NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ 2nd Largest Position

Teacher Retirement System of Texas reduced its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 6,873,722 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 604,360 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 5.2% of Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,282,499,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position in 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 period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $186.94 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $184.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $183.22. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market cap of $4.54 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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 dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NVDA. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. S&P Equity Research reissued a “positive” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, December 26th. Finally, President Capital lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $264.20.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are still bullish — UBS and others raised price targets (UBS to ~$245) and reiterated Buy ratings, arguing earnings and AI demand remain strong; that support limits downside and underpins the medium‑term bull case. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Big‑picture AI capex tailwind — multiple analysts and industry writes note a multiyear AI data‑center CapEx cycle (hundreds of billions) that should continue to lift NVDA revenue and market share for GPUs and new Rubin platform launches. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Physical AI / robotics thesis adds upside optionality — high‑profile bulls (e.g., Wedbush’s Dan Ives) flag NVDA as a core play for “physical AI” and robotics, which could expand addressable markets beyond data centers. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Pending earnings (Feb. 25) create event risk — Street expects another beat but the report and guidance will drive short‑term volatility; many analysts already price in strong Q4 results. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s ecosystem importance (OpenAI talks, Rubin chips) reinforces structural demand, but details of partnerships and commercial rollouts will determine timing of revenue recognition. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and fund selling — insiders have reported >$100M in disposals YTD and some institutional managers have trimmed NVDA positions, a near‑term headwind for sentiment and supply into the market. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant stake reductions by some funds (e.g., Mirova) add selling pressure even as others (e.g., ARK) buy — mixed flows can amplify intraday moves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: China export/licensing uncertainty — stricter U.S. licensing rules for H200 exports and the political back‑and‑forth on sales to China create execution risk for a material market and could limit international revenue. Read More.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total transaction of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. The trade was a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $291,731,692 over the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.