NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Trust Co. of Vermont’s 6th Largest Position

Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 344,546 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,213 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 2.8% of Trust Co. of Vermont’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $64,285,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were 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 $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.38, for a total transaction of $13,753,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 70,033,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,842,688,766.14. This trade represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,086,474 shares of company stock worth $382,482,492. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on NVDA shares. Wedbush increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Macquarie upgraded shares of NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Wolfe Research lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Groq deal materially expands NVDA’s inference capabilities and talent pool, reducing a competitive threat and strengthening Nvidia’s end‑to‑end AI moat — a strategic reason for price support. Nvidia: Implications Of The Groq Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains bullish: multiple firms reaffirm buy/positive ratings and high price targets (Stifel, Truist, UBS and others), which underpins upside expectations if integration and demand stay strong. ‘It’s a Clear Leader,’ Says Top Analysts About Nvidia Stock After Groq Tie-Up
• Positive Sentiment: Near‑term fundamentals look solid: Nvidia has a large order backlog and an earnings cadence (next report Feb. 25, 2026) that could deliver upside surprises and support buyback/capital‑return expectations. 1 Incredible Reason to Buy Nvidia Stock Before Feb.
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia completed a $5B private purchase of Intel shares — a strategic partnership move that provides Intel capital but raises questions about capital allocation and focus. The market is parsing whether this is strategic or distracting. Nvidia Closes $5 Billion Purchase of Intel Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary highlights ETF plays as an alternative route to capture the Groq benefit (SMH vs SOXX), signaling some investors prefer diversified exposure over single‑stock risk. The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Shares slipped amid year‑end profit‑taking and investor unease about large discretionary spending (Groq acquisition + Intel stake), prompting selling pressure despite the strategic narrative. Nvidia stock plunges nearly 2% today: here’s why NVDA is trading in red
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling and heavy executive dispositions in 2025 are being watched by investors as a signal of near‑term liquidity events, which can pressure sentiment. Insiders dumped over $1 billion Nvidia shares in 2025
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and antitrust scrutiny of the Groq licensing/acquisition (non‑exclusive licensing discussed publicly) is a risk: blockers or prolonged reviews could amplify volatility. Five Things to Know About Nvidia’s $20 Billion Licensing Deal

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $188.22 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.57 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.70, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 2.29. The business has a 50 day moving average of $186.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. The company has a quick ratio of 3.71, a current ratio of 4.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

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

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.99%.

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.