OneAscent Financial Services LLC Has $4.89 Million Stock Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

OneAscent Financial Services LLC reduced its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 80.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 26,184 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 105,777 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 0.7% of OneAscent Financial Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. OneAscent Financial Services LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,886,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after buying an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 267,959.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $64,976,521,000 after acquiring an additional 382,231,120 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $51,386,863,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position 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 valued at $28,215,983,000 after acquiring an additional 2,623,678 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $178.07 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $183.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $181.29. The firm has a market cap of $4.33 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.19, a PEG ratio of 0.91 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. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share 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 period in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. 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 0.99%.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big commercial deal / ecosystem validation — NVIDIA signed a large licensing agreement with Groq (reported as a $20B arrangement), underscoring continued commercial demand for NVIDIA’s software/IP and strengthening its position across AI compute partners. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic investments to expand AI stack — NVIDIA invested in Baseten ($150M), signaling continued push to build out inference and software/service layers that monetize GPUs and broaden recurring revenue streams. That supports long‑term revenue diversification. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Street remains constructive — Several brokerages have raised price targets and reiterated Outperform/Buy ratings (e.g., Jefferies, Mizuho). Analyst upgrades and higher targets provide a technical and fundamental floor for the stock. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Shift to system/software-led growth — Analysts argue NVDA’s next phase is software, networking and integrated systems (Vera Rubin platform), which could increase stickiness but will take time to translate into new revenue lines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate actions and shareholder returns — NVIDIA set a dividend date for 2026’s first payout; incremental yield and buybacks can stabilize sentiment but aren’t large catalysts vs. earnings and AI demand. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: China export uncertainty — Reports say H200 shipments to China are stalled and approvals/clearance remain uncertain, which could constrain NVDA’s addressable market and revenue timing in a key region. This regulatory risk is a major near‑term headwind for the stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro / geopolitics driving a tech sell‑off — Tariff rhetoric around Greenland and broader geopolitical noise prompted a risk‑off move in large tech names, hitting NVDA along with the Magnificent Seven as investors reduce exposure to high‑beta AI growth stocks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: “Honeymoon over” headlines and sentiment compression — Coverage noting an AI momentum slowdown and cautionary takes (Barron’s/others) contribute to positioning risk and short‑term selling pressure despite strong fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High insider selling and chatter on regulatory risk — Data on heavy insider sales and persistent discussion of export controls raise perception risks and can amplify negative moves when macro sentiment sours. Read More.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.92, for a total transaction of $5,111,188.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 874,412 shares in the company, valued at $161,696,267.04. The trade was a 3.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,536,474 shares of company stock worth $281,144,482. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. New Street Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. S&P Equity Research reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, CICC Research boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $200.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

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.