Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. Sells 317,350 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. reduced its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 26.7% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 871,630 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 317,350 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 6.0% of Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $162,629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. New Street Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Benchmark upped their target price on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, December 26th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $264.20.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA opened at $186.94 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.54 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.31. The business’s fifty day moving average is $184.71 and its 200-day moving average is $183.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week 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.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors 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 of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total value of $14,312,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock valued at $291,731,692. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its price target to $245 and kept a Buy rating, citing a healthy earnings backdrop and favorable supply‑chain trends — a near‑term vote of confidence from a major sell‑side firm. Nvidia price target boosted on positive earnings setup ahead of GTC event
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin / Rubin platform and a large 2026 investment push (described as a ~$100B “bet”), reinforcing investor expectations that new data‑center chip product cycles will sustain revenue growth. NVIDIA’s (NVDA) $100 Billion Bet For 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators point to a massive AI capex wave (~$700B from hyperscalers) that should funnel substantial spending to NVIDIA GPUs, supporting medium‑term revenue and pricing power. Amazon, Google And Others Are Pouring $700 Billion Into AI CapEx
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s talks/investments with OpenAI remain in focus — any formal arrangements would be materially positive, but details and timing are uncertain, so the market is watching for clarity. What NVIDIA Corp.’s (NVDA) OpenAI Talks Mean for the Expanding AI Ecosystem
• Neutral Sentiment: Political signals have softened: a top Democrat on a House China committee indicated openness to sales of older H200/Hopper chips to China — potentially easing export risk but leaving licensing and compliance complexity. Top Democrat on US House China committee open to Nvidia H200 sales
• Neutral Sentiment: Market chatter expects NVDA to post very strong AI‑driven results on Feb. 25 — that’s supportive, but it’s already priced in to some extent, raising sensitivity to guidance. Prediction: This AI Stock Will Soar After Feb. 25. Here’s Why.
• Negative Sentiment: Senior insiders have sold more than $100M of NVDA stock since the start of 2026, which can signal profit‑taking and adds short‑term selling pressure. Nvidia insiders dump over $100 million of NVDA stock since 2026 started
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage warns that Big Tech’s shift to custom silicon (Google TPUs, Amazon/Meta chips, Broadcom/Broadcom‑partnered designs) could erode some long‑run GPU share — a credible competitive risk investors are starting to price in. Nvidia and Broadcom’s AI Chips Will Go Head-to-Head. How They Compare.

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.