NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.

Key Points

• Patriot Investment Management boosted its NVIDIA stake 9.0% in Q4 to 36,303 shares valued at $6.77 million, part of broader institutional ownership of roughly 65.3% of the stock.
• Heavy insider selling has occurred recently: EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares (~$54.7M) and CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares (~$7.46M), with insiders selling 953,976 shares (~$171.17M) in the last three months (insiders now own 4.17%).
• NVIDIA posted strong results, beating estimates with $1.62 EPS (vs. $1.54) and $68.13 billion in revenue (up 73.2% YoY), and analysts remain bullish with a consensus price target of $275.25 and mostly "Buy" ratings.

Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 9.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,303 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,002 shares during the period. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,771,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Paragon Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at $651,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 34,338 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $6,403,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares in the last quarter. Old North State Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Old North State Wealth Management LLC now owns 36,213 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $6,757,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares in the last quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,138 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 589 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RFG Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 23,095 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $4,307,000 after purchasing an additional 1,687 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total value of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. The trade was a 9.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $7,459,058.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares of the company's stock, valued at $154,145,772.43. This trade represents a 4.62% 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 953,976 shares of company stock worth $171,173,819. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA has expanded enterprise adoption of its Nemotron model family (Nemotron 3 Nano Omni) and customers such as Vultr are deploying the model to cut inference cost and speed multimodal apps — this supports revenue growth in software + inference services beyond GPU sales. Vultr Deploys NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni
• Positive Sentiment: Broad analyst optimism and high price targets continue to underpin the stock: multiple buy/outperform ratings and a median analyst target well above current levels give investors a bullish backdrop and support positioning as AI capex ramps. QuiverQuant NVDA analyst and price‑target summary
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to win design‑wins in new end markets — Pony AI unveiled a Level‑4 domain controller built on NVIDIA DRIVE (DRIVE AGX Thor/Hyperion), reinforcing NVDA’s automotive TAM beyond data‑center GPUs. NVIDIA Powers Pony AI Autonomous Driving System
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA set a May 20 webcast to report Q1 FY2027 results and will post CFO written commentary — an upcoming earnings print and management commentary can drive short‑term volatility but will clarify the near‑term revenue cadence. NVIDIA Sets Conference Call for First‑Quarter Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s control of advanced capacity remains a focal point: strong end‑market demand is clear, but wafer/packaging timing at TSMC can shift when NVIDIA’s chips ship — that supply concentration affects revenue timing and inventory dynamics across the AI stack. AI Demand Is Surging — But Taiwan Semiconductor Is Controlling the Supply
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI missed internal growth/revenue goals sparked a chip‑sector pullback and renewed investor concern about the sustainability/timing of some hyperscaler AI spend — that headline risk is pressuring NVDA and peers. Semiconductor Stocks Tumble on OpenAI Warning
• Negative Sentiment: High levels of insider selling (multiple execs and disclosures) and some recent political sell disclosures are fueling short‑term skepticism among retail traders and can amplify downdrafts during news shocks. QuiverQuant NVDA price dip and insider activity

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.8%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $209.25 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $104.08 and a 12 month high of $216.82. The company's fifty day moving average price is $186.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.06. 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 capitalization of $5.08 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 2.34.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA's payout ratio is 0.82%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Mizuho set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research raised shares of NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $275.25.

About NVIDIA

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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