Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC grew its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 223.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 89,273 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 61,683 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 1.3% of Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,649,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NVDA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wedbush raised their target price on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $235.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. William Blair set a $300.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.25.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $199.57 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $110.82 and a 12 month high of $216.82. The company has a market capitalization of $4.85 trillion, a P/E ratio of 40.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $186.75 and a 200-day moving average of $186.15. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued 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. The company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The company’s revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.82%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $7,459,058.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares in the company, valued at approximately $154,145,772.43. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 953,976 shares of company stock valued at $171,173,819 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Hyperscaler AI capex remains large and rising, supporting long-term demand for GPUs and data-center kit — a tailwind for NVIDIA’s revenue outlook. AI Data Center Spending Rushes Toward $800 Billion
- Positive Sentiment: Pricing power in constrained markets: advanced B300 server prices in China have jumped toward ~$1M amid supply tightness, indicating strong demand and potential margin lift for NVIDIA’s top-end products. Exclusive: Prices of Nvidia’s B300 server at $1 million in China on US curbs, sources say
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic investments and product momentum — NVDA’s venture arm backed legal‑tech startup Legora and the company pushed new models (Nemotron) and server/platform updates that expand addressable markets. Nvidia just invested in the AI legal startup that’s splashing Jude Law ads everywhere
- Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA set a May 20 conference call to discuss Q1 FY2027 results (webcast + CFO commentary), which creates a near-term reporting date for updated guidance and could move the stock on surprises. NVIDIA Sets Conference Call for First-Quarter Financial Results
- Neutral Sentiment: Product launches (Nemotron 3 Nano Omni) and ecosystem partnerships keep the longer-term narrative intact, though these are more medium-term catalysts than immediate stock drivers. As Nvidia launches Nemotron 3 Nano Omni model, should you buy, sell, or hold NVDA stock?
- Negative Sentiment: Short-term rotation and profit‑taking after a huge run: investors rotated into other chip names and rebalanced after a multi-week rally, pressuring NVDA despite strong cloud spending signals. NVIDIA Falls 4% on Rotation Concerns: How Strong Profitability Could Save the Bull Case
- Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk from hyperscalers: Google and Amazon are developing/custom selling AI chips, creating a potential long‑term threat to NVIDIA’s dominance and prompting investor caution. Nvidia’s $4.9 trillion chip empire has a new problem: its biggest customers
- Negative Sentiment: Minor analyst/estimate tweaks and heavy insider selling headlines (persistent exec share sales reported) add to near‑term caution, even though fundamentals remain strong. (Estimates were nudged slightly; insiders have been net sellers.)
NVIDIA 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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