NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Decreased by Wedmont Private Capital

Wedmont Private Capital lessened its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 0.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 458,227 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,180 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 3.0% of Wedmont Private Capital’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $86,655,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the third quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at about $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Mizuho set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, President Capital boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.95.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company growth and analyst upgrades: NVIDIA’s fiscal momentum (Q4 revenue +73% y/y) and fresh analyst upward revisions (Erste raised FY2027/FY2028 EPS) support longer‑term earnings upside and make current multiples look cheaper on forward P/E grounds. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Enterprise deployments & partnerships: Expanded deals (SLB, FPT AI Factory) plus customer integrations (KeyCare, Adobe partnerships) point to sustained enterprise GPU demand beyond hyperscalers. These contracts help underpin near‑term revenue visibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Ecosystem financing: NVIDIA‑backed startups (Reflection AI) raising large funding rounds expand an NVIDIA‑centric model ecosystem that could drive further software, services and GPU consumption. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/context: Commentary (Barron’s/MarketBeat) notes NVDA now trades at a discount vs. the S&P on forward P/E — a mixed signal that could attract value buyers but also reflects reduced market enthusiasm. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry dynamics: “Silicon squeeze” and CPU/GPU price moves (Intel/AMD) reshape supplier leverage; this boosts TAM for AI chips but also raises competitive and supply‑chain execution questions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and export risk: DOJ charges in an alleged server diversion case prompted senators to ask Commerce to pause NVIDIA export licenses to China/Southeast Asia — a direct threat to a meaningful revenue channel if escalated. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and congressional scrutiny: A revived class‑action lawsuit, questions from lawmakers about CEO comments, and separate reports of undisclosed crypto revenue add legal/ reputational uncertainty that can keep the stock range‑bound. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & sentiment signals: Director Mark Stevens sold ~221k shares (~$38.5M disclosed), and high‑profile commentators (Jim Cramer, Scott Galloway) urge caution — behavior that can amplify short‑term selling pressure. Read More. Read More.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 7,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock valued at $253,555,407. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $171.24 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The firm has a market cap of $4.16 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.95, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 2.33. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $183.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

About NVIDIA

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.