NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Lowered by Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lowered its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,878,587 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 66,241 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 3.2% of Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $350,507,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Mizuho set a $275.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Wolfe Research upped their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Seaport Research Partners increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $100.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Melius Research boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.41.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang’s Davos message — calling for “trillions” more in AI infrastructure spending and arguing the AI buildout will create jobs — reinforced the long‑term capex story that underpins NVDA’s growth. Nvidia CEO Says AI Needs More Investment
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA invested in AI inference startup Baseten (reported as ~$150M), signaling product/stack expansion into model deployment and strengthening its software+services moat. Nvidia Invests in Baseten
• Positive Sentiment: Fresh analyst optimism and rating moves (e.g., Zacks upgrade, JPMorgan reaffirmation) support upside expectations and provide near‑term buying interest. NVDA Upgraded to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Demand signals remain strong: Micron confirmed near‑full memory sell‑through to AI leaders, underscoring continued hyperscaler spending into GPU servers (a tailwind for NVIDIA). Micron Confirms Sell‑Through
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang plans a China trip to try to reopen access to that critical market — a direct catalyst if regulatory approvals and customer access improve. Huang Plans China Visit
• Neutral Sentiment: Market rotation into storage/memory (from compute) is gaining headlines — this could reallocate some flows away from GPUs in the short term even as overall AI infrastructure spending grows. Forget the Chips, Buy Memory
• Negative Sentiment: China clearance for NVIDIA’s H200 appears “stuck” on China’s side despite U.S. approval — if unresolved this limits NVDA’s addressable market and near‑term revenue upside from China. H200 Decision Stuck in China
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of H200 component production halts and supply/production snags could delay shipments and incremental revenue in the near term. H200 Component Production Halted
• Negative Sentiment: A small patent‑infringement suit was filed (Health Discovery) — legal noise that currently seems immaterial but adds another headline risk. Health Discovery Sues NVIDIA

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.35, for a total value of $13,901,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 69,808,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,938,950,426.05. This represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,536,474 shares of company stock worth $281,144,482. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $183.34 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $183.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $181.30. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $4.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.49, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its 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. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate 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. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.99%.

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.