Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 19.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,298 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 9,825 shares during the quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $11,432,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the third quarter worth approximately $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Key NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains constructive, with several firms reportedly raising price targets and maintaining bullish ratings on NVIDIA ahead of earnings, citing strong Blackwell and Rubin-related catalysts. NVIDIA Price Target Raised to $300.00 at DA Davidson
- Positive Sentiment: Options traders are pricing in a very large post-earnings move, which suggests the market expects NVIDIA to remain a major AI momentum driver if results and outlook are strong. Nvidia shares set for $350 billion price swing after earnings, options show
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple previews say NVIDIA could post another blockbuster quarter, helped by booming AI datacenter spending and continued demand for its GPUs, while some analysts argue the stock may still be undervalued versus its earnings power. AI Datacenter Growth Likely to Power NVIDIA’s Strong Q1 Revenues
- Neutral Sentiment: Many headlines frame NVIDIA’s earnings as the next big market catalyst, meaning the stock could move sharply in either direction depending on whether the company clears a very high bar. Here’s How Much Traders Expect Nvidia’s Stock to Move After Earnings
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary suggests tech stocks are mixed and the AI trade may be taking a pause, which can pressure NVIDIA short term even if the long-term story remains intact. Sector Update: Tech Stocks Mixed Late Afternoon
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are also focused on risks around China, competition from custom AI chips, and whether hyperscaler spending will keep expanding at the same pace, all of which could limit upside if management sounds cautious. Nvidia’s outlook will be a test of its strategy to maintain AI dominance
NVIDIA Trading Down 0.8%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given 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 yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.82%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the 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 sale, the director 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $3,497,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 83,060 shares in the company, valued at $14,526,363.40. This represents a 19.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 over the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
NVDA has been the topic of several research reports. CICC Research upped their target price on NVIDIA from $228.00 to $240.60 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. William Blair set a $300.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price (up from $275.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $279.06.
View Our Latest Analysis on NVIDIA
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.
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