NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s 3rd Largest Position

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. cut its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,306,803 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 10,734 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 5.1% of Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $244,686,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,071,793 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $572,890,000 after purchasing an additional 274,737 shares during the last quarter. Ferguson Shapiro LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Ferguson Shapiro LLC now owns 2,426 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $452,000 after buying an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 37.3% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD now owns 538,479 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $101,003,000 after acquiring an additional 146,320 shares in the last quarter. JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. now owns 2,402 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 3,364,486 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $629,966,000 after acquiring an additional 16,142 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Roundup

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 36,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,362,796.97. The trade was a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. This trade represents a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $196.48 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $186.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24. The company has a market cap of $4.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 40.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.25. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $110.82 and a 12 month high of $216.82.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.