Welch & Forbes LLC Decreases Stock Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Welch & Forbes LLC decreased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,462,148 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 75,947 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 7.8% of Welch & Forbes LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $645,968,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in 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 last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NVDA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Loop Capital raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $264.20.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.0%

NVIDIA stock opened at $189.82 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.10, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. 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. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $185.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $183.65.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total transaction of $36,008,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,618,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $651,483,201.88. This trade represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total value of $4,856,900.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 846,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In 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 corporate insiders.

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.