NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Whalerock Point Partners LLC

Whalerock Point Partners LLC reduced its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 328,940 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 5,675 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for 12.5% of Whalerock Point Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Whalerock Point Partners LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $61,374,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after acquiring an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 25.0% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 71,720,593 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $13,381,628,000 after acquiring an additional 14,358,048 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $91,150,170,000 after purchasing an additional 8,521,936 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $186.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24. The firm has a market cap of $4.52 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 2.33. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $185.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $184.07. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 during 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%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued 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 Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.52, for a total value of $54,756,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,318,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $605,701,198.44. This trade represents a 8.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total transaction of $12,421,044.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,424,603 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $253,365,643.55. This trade represents a 4.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,388,120 shares of company stock worth $251,344,814. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Melius Research raised their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Argus restated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $273.64.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a $2 billion strategic investment in AI cloud provider Nebius to expand hyperscale AI infrastructure — a direct push into cloud capacity and data-center partnerships that supports long-term GPU demand and customer lock-in. Reuters: Nvidia to invest $2 billion in AI cloud firm Nebius
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: Nebius stock surged on the deal, signaling investor validation of NVDA’s cloud strategy and the potential upside from equity/stake arrangements and deeper commercial ties. Seeking Alpha: Nebius surges after Nvidia plans $2B investment
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is expanding strategic investments in frontier AI firms — including a significant deal with Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab — strengthening its ecosystem and guaranteeing future GPU demand. CNBC: Nvidia makes ‘significant investment’ in Thinking Machines Lab
• Positive Sentiment: Product/tech upside: NVIDIA released the Nemotron 3 super model and is pushing into the enterprise AI agent market — moves that bolster software/service monetization beyond chips. TipRanks: NVIDIA Releases New Nemotron 3 Super Model
• Positive Sentiment: Supply visibility: partners and suppliers report multi‑year, multibillion‑dollar deals tied to NVIDIA chips, reinforcing revenue visibility for the next several years. 24/7 Wall St.: Coherent CEO on NVIDIA supply deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and banks are both bullish on NVDA ahead of GTC but some research notes urge caution about near‑term expectations — GTC outcomes could be a catalyst or a disappointment. AOL: Bank of America message ahead of GTC
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro and competition: steady CPI and moves by rivals (e.g., Meta expanding in-house AI chips) keep the macro/competitive backdrop in focus — important for valuation and long-term margin assumptions. Yahoo Finance: Meta expands in-house AI chip roadmap
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: EVP Ajay Puri sold 300,000 shares (~$54.8M) last week — a visible insider disposition that some investors view as a cautionary sign on timing or personal allocation. SEC filing: Form 4 disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational/market noise: public criticism from notable investors and polemical headlines create short‑term sentiment swings but so far lack concrete operational impact. Finbold: Michael Burry comment

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.