NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Boosted by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,825,020 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 562,574 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 4.8% of Natixis Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of NVIDIA worth $3,325,792,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the 2nd 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 buying an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 14,358,048 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Argus restated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. HSBC set a $310.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $100.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 17th. 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.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $274.21.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $183.16 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $185.52 and its 200 day moving average is $184.07. The stock has a market cap of $4.45 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 2.33. 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 3.24, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.89 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a $2 billion strategic investment in Nebius to build hyperscale AI cloud capacity (multi‑GW deployments by 2030), validating long‑term GPU demand and prompting a strong rally in Nebius. Nvidia to invest $2 billion in AI cloud firm Nebius
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA released Nemotron 3 Super, an advanced open AI model aimed at agentic AI — a move that expands software/IP monetization and increases demand for its data‑center GPUs. NVIDIA Releases New Nemotron 3 Super Model
• Positive Sentiment: New partnerships and ecosystem wins (Thinking Machines Lab compute commitments; startups like Scintil Photonics moving to customer testing) deepen demand visibility for NVIDIA’s Vera/Rubin systems and optical interconnect roadmap. NVIDIA Enters Partnership With Thinking Machines Lab
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are watching the upcoming GTC conference as a potential catalyst for product announcements and guidance — it could swing sentiment either way. Nvidia stock stuck below $190: can GTC event be a catalyst?
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market volatility and geopolitics (oil price swings, CPI noise) are capping risk appetite for high‑beta mega‑cap tech names like NVDA. Dow Jones Futures Fall; Crude Oil Prices Top $90
• Negative Sentiment: Reports say the U.S. Commerce Dept. is drafting rules that would require permits for AI chip exports — a policy that could materially constrain NVIDIA’s global sales and cloud deployments if implemented. US Mulling Rule Requiring Permits for NVIDIA Global AI Chip Sales
• Negative Sentiment: An EVP executed a large sale (300,000 shares), and analysts/press note some investors are booking profits after recent gains — both contribute to near‑term selling pressure. NVIDIA EVP Sells $54,756,000.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile criticism (e.g., Michael Burry’s remarks) and heightened headline risk can amplify short‑term bearish flows, even as fundamentals remain strong. Michael Burry warns Nvidia ‘is mafia-like’

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total transaction of $40,087,825.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total value of $4,856,900.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 846,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. The trade was a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,267,780 shares of company stock valued at $229,929,215. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.