Welch & Forbes LLC Sells 75,947 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Welch & Forbes LLC trimmed its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,462,148 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 75,947 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 7.8% of Welch & Forbes LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $645,968,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp increased its position in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $154,556,803,000 after buying an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $91,150,170,000 after acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at approximately $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.8% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 155,668,775 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $24,594,110,000 after purchasing an additional 4,209,423 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $189.82 on Monday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $185.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $183.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. The firm has a market cap of $4.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $264.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 transaction of $4,856,900.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 846,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $148,794,775.84. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta’s big 2026 capex boost increases expected GPU orders and is cited as a direct tailwind for NVDA demand. Meta Platforms Just Gave Incredible News for Nvidia Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised earnings estimates for NVIDIA, signaling some sell‑side confidence ahead of the report. Erste Group Bank Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Enterprise customers and software partners continue to announce Nvidia‑based deployments (Commotion’s AI OS using NVIDIA Nemotron models), reinforcing platform stickiness and ecosystem demand. Commotion Launches Enterprise AI Operating System Powered by NVIDIA Nemotron
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings are the dominant near‑term catalyst — multiple previews detail what to watch (revenue from Blackwell/Rubin chips, guidance, hyperscaler demand), so results/guidance will likely drive the next leg of the move. Feb. 25 Will Be a Huge Day for Nvidia. 3 Important Things to Watch
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad market catalysts (tariff rulings, PPI/inflation prints, macro or geopolitical noise) could amplify NVDA moves independent of fundamentals this week. The Week Ahead: Markets Eye Tariff Ruling, Nvidia Earnings, and Key PPI Report
• Negative Sentiment: Post‑earnings implied volatility is very high; analysts and option strategists warn of a sharp implied‑volatility collapse after the print that could produce big price swings regardless of the underlying beat/miss — a mechanical headwind for options‑driven rallies. Nvidia’s Stock May Fall Sharply After Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation scrutiny: commentary argues current multiples (~25–30x forward in some notes) and rapid past gains make NVDA vulnerable to multiple compression if guidance cools. The Nvidia Warning: 25x Is Not As Cheap As It Looks
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling has continued in 2026, which some investors view as a caution flag ahead of the earnings event. Nvidia insiders dump over $105 million in monster NVDA stock trade
• Negative Sentiment: Active bearish products (e.g., 2x short NVDA ETFs) and high‑frequency leveraged semiconductor bear funds mean downside can be amplified on bad prints or risk‑off flows. Feeling Bearish? Try These ETFs That Take a Contrarian Approach

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.