Polaris Investment Advisors LLC Purchases New Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Polaris Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake of 5,150 shares of NVIDIA in Q4, valued at about $961,000 and representing roughly 0.7% of Polaris's portfolio (its 29th largest holding).
• Insiders have been net sellers recently—1,201,616 shares worth about $215.99M sold in the last 90 days (insiders now own 4.17%) with notable recent sales by CFO Colette Kress (20,000 shares) and Director John Dabiri (3,004 shares).
• NVIDIA beat quarterly estimates (EPS $1.62 vs. $1.54; revenue $68.13B vs. $65.56B), the stock is trading up about 2.2% near $182, and analysts maintain a consensus Buy rating with an average price target of $275.25.

Polaris Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,150 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $961,000. NVIDIA accounts for about 0.7% of Polaris Investment Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the second 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. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at about $3,180,313,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 14,358,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $3,497,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 83,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,526,363.40. The trade was a 19.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,201,616 shares of company stock worth $215,991,407. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Macro/market catalyst — a U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement reduced geopolitical risk and sparked a broad tech rally, lifting NVDA alongside other mega‑caps. Alphabet, Nvidia, Microsoft lead tech rally after Trump announces ceasefire with Iran
• Positive Sentiment: Investor/flow momentum — NVDA shows up on hedge‑fund buy lists and “strong setup” screens, suggesting institutional interest could prop the stock as funds reposition into AI winners. NVIDIA among the hedge fund favorites
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic investments and ecosystem expansion — NVDA’s $2B investment in Marvell and partnerships (NVLink Fusion) deepen its data‑center footprint and make NVDA more central to rack-scale AI deployments, supporting long-term revenue visibility. NVIDIA Invests $2B in Marvell
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic narrative — MarketBeat and others highlight NVDA’s push into “Industrial Revolution 4.0” (robotics, edge AI, full‑stack software + hardware), reinforcing the bull case that demand extends beyond hyperscale training. NVIDIA Bets Big on Industrial Revolution 4.0
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading strategies and technical setups — some analysts are outlining cheap ways to play a potential NVDA rally (options/strategies), which can amplify short-term volume but also add volatility. Bet on an Nvidia rally – and do it on the cheap
• Neutral Sentiment: Performance context — while NVDA is advancing with the market, some data show it has recently underperformed peers on short horizons, indicating mixed near‑term breadth. Nvidia Advances But Underperforms Market
• Negative Sentiment: Liquidity/flow risk — reports show hedge funds have been net sellers at a pace not seen in years, which can pressure NVDA episodically despite strong fundamentals. Hedge funds selling off equities
• Negative Sentiment: Supply & geopolitical risks — analysts flag potential memory supply constraints that could limit production and continued Taiwan/exposure and targeted threats remain headline risks. Potential production cut due to memory supply constraints

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on NVDA. Mizuho set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, March 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure upgraded shares of NVIDIA to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $275.25.

NVIDIA Trading Up 2.2%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $182.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.42 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.16, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.34. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $95.04 and a one year high of $212.19. 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 business's fifty day moving average is $181.84 and its 200-day moving average is $184.34.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 period in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. 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 payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

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.

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