NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by Whitener Capital Management Inc.

Posted by Brian Himes on Aug 23rd, 2026

Whitener Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 130,657 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,034 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 5.5% of Whitener Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Whitener Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $26,143,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly in advanced talks to invest several hundred million dollars in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a developer of U.S. data-center power and infrastructure. The move could help address the electricity bottleneck limiting AI capacity while strengthening NVIDIA’s role in projects that use its systems. Nvidia in Talks to Invest in Data-Center Power Developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure
Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong before earnings. BMO named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick with a $340 price target, while Jefferies reportedly expects revenue to exceed consensus by roughly $3 billion. Consensus forecasts call for approximately $91 billion of quarterly revenue, supported by Blackwell and broader AI infrastructure demand. Nvidia stock dubbed top pick ahead of Q2 earnings
Positive Sentiment: Reports that SpaceX is standardizing its AI infrastructure on NVIDIA chips reinforce the company’s competitive position and could support demand for its next-generation Vera Rubin platform. NVIDIA is also exploring a potential partnership or acquisition involving South Korean AI-chip designer Rebellions, indicating continued investment in its AI ecosystem. NVIDIA Could Snap up Korean AI Chip Startup Rebellions
Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s proposed investment in Cloverleaf follows other efforts to finance AI infrastructure and convert future GPU capacity into a financeable asset. The strategy could accelerate deployments, but it also exposes NVIDIA to capital-allocation and customer-financing risks. Nvidia Makes Another Bet on the AI Power Bottleneck
Negative Sentiment: Investors are weighing possible competitive and product risks. NVIDIA is reportedly testing Rubin Ultra configurations with less high-bandwidth memory than originally planned, while Microsoft is preparing its own Maia 300 AI chip. These developments could raise questions about performance, supply availability and long-term customer diversification. NVIDIA and AMD: Rubin Ultra memory reports
Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA denied a report that it plans small-batch shipments of a China-specific AI chip by year-end, removing a potential near-term catalyst. Analysts also say any renewed China H200 sales may have only a limited effect on revenue. Nvidia to ship AI chip for China by year-end
Negative Sentiment: Higher Treasury yields and warnings from investors such as Michael Burry that AI data-center financing may be excessive are adding valuation pressure ahead of a high-expectation earnings event.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on NVDA shares. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. New Street Research cut their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $343.00 to $340.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, President Capital increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $308.01.

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NVIDIA Stock Down 1.0%

NVDA stock opened at $214.75 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $207.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $199.52. The company has a market cap of $5.20 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 2.23. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.07 and a twelve month high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About NVIDIA

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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.