Investors Buy High Volume of NVIDIA Call Options (NASDAQ:NVDA)

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders purchased 3,710,353 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 32% compared to the average daily volume of 2,809,777 call options.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on NVIDIA to $320 from $300 and reiterated a Buy rating, citing a larger long-term AI data center market and accelerating AI spending. BofA Hikes NVIDIA Price Target to $320 on Massive $1.7 Trillion AI Data Center Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Citi said NVIDIA’s upcoming Q1 revenue could beat consensus by about $1.4 billion, reinforcing expectations for another strong earnings report. Nvidia’s Q1 revenue expected to surpass consensus by $1.4B: Citi
• Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang’s inclusion in President Trump’s China trip is being viewed as potentially helpful for NVIDIA’s China outlook, with traders hoping for improved export access or licensing developments. Nvidia CEO joins Trump’s mission to ‘open up’ China
• Positive Sentiment: Options activity was unusually strong, with call volume running well above normal, suggesting traders are positioning for further upside.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock’s momentum is also being supported by broader AI enthusiasm, record-high valuations, and bullish coverage from multiple outlets ahead of earnings. Nvidia Rally Propels Stocks to New Records
• Negative Sentiment: Some articles highlighted ongoing China/export-control risk and elevated concentration in AI stocks, which could limit upside if the macro or policy backdrop turns less favorable. Nvidia market cap hits $5.4T despite zero China revenue amid US export controls

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. The trade was a 16.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $7,459,058.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $154,145,772.43. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock worth $162,802,518 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after acquiring an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after acquiring an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after acquiring an additional 896 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $225.83 on Thursday. NVIDIA has a 52 week low of $129.16 and a 52 week high of $227.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 46.09, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a quick ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $190.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $187.78.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on NVDA. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Barclays reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $277.32.

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.