NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) shares fell 1.4% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $164.27 and last traded at $165.17. 182,983,743 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 2% from the average session volume of 180,097,156 shares. The stock had previously closed at $167.52.
More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Mistral AI’s large financing and data‑center plans signal meaningful GPU demand for NVIDIA’s chips — supports revenue visibility for NVDA’s data‑center segment. Mistral secures $830 million in debt financing to fund AI data center
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America lists NVIDIA among top AI‑semiconductor picks, reinforcing buy-side conviction and setting bullish targets amid continued AI chip demand. BofA Reveals Top AI Semiconductor Picks: NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), and AMD Lead
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s data‑center business remains the primary growth engine; analyst pieces highlight record revenue contribution and the potential to sustain high growth. Can NVIDIA’s Data Center Business Sustain Its High Growth Momentum?
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts/publications are calling this a buy‑the‑dip opportunity, which could attract short‑term value buyers if macro/headline pressure eases. Signal: Time to Buy the Dip On Nvidia Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: Discussion of single‑stock ETFs highlights leverage and volatility risks for NVDA holders — can amplify moves in either direction without changing NVIDIA’s fundamentals. Is the Explosion of Single-Stock ETFs an Opportunity or a Danger?
- Negative Sentiment: Large institutional trimming: reports say institutions reduced NVDA exposure by tens of billions, adding selling pressure and signaling allocation shifts. Institutions have dumped over $70 billion of Nvidia stock
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation reset headlines — NVDA’s P/E and market cap comparisons to the S&P 500 are being cited as reasons the stock is re‑pricing lower despite strong fundamentals. Nvidia (NVDA) Trades Below S&P 500 Valuation After $800B Market Cap Wipe-Out
- Negative Sentiment: ETF concentration (e.g., TOPT’s large NVDA weight) magnifies NVDA’s pain when the stock falls, contributing to outsized downside in related funds and feedback selling. TOPT Holds 16% in NVIDIA Alone, and That Concentration Is Driving Its 11% Loss
- Negative Sentiment: Operational/competitive risks flagged: reported helium supply issues for certain manufacturing processes and Huawei’s push on domestic AI chips could be medium‑term headwinds. Nvidia: Helium Shortage Problems
Analyst Ratings Changes
NVDA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.95.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
The company’s 50-day moving average is $183.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $184.39. The company has a market capitalization of $4.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.71, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 2.33. The company has a quick ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion during 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%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.82%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total value of $3,357,490.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This represents a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock valued at $253,555,407. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. PMG Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the third quarter valued at $2,150,000. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,316,000. Oak Ridge Investments LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 970,860 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $181,143,000 after acquiring an additional 20,559 shares during the period. Circle Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Circle Wealth Management LLC now owns 107,787 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $20,111,000 after acquiring an additional 14,936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,808,000 after acquiring an additional 6,162 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
NVIDIA Company 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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