NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Holdings Trimmed by Tran Capital Management L.P.

Tran Capital Management L.P. cut its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 6.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 357,684 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 25,607 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 8.0% of Tran Capital Management L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Tran Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $66,737,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 2.6% during the third quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Helen Stephens Group LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 1,483 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 3,928 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $621,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 20,903 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,302,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $732,000 after buying an additional 59 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, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,461,474 shares of company stock worth $267,243,232 over the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.41.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $184.72 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.31. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $183.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $181.32. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.99%.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target on NVDA from $250 to $275 and kept a Buy rating, giving the stock a clear catalyst for upside based on resumed earnings momentum. Jefferies Raises PT on NVIDIA Corporation From $250 to $275, Keeps Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded NVDA to a Strong Buy, reflecting rising analyst optimism ahead of earnings and reinforcing demand expectations. Nvidia (NVDA) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s strategic $150M investment in Baseten signals a push into AI inference software/service layers, expanding addressable market beyond hardware. Nvidia Bets On AI Inference With $150 Million Baseten Stake
• Positive Sentiment: Corvex/partner news of long‑term NVIDIA H200 GPU deployments shows concrete demand for NVDA’s data‑center GPUs in production AI workloads. Corvex Secures Long-Term NVIDIA H200 GPU Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings previews point to another strong quarter (analysts expect double‑digit beats), which supports higher forward estimates and valuation upside. Earnings Preview: What To Expect From NVIDIA’s Report
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang plans a late‑January visit to China to try to reopen the market — a potential revenue catalyst but outcomes remain uncertain. Nvidia CEO Huang plans to visit China as he seeks reopen market, Bloomberg reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer and other commentators continue to back the Magnificent Seven, which supports sentiment but doesn’t change fundamentals. Jim Cramer says he’s not abandoning the Mag 7 stocks despite recent struggles
• Negative Sentiment: Fund flows have started rotating into memory/storage (SanDisk, WDC), which can pressure NVDA in the near term as active money reallocates away from compute. Forget the Chips, Buy Memory: Why AI Money Is Moving to Storage
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting NVDA is lagging other AI names highlights short‑term sentiment risk and the potential for further relative underperformance. Nvidia Stock Is Lagging Behind Other AI Names. Why the Boom’s Darling Is Out of Favor.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical friction: the White House/Trump push to allow chip sales to China clashes with lawmakers proposing tighter export curbs — a regulatory risk that could limit NVDA’s China growth. Trump wants Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to Beijing. Washington’s China hawks are pushing back
• Negative Sentiment: Some funds have trimmed NVDA positions (e.g., Cypress Funds), a sign that active managers are already rotating exposure. Cypress Funds Llc Cuts Nvidia Stake Under Steven Baum

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.