15.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 27,339 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,698 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 0.3% of Wealthquest Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Wealthquest Corp’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,768,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $184,911,111,000 after purchasing an additional 11,451,386 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $109,446,217,000 after buying an additional 3,383,441 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,200,989 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,345,453,000 after buying an additional 4,019,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after buying an additional 2,609,560 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015 in the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital for AI data centers, power infrastructure and GPU deployments. The initiative could accelerate customer purchases without requiring NVIDIA to fund the entire buildout directly. Nvidia Just Recruited Wall Street to Help Fund $500 Billion in AI Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang’s characterization of GPUs as “revenue-generating assets” supports a broader financing market for computing capacity. However, NVIDIA may provide residual-value support of up to 25% in some transactions, potentially helping overcome lender concerns and expanding demand for its systems. Nvidia Partners With Major Wall Street Players to Raise $500B
• Positive Sentiment: IBM and Together AI signed a multiyear, $240 million agreement to build an NVIDIA-powered AI inference cluster on IBM Cloud, providing a concrete commercial validation of continued demand for NVIDIA systems. IBM and Together AI Ink $240 Million Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo reaffirmed an Overweight rating with a $315 price target, while Bank of America maintained a Buy rating and expects NVIDIA’s August 26 earnings report could begin a multiquarter estimate-upgrade cycle. Wells Fargo on NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is developing Nemotron 4 open-source models, following the release of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, suggest the company is expanding beyond hardware into software that could lower customers’ AI costs and strengthen platform adoption. NVIDIA Is Developing Nemotron 4 Open-Source Models
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are awaiting fiscal second-quarter results on August 26. Recent coverage points to roughly $91 billion in company guidance, with upside estimates near $94–$95 billion; the report is likely to determine whether the financing announcement translates into stronger operating expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest reportedly added NVIDIA shares, offering a modest sentiment boost, while reports of an asset-manager stake reduction and a congressional sale are unlikely to materially affect the company’s fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that NVIDIA’s potential residual-value guarantees could expose it to losses if AI projects fail or GPU prices decline. Rapid hardware depreciation, particularly if China supplies cheaper computing capacity, could weaken the collateral backing the financing.
• Negative Sentiment: The strategy has prompted “circular financing” concerns: NVIDIA helps finance customers that then buy NVIDIA hardware. Critics fear this could inflate demand temporarily, increase credit risk and make the stock more vulnerable if AI infrastructure spending slows. Why Jensen Huang’s $500 Billion AI Financing Plan Faces China Risk
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft’s development of custom AI silicon and Broadcom’s faster-growing custom-chip business highlight longer-term competitive risks to NVIDIA’s dominant position, even as near-term demand remains strong.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $217.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $205.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $197.78. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.07 and a 52-week high of $236.54. The company has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 2.23.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.31%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $275.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.26.

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.