NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Boosted by Souders Financial Advisors

Souders Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 16.2% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 42,332 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,913 shares during the period. Souders Financial Advisors’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,898,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NVDA. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday. Mizuho set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $267.50.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total value of $36,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $651,483,201.88. This trade represents a 5.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375 over the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $192.85 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.69 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The company has a 50-day moving average of $185.80 and a 200-day moving average of $183.80. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street expects massive Q4 revenue (street chatter ~ $65B / ~68% YoY) — that optimism is supporting the rally. Why is Nvidia stock soaring
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and brokers have reiterated buy/outperform ratings and higher targets ahead of results (Wedbush, Truist, DA Davidson, KeyCorp coverage), supporting demand. Wedbush and Truist reiterate buy
• Positive Sentiment: Sector tailwind — the semiconductor index is near record highs and a broad market rally ahead of NVDA earnings is lifting the stock. Semis Hit Highs Before NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: New enterprise wins/partnerships (Akamai integration for critical-infrastructure cybersecurity using NVIDIA BlueField DPUs) expand enterprise TAM beyond GPUs. Akamai and NVIDIA launch solution
• Positive Sentiment: Corporate returns: Nvidia is scheduled to pay a dividend next month — a small but supportive sign for income-focused holders. Dividend announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Heavy options/derivatives activity: traders are positioning for a big post-earnings move, increasing intraday volatility even if fundamentals meet expectations. Options strategies ahead of earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: AI infrastructure rotation: suppliers and fiber/optical plays (e.g., Corning) are rallying, which underpins long-term datacenter demand for NVIDIA chips but shifts some capital away from pure-chip names. Corning pivot to AI infrastructure
• Negative Sentiment: Export-control / China risk: U.S. officials say H200 chips have not been shipped to China — short-term revenue exposure and regulatory scrutiny remain a risk. China H200 shipment update
• Negative Sentiment: Compliance and reputational risk: reports that a Chinese startup trained a model on NVIDIA’s best chip despite bans raise enforcement and policy uncertainty. DeepSeek trained on Blackwell despite ban
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure and ASIC fears: hyperscalers pursuing custom chips and broader AI-chip competition (Google, in-house ASICs) are a recurring concern that could temper long-term margin/growth expectations. AI competition & risks

NVIDIA Company 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.