NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Monte Financial Group LLC

Key Points

• Monte Financial Group LLC cut its NVIDIA stake by 27% in Q4, selling 3,604 shares and leaving 9,730 shares valued at $1,815,000 per its SEC filing.
• Notable insider selling was disclosed—Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares (~$38.5M) and CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares (~$3.5M), with insiders selling 953,976 shares (~$171.17M) over three months; institutional investors own 65.27% of the stock and insiders hold 4.17%.
• Earnings and analyst sentiment: NVIDIA beat estimates (EPS $1.62 vs. $1.54; revenue $68.13B, +73.2% YoY), shares were trading around $199.64, and the consensus rating is a Buy with a $275.25 price target.

Monte Financial Group LLC lowered its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 27.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,730 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 3,604 shares during the period. Monte Financial Group LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,815,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $43,631,000 after purchasing an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $315,100,000 after purchasing an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $199.64 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $103.11 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. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $184.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.38. The firm has a market cap of $4.85 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 2.34.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.82%.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total value of $38,501,729.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,399,771 shares in the company, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. This trade represents a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $3,497,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 83,060 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,526,363.40. This trade represents a 19.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 953,976 shares of company stock valued at $171,173,819. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Continued vote of confidence on AI demand and estimates — analysts highlight NVDA as a top driver of 2026 earnings growth, reinforcing the view that NVDA remains central to the AI profit cycle. Only 2 Stocks Driving Explosive Earnings Growth in 2026 - NVDA & AVGO
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and customer wins keep demand visible — social chatter and deal reports point to collaboration with Google and infrastructure deals (including customers buying B300/Blackwell GPUs), supporting hardware revenue visibility. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on AI Partnerships and Infrastructure Deals
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain and ecosystem tailwinds — supplier SK Hynix reported blowout profits citing AI-driven memory demand, signaling healthy GPU-related component demand for NVDA’s ecosystem. Nvidia supplier SK Hynix Q1 profit rises more than five-fold, meets forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO messaging and technological initiatives emphasize long-term moat — Jensen Huang’s comments on performance-per-dollar and new initiatives (quantum/Ising, BlueField DPU integrations) bolster the narrative but are more strategic than immediately price-moving. Jensen Huang Says ‘Not One Company’ Can Match NVIDIA’s Performance Per Dollar
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term risk-off and sector sell-off hit gains — an oil price rebound and a sharp sell-off in software names pushed traders into risk reduction, which pressured NVDA after a strong rally. Nvidia Shares Slide As Oil Spikes, Software Stocks Sell Off
• Negative Sentiment: Rising competitive headlines from hyperscalers — Google and others unveiling custom AI chips (TPUs) raise longer-term competitive questions for training/inference budgets, which can temper sentiment despite NVDA’s current lead. Google Cloud launches two new AI chips to compete with Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is visible — public filings show notable insider sales over recent months; while not unusual at NVDA’s scale, heavy selling can weigh on near-term sentiment. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on AI Partnerships and Infrastructure Deals (insider trading section)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $291.00 to $323.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. New Street Research reduced their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $275.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $283.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA has a consensus 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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