Fermata Advisors LLC Buys 14,812 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Fermata Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 81.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,017 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 14,812 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for about 1.5% of Fermata Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Fermata Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,158,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in 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 valued at $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the 2nd 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 purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,180,313,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised 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 worth $13,381,628,000 after buying an additional 14,358,048 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the 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 transaction, the director owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total value of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $550,130,190.75. The trade was a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock valued at $253,555,407 in the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. HSBC set a $310.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $275.95.

NVIDIA Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $178.68 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. 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’s 50 day moving average is $184.11 and its 200 day moving average is $184.34. The company has a market cap of $4.34 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.33.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.89 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors 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 yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.82%.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s nearly $8B order for EUV lithography gear signals a multi‑year buildout of AI infrastructure and confirms demand for the high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) that pairs with NVIDIA GPUs — a structural tailwind for NVDA’s addressable market. ASML’s $8B Deal: More Than a Purchase, It’s a Prophecy
• Positive Sentiment: SLB expanded its partnership with NVIDIA to build modular data centers and industry‑specific AI models for energy — another enterprise deployment that increases near‑term GPU demand and diversifies end markets. SLB expands Nvidia partnership to develop AI infrastructure for energy sector
• Positive Sentiment: Product adoption and alliances keep momentum: KeyCare deployed NVIDIA’s Nemotron model in clinical workflows and Adobe/other partners continue integrating NVIDIA tech — proof points for commercial traction beyond hyperscalers. KeyCare Deploys NVIDIA Nemotron Adobe–NVIDIA alliance
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/market context: Cantor Fitzgerald and other bulls, plus a broader tech bounce on easing geopolitical oil risk, support sentiment that AI leaders like NVIDIA will recover on earnings/valuation re‑rating. NVIDIA given Overweight by Cantor Fitzgerald Today’s Market: Dow jumps
• Neutral Sentiment: Photonics and supply‑chain bets (investments in Lumentum/Coherent, TSMC capacity bottlenecks) could raise NVDA’s long‑term TAM but may also shift partners and cost dynamics; outcome depends on execution and timelines. 2 Lesser‑Known Photonics Firms May Play an Outsized Role in AI
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk rose after DOJ charges tied to alleged diversion of servers and senators asked Commerce to pause NVIDIA export licenses to China/Southeast Asia — a direct sales and licensing headwind if restrictions expand. Senators Push to Freeze Nvidia Export Licenses
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. lawmakers have asked whether CEO Jensen Huang’s prior comments misled regulators about chip diversion — political scrutiny could lead to tighter licensing or reputational risk. US lawmakers ask whether Nvidia CEO’s smuggling remarks misled regulators
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (director Mark A. Stevens sold ~221k shares) and competitive claims (e.g., Huawei’s Atlas 350 performance assertions) add short‑term uncertainty that can cap rallies until clarity on regulation and supply is reached. Director Mark A. Stevens sold shares Huawei Atlas 350 claims

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.