Wright Investors Service Inc. cut its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 17.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 90,702 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 18,647 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 5.1% of Wright Investors Service Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Wright Investors Service Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,916,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NVDA. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 14,279,948 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,663,210,000 after buying an additional 1,693,111 shares during the period. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 304,851 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $56,855,000 after acquiring an additional 11,520 shares during the period. WBH Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 9,503 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,772,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 172,996 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $32,264,000 after purchasing an additional 5,798 shares during the period. Finally, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 14,953 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,789,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. New Street Research dropped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. William Blair set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.25.
NVIDIA Trading Down 1.0%
NASDAQ NVDA opened at $196.48 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $110.82 and a 52 week high of $216.82. 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is $186.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.10, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.25.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The company had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.89 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.82%.
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In related news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the sale, the director owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. The trade was a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total value of $54,675,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $550,130,190.75. The trade was a 9.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 906,336 shares of company stock worth $162,802,518. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.
NVIDIA News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Large institutions and funds are still accumulating NVDA, providing flow support and signaling confidence in Nvidia’s AI-driven revenue runway. Institutions Keep Buying NVIDIA
- Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and price-target increases (and coverage noting Nvidia looks undervalued given its cash generation and AI exposure) are sustaining bullish sentiment. DBS Bank Raises PT on NVIDIA
- Positive Sentiment: Research notes (e.g., Bernstein) highlight that demand for AI agents is pushing chip demand “off the charts” and that supply constraints could keep pricing and utilization high for Nvidia’s GPUs. Bernstein: AI Agents Drive Chip Demand
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are positioning ahead of NVDA’s Q1 earnings on May 20 — historically the stock can move significantly around prints, so some buying reflects optimism while some is cautious pre-earnings positioning. Should You Buy Nvidia Stock Before May 20?
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader market headlines — Alphabet’s rally has put it neck-and-neck with Nvidia for the largest market-cap spot, which can shift headline flow and rotation dynamics even if fundamentals differ. Alphabet Closes in on Nvidia as World’s Biggest Company
- Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: reports that Google may sell TPUs directly to customers could erode some of Nvidia’s addressable market and force customers to weigh alternatives. This is a strategic risk investors are watching. Google Moves to Sell TPUs Directly
- Negative Sentiment: Short-term market signals are mixed: prediction-market and crypto-market bets show traders leaning bearish into month-end, implying risk that momentum could fade absent fresh fundamental catalysts. Crypto Markets Predict Nvidia Price for May 31
- Negative Sentiment: Sector-level caution: some commentators point to synchronized signals from other big chip names (TSM, AVGO) that could herald a pullback or consolidation in semiconductors after a big run. Nvidia, TSM and Broadcom Sending Same Signal
NVIDIA Company 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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