Avalon Advisory Group Sells 4,250 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Avalon Advisory Group decreased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 72.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,631 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,250 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 0.1% of Avalon Advisory Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Avalon Advisory Group’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $304,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at about $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after acquiring an additional 22,896,705 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $3,454,534,000 after acquiring an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at about $3,180,313,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective 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. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Four research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $279.06.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the sale, the director owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $3,497,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 83,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,526,363.40. This trade represents a 19.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $220.61 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $129.16 and a 1 year high of $236.54. 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 company’s 50-day moving average is $194.00 and its 200 day moving average is $188.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.34 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 previous year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.85 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

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.