Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,834 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $529,000.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 267,959.7% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 382,373,765 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $64,976,521,000 after acquiring an additional 382,231,120 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $51,386,863,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at $15,089,414,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 123.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 187,995,213 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $20,374,921,000 after purchasing an additional 103,889,872 shares during the period. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Groq strategy strengthens NVIDIA’s inference roadmap and brings talent/tech that could accelerate low‑latency AI use cases — a long‑term growth catalyst. The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and institutions remain constructive: coverage and price targets rose into year‑end, supporting upside expectations into 2026. Why NVIDIA’s AI Power-Play Could Drive the Next Major Rally in 2026
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is in advanced talks to buy AI21 Labs suggest further vertical integration into LLM capabilities — another potential growth driver. Nvidia in advanced talks to buy Israel’s AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion, report says
- Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA completed a $5B purchase of Intel shares — a strategic supply‑chain and CPU/GPU alignment step that diversifies exposure but ties up cash. Nvidia Closes $5 Billion Purchase of Intel Shares
- Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds (AI capex, memory supercycle) and ETF flows keep structural demand intact — investors can get exposure via SMH/SOXX if they prefer diversified plays over single‑stock risk. The Lazy Way to Play NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal
- Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking and skepticism about large capital deployments (Groq valuation, Intel stake, potential further acquisitions) pressured the stock this week. Nvidia stock plunges nearly 2% today: here’s why NVDA is trading in red
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (over $1B in 2025) and heightened regulatory/antitrust scrutiny around the Groq licensing/talent deal add downside risk and raise governance questions. Insiders dumped over $1 billion Nvidia shares in 2025 Five Things to Know About Nvidia’s $20 Billion Licensing Deal
Insider Activity at NVIDIA
NVIDIA Trading Down 0.4%
Shares of NVDA opened at $187.54 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $186.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $177.63. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on NVDA. Evercore ISI set a $352.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Raymond James Financial set a $272.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, President Capital lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.
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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.
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