NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Avity Investment Management Inc.

Avity Investment Management Inc. lessened its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 301,336 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 7,259 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 3.9% of Avity Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Avity Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $56,223,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the second 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. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,808,862,000 after buying an additional 2,609,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $30,855,564,000 after buying an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.8%

NVDA opened at $180.40 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The company has a market capitalization of $4.38 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $184.97 and a 200-day moving average of $184.15.

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 business had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.89 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of NVIDIA 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,318,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $605,701,198.44. The trade was a 8.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total value of $4,856,900.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 846,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,020,784 shares of company stock valued at $186,152,154 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $260.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. William Blair set a $300.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $274.30.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia says Chinese authorities approved H200 sales and the company has received purchase orders — management is restarting China‑compliant H200 production, reopening a large market if licenses and supply hold. Chinese authorities approve Nvidia H200 sales
• Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang guided to >$1 trillion in demand for Blackwell and Rubin systems through 2027 — that figure reset investor expectations about the size of Nvidia’s inference/AI‑infrastructure TAM. $1T Blackwell/Rubin opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: GTC product roadmap expands monetization beyond GPUs (Vera Rubin platform, Vera CPU, Nemotron inference, OpenClaw/NemoClaw agent tools, DLSS 5) — broadens software, inference and agentic AI revenue pathways. GTC product and OpenClaw coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street stayed largely bullish after GTC — multiple firms reaffirmed/raised price targets and Buy ratings, supporting upside expectations. Analyst updates after GTC
• Positive Sentiment: Management signaled capital returns — a plan to deploy ~50% of free cash flow to buybacks/dividends improves shareholder return outlook. FCF return plan
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple partner wins and ecosystem integrations (robotaxi partners, cloud and optics suppliers, hospital/healthcare use cases) validate demand but are multi‑quarter revenue plays. WeRide / DRIVE partnerships
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction was muted — shares traded sideways/edged lower after the keynote as investors look for concrete order recognition, supply timelines and margin impact. That caution is weighing on near‑term performance. Muted market reaction
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and profit‑taking: a director disclosed a sale this week, which can pressure sentiment even if it’s small versus institutional ownership. Insider Form 4 disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory, tariff and competitive risks remain — potential U.S. export/tariff friction, DOJ antitrust scrutiny around talent deals, and rising hyperscaler/in‑house rivals could slow or compress upside. DOJ antitrust comments China tariff risk

NVIDIA 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.