NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Purchased by Silver Oak Securities Incorporated

Silver Oak Securities Incorporated raised its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 17.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 132,539 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 20,124 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 1.9% of Silver Oak Securities Incorporated’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $24,729,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 4.6% in the second quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,316,000. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 942,208 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $148,859,000 after buying an additional 29,479 shares in the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 81,322 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $12,848,000 after buying an additional 2,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in NVIDIA by 20.3% during the third quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,808,000 after buying an additional 6,162 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and Eli Lilly will partner on a Bay‑Area AI co‑innovation lab with up to $1B of investment over five years to accelerate drug discovery using NVIDIA’s BioNeMo and Vera Rubin architectures — a clear revenue and platform‑expansion catalyst into life sciences. Nvidia, Eli Lilly to spend $1 billion over five years on joint research lab
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to lift targets and call NVDA a top data‑center/AI pick; some firms (and independent analysts) still see upside to ~$275, supporting further multiple expansion if growth stays intact. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: Analyst Sees Path to $275 Despite China Headwinds
• Positive Sentiment: Sell‑side and buy‑side commentators (Wolfe Research) are framing recent pullbacks as buying opportunities, which can attract dip buyers and options activity. Nvidia is a buying opportunity as the stock has pulled back, says Wolfe’s Chris Caso
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S. approvals allow exports of the H200 to China in some cases — that reduces a major uncertainty around data‑center sales but regulators still require extra reviews for higher‑end chips, leaving outcomes conditional. Nvidia H200 chip exports to China gets nod from Donald Trump administrations but NVDA’s 2nd most powerful AI chips require special review
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA clarified it does not require upfront payments for H200 orders, a commercial flexibility that could help deal flow but doesn’t eliminate licensing and geopolitical risk. Nvidia says no upfront payment needed for its H200 chips
• Negative Sentiment: Chinese authorities reportedly told some firms they may only buy H200 GPUs under “special circumstances” (e.g., research), which could materially limit Chinese revenue and cloud orders — a key near‑term risk for NVDA’s data‑center growth. China limits Nvidia chip purchases to special circumstances, Information reports
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile shorts and negative narratives are resurfacing — Michael Burry publicly said he’s short NVDA, and opinion pieces call the stock overvalued or “boring,” increasing downside pressure if macro or execution doubts grow. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry explains why he’s betting against Nvidia Nvidia is a ‘very boring idea’ and could lose its market cap crown, says market veteran
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentators warn of an imminent downside catalyst and rotation toward value — meaning NVDA’s high duration/valuation makes it vulnerable to macro shifts (rates, China licensing) and sector re‑weighting. Nvidia Stock Could Be Just a Few Weeks Away from a Major Downside Catalyst. How to Play NVDA Here.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the company’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 sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total value of $12,421,044.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,424,603 shares in the company, valued at $253,365,643.55. This represents a 4.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 1,761,474 shares of company stock valued at $321,897,742 in the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $185.81 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. 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 50 day moving average price of $184.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.34. The company has a market cap of $4.52 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.11, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 2.31.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a $0.01 dividend. 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 (DPR) is presently 0.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the topic of several recent research reports. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Loop Capital raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective (up previously from $240.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.84.

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.