NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC lessened its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 178,459 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 5,716 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 1.7% of Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $33,283,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position 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 valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter valued at $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $219.44 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $5.33 trillion, a P/E ratio of 44.78, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $120.28 and a one year high of $222.30. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $188.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $187.18.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction 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 trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 906,336 shares of company stock worth $162,802,518. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on NVDA. Itau BBA Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $235.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $275.25.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA remains a key beneficiary of the AI infrastructure boom, with commentary saying its lead in chips is expanding into a broader infrastructure moat and that hyperscalers’ spending should keep driving demand. Nvidia: Moat Is Wider Than The Market Thinks
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to view NVDA as one of the top semiconductor names to own, reinforcing bullish expectations into earnings. NVIDIA (NVDA): The Best American Semiconductor Stock to Buy According to Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Investor attention is high ahead of NVIDIA’s earnings report, with the stock trading near record levels as traders position for what could be another strong quarter. Why Nvidia stock is beating the broader market today
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s partnership with IREN to accelerate up to 5 gigawatts of AI infrastructure is being cited as evidence that the company is extending its ecosystem beyond chips and into data-center buildout. Why NVIDIA (NVDA) Is Turning Its AI Hardware Lead Into an Infrastructure Moat
• Positive Sentiment: Several market pieces frame NVIDIA as a long-term AI winner and a likely beneficiary of continued spending on chips, data centers, and inference workloads. 5 Stocks Positioned to Benefit From the AI Inference Boom
• Neutral Sentiment: One note says Alphabet could briefly overtake NVIDIA in market value, which is more of a headline watch item than a direct fundamental concern. Alphabet Is on the Brink of Beating NVIDIA in Market Value: ETFs to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful short positioning change, so it does not appear to be a real market driver. Short Interest Update
• Negative Sentiment: Some articles raise caution that competition is increasing as major cloud customers develop custom AI chips, which could pressure NVIDIA’s margins over time. Nvidia Stock: Reasons For Short-Term Caution Into Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: There is also some broader sector warning chatter about semiconductors flashing a technical crash signal, which could weigh on sentiment if risk appetite fades. Semiconductor stocks just printed major crash signal

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.