NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by SlateStone Wealth LLC

SlateStone Wealth LLC decreased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 256,166 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 15,049 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 4.1% of SlateStone Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. SlateStone Wealth LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $47,795,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after acquiring an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 25.0% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 71,720,593 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $13,381,628,000 after acquiring an additional 14,358,048 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after acquiring an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after purchasing an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total value of $5,432,355.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,286,826 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375 in the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q4 results and upbeat guidance reinforce NVDA’s growth story — analysts and investors are citing the company’s revenue beat, margin strength and strong forward guidance as proof that AI-driven capex remains robust. Bull of the Day: NVIDIA (NVDA)
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple firms are hiking price targets and reiterating buy/outperform views (e.g., Wedbush raised its PT to $300), supporting confidence in NVDA’s medium-term valuation. Upgrades amplify demand from discretionary institutional buyers. Wedbush Raises PT on NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships and sovereign-AI deals (including a multiyear Meta alliance and government-backed “sovereign AI” projects) bolster expectations for large, recurring GPU deployments and confidential-computing demand. These deals feed the long-term TAM thesis. NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Deals And Meta Alliance Shape Valuation Debate
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and major telecom operators committed to building AI-native, open 6G/AI-RAN platforms at Mobile World Congress — a strategic move that positions NVDA as infrastructure provider beyond data centers into telco networks and edge AI. NVIDIA and Global Telecom Leaders Commit to Build 6G on Open and Secure AI-Native Platforms
• Positive Sentiment: Customer/partner technical validation: SynaXG demonstrated carrier-grade AI-RAN performance running concurrent 5G and AI workloads on NVIDIA AI Aerial — positive proof point for product adoption in telco and edge use cases. SynaXG Proves the Art of the Possible with Fully Software-Defined AI-RAN on NVIDIA AI Aerial
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction has been choppy: strong earnings were followed by a muted/volatile price response as traders debate sustainability of hyperscaler spending, technical indicators slipped below key moving averages, and some see this as a buying opportunity. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on Q4 Earnings Report
• Negative Sentiment: Large, repeated insider selling and mixed institutional flows are a near-term headwind for sentiment — heavy executive share sales and some fund rebalancing can amplify down-days even after solid fundamentals. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on Q4 Earnings Report

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. HSBC set a $310.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $235.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. President Capital upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Melius Research increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $271.86.

NVIDIA Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $177.19 on Monday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The business’s fifty day moving average is $186.43 and its 200-day moving average is $183.88. The stock has a market cap of $4.31 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.82%.

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.