Rep. Josh Gottheimer Sells NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA) Shares

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently sold shares of NVIDIA Co. NASDAQ: NVDA. In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in NVIDIA stock on April 9th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of RTX NYSE: RTX on 4/23/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cheniere Energy NYSE: LNG on 4/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Techtronic Industries OTCMKTS: TTNDY on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Tri Pointe Homes NYSE: TPH on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk NYSE: TLK on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. NYSE: KKR on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of D.R. Horton NYSE: DHI on 4/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Home Depot NYSE: HD on 4/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Hillman Solutions NASDAQ: HLMN on 4/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of AbbVie NYSE: ABBV on 4/17/2025.

NVIDIA Trading Up 0.4%

NVDA stock traded up $0.57 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $135.40. The company had a trading volume of 221,859,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 294,737,502. The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 3.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. NVIDIA Co. has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $195.95. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $112.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.97. The stock has a market cap of $3.31 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.29, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.11.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 114.83% and a net margin of 55.69%. The firm had revenue of $39.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $38.16 billion. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total transaction of $525,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 479,428 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $55,997,190.40. This represents a 0.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.83, for a total transaction of $7,787,887.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 3,085,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $360,509,924.95. This trade represents a 2.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 147,147 shares of company stock valued at $17,133,207 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 4.23% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in NVIDIA by 29.2% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,083,672 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $225,828,000 after purchasing an additional 471,331 shares during the period. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 48.9% in the first quarter. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. now owns 2,047 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $222,000 after buying an additional 672 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 14.3% in the first quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 23,058 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $2,499,000 after buying an additional 2,881 shares in the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 633.9% in the first quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 27,272 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,181,000 after buying an additional 23,556 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 12.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 948,552 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $102,804,000 after buying an additional 101,355 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. HSBC cut NVIDIA from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $120.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on NVIDIA from $162.00 to $160.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Tigress Financial reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on NVIDIA from $175.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, thirty-six have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $164.84.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025. Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

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.