NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. reduced its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 0.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,306,803 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 10,734 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 5.1% of Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $244,686,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. State Street Corp raised 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 purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $91,150,170,000 after buying an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $33,808,862,000 after buying an additional 2,609,560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $30,855,564,000 after buying an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Bank of America raised their target price on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Barclays restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Wedbush increased their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. 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 MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $275.25.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 represents a 4.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.0%

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 quick ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.30. The firm has a market cap of $4.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 40.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.89 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

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