Wright Investors Service Inc. Sells 18,647 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Wright Investors Service reduced its NVIDIA holding by 17.1%, selling 18,647 shares and retaining 90,702 shares valued at about $16.92 million, with NVDA representing roughly 5.1% of the firm's portfolio.
• Major institutions continue to accumulate NVDA—large moves from Norges Bank, Capital Research and others have pushed institutional ownership to about 65.27%.
• Company insiders have been net sellers (906,336 shares worth roughly $162.8M in the last 90 days), even as analysts maintain a consensus "Buy" rating with an average price target near $275.25.

Wright Investors Service Inc. reduced its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 17.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 90,702 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 18,647 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 5.1% of Wright Investors Service Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Wright Investors Service Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,916,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at about $3,180,313,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in NVIDIA by 25.0% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 71,720,593 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $13,381,628,000 after buying an additional 14,358,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NVIDIA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Mizuho set a $275.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $325.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $275.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total value of $3,357,490.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 36,007 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the sale, the director owned 7,399,771 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock worth $162,802,518. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NVDA opened at $196.48 on Wednesday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $186.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.10, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.25. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $110.82 and a 52 week high of $216.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA's dividend 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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