Westside Investment Management Inc. Has $8.49 Million Stock Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 10.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 45,381 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,233 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 1.4% of Westside Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Westside Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $8,489,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in NVIDIA by 25.0% in the third 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 grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after buying an additional 9,554,857 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record quarter and aggressive guidance — NVDA reported $68.1B in Q4 revenue (Data Center $62.3B) and guided to roughly $78B for Q1, showing continued AI-driven demand that underpins long-term growth expectations. NVIDIA press release
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness — multiple firms raised price targets and upgraded ratings (JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bernstein, BofA, RBC, Truist, etc.), reflecting confidence that NVDA’s AI franchise can sustain high growth. Analyst reactions (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Product & partner momentum — NVIDIA continues to expand its technical lead (Blackwell, Vera Rubin) and sign multiyear partnerships and ecosystem deals (Meta, Anthropic, CoreWeave) that lock in demand and broaden TAM. Forbes: Moat piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows and stake moves — some funds are adding to positions (reported increases such as Ashton Thomas Private Wealth), while others and insiders show selling activity; these flows can support or pressure the stock depending on momentum. Ashton Thomas stake report
• Negative Sentiment: Market shrugged — despite the beat, NVDA shares initially fell as some investors judged the report “not enough” vs. sky-high expectations and worried about a rotation out of megacap AI names. That reactive selling has amplified short-term volatility. WSJ: Lukewarm reception
• Negative Sentiment: China & export uncertainty — revenue from China remains constrained by export controls and limited H200 shipments; management excluded China from near-term guidance, creating an upside risk if approvals come — but a downside risk if geopolitical frictions continue. CNBC: China sales/controls
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and structural concerns — critics (including high-profile investors) point to rising purchase obligations, insider selling and the risk of AI spending normalizing; these narratives can cap near-term upside even with excellent fundamentals. Finbold: Michael Burry critique

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $184.89 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $186.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $183.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a current ratio of 4.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.73, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 110.96% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 is 0.99%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Melius Research boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday. HSBC set a $310.00 price target on NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $271.58.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total value of $36,008,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,618,547 shares in the company, valued at $651,483,201.88. This trade represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

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.