NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Unloaded Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) recently sold shares of NVIDIA Co. NASDAQ: NVDA. In a filing disclosed on May 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in NVIDIA stock on April 14th.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Estée Lauder Companies NYSE: EL on 4/29/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Starbucks NASDAQ: SBUX on 4/14/2025.
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• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Starbucks NASDAQ: SBUX on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Honeywell International NASDAQ: HON on 4/3/2025.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA stock traded down $0.51 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $134.83. The stock had a trading volume of 225,714,934 shares, compared to its average volume of 295,380,307. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.30 trillion, a PE ratio of 53.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.64. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $111.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $127.10. NVIDIA Co. has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $195.95.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $39.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.16 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th were paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 12th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is currently 1.36%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tacita Capital Inc acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Luken Investment Analytics LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 169.3% in the 1st quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. now owns 404 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total value of $525,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 479,428 shares in the company, valued at $55,997,190.40. This represents a 0.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.42, for a total transaction of $2,368,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 53,208 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,300,891.36. The trade was a 27.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 147,147 shares of company stock worth $17,133,207 in the last quarter. 4.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on NVDA. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $175.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Raymond James reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $175.00 to $168.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, thirty-six have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $164.84.

About Senator Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2031. Whitehouse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Rhode Island. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

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.