UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp Cuts Stock Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp lowered its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 278,008 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 43,436 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 2.9% of UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $51,871,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the third quarter worth about $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total transaction of $36,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $651,483,201.88. This represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total value of $4,856,900.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 846,772 shares in the company, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up previously from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, January 16th. Macquarie Infrastructure raised NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen cut NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, CICC Research lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $264.20.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.6%

NVIDIA stock opened at $186.94 on Friday. 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 Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.54 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.31. The business’s fifty day moving average is $184.71 and its 200 day moving average is $183.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are still bullish — UBS and others raised price targets (UBS to ~$245) and reiterated Buy ratings, arguing earnings and AI demand remain strong; that support limits downside and underpins the medium‑term bull case. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Big‑picture AI capex tailwind — multiple analysts and industry writes note a multiyear AI data‑center CapEx cycle (hundreds of billions) that should continue to lift NVDA revenue and market share for GPUs and new Rubin platform launches. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Physical AI / robotics thesis adds upside optionality — high‑profile bulls (e.g., Wedbush’s Dan Ives) flag NVDA as a core play for “physical AI” and robotics, which could expand addressable markets beyond data centers. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Pending earnings (Feb. 25) create event risk — Street expects another beat but the report and guidance will drive short‑term volatility; many analysts already price in strong Q4 results. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s ecosystem importance (OpenAI talks, Rubin chips) reinforces structural demand, but details of partnerships and commercial rollouts will determine timing of revenue recognition. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and fund selling — insiders have reported >$100M in disposals YTD and some institutional managers have trimmed NVDA positions, a near‑term headwind for sentiment and supply into the market. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant stake reductions by some funds (e.g., Mirova) add selling pressure even as others (e.g., ARK) buy — mixed flows can amplify intraday moves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: China export/licensing uncertainty — stricter U.S. licensing rules for H200 exports and the political back‑and‑forth on sales to China create execution risk for a material market and could limit international revenue. Read More.

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.