NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Acquired Rep. Cleo Fields

Key Points

• Representative Cleo Fields disclosed the purchase of NVIDIA shares valued between $100,001 and $250,000 on July 10th, 2025, as part of a larger trading activity that also included investments in other tech companies.
• NVIDIA's stock opened at $180.77 and has a market cap of $4.41 trillion, with a notable 12-month range between $86.62 and $183.88.
• In its latest earnings report, NVIDIA reported a 69.2% year-over-year increase in revenue, totaling $44.06 billion, although its earnings per share missed analysts' expectations.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ: NVDA. In a filing disclosed on August 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $100,001 and $250,000 in NVIDIA stock on July 10th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE #2" account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of McDonald's NYSE: MCD on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $250,001 - $500,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 7/29/2025.

NVIDIA Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $180.77 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $183.88. The company has a current ratio of 3.39, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The stock has a market cap of $4.41 trillion, a P/E ratio of 58.31, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 2.14. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $158.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $133.52.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.06). NVIDIA had a net margin of 51.69% and a return on equity of 105.09%. The business had revenue of $44.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 69.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th were paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 11th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.29%.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.06, for a total transaction of $4,921,578.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 2,956,876 shares in the company, valued at $526,501,340.56. The trade was a 0.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.16, for a total value of $13,362,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 73,523,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,098,897,766. This represents a 0.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 5,537,440 shares of company stock worth $835,035,782 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 5,702 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Tallon Kerry Patrick purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $972,000. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. Phillip Securities upgraded NVIDIA from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $160.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Summit Insights upgraded NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Bank of America lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $185.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, thirty-two have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $183.75.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026. Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications.

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