NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Position Increased by First Merchants Corp

First Merchants Corp grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 167,772 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,502 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 1.2% of First Merchants Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. First Merchants Corp’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $31,289,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 87,413 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $16,303,000 after buying an additional 4,766 shares during the period. Freestate Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $202,000. National Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 58,164 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $10,848,000 after acquiring an additional 2,775 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 14.6% in the fourth quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 71,776 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,386,000 after acquiring an additional 9,169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connective Portfolio Management LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 43.6% in the fourth quarter. Connective Portfolio Management LLC now owns 16,475 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,073,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA broadened its AI ecosystem with a strategic, $2 billion investment and NVLink Fusion tie‑up with Marvell — investors see this as a move to lock partners into Nvidia’s rack‑scale fabric and protect long‑term data‑center share. Nvidia takes stake in Marvell (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Product pipeline: coverage points to Rubin Ultra and other next‑gen AI capabilities that could drive outsized revenue growth if adopted broadly, supporting longer‑term upside. Rubin Ultra revenue upside (InsiderMonkey)
• Positive Sentiment: Big‑name investors and institutional conviction are supporting sentiment — recent disclosures show purchases by well‑known allocators alongside continued high sell‑side buy ratings and above‑consensus price targets. Analyst bullishness and price targets (InsiderMonkey) Paul Tudor Jones bullish on NVDA (Yahoo) Ray Dalio buying activity (MSN)
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability remains a strength: gross margins are running near 75%, which supports cash flow generation and the company’s ability to fund investments and ecosystem stakes. Gross margin analysis (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts adjusted targets downward from earlier peaks but kept buy ratings (New Street cut its target to $275 while maintaining a buy), which tempers upside expectations but keeps institutional backing intact. New Street price target adjustment (MarketScreener)
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate actions and cash returns — including a near‑term dividend payment — are incremental positives for income‑focused holders but unlikely to move the long‑term growth story. Dividend announcement (Finbold)
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure in China: IDC data show local GPU/AI‑accelerator vendors gaining meaningful share, which raises execution risk in a key international market. Chinese competition eroding share (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term market pressure and technical/headline-driven selloffs (including an AI memory‑led rout that knocked shares lower) are reminding investors that NVDA’s premium valuation is vulnerable to sentiment swings. AI memory rout analysis (BeInCrypto)
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/earnings caution: NVDA has recorded consecutive quarterly share price declines for the first time in years — history offers rebound scenarios but the streak highlights short‑term earnings/guide risk. Two‑quarter loss and outlook (Barron’s)
• Negative Sentiment: Some long‑standing holders trimmed positions (D. E. Shaw reported a reduction), a reminder that portfolio rebalancing can add selling pressure even amid broad conviction. D. E. Shaw trims NVDA stake (InsiderMonkey)

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $175.75 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The company has a market cap of $4.27 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.34. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $182.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $184.22. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its 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. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS 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 issued 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on NVDA. Itau BBA Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price target on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on NVIDIA from $283.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $275.25.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,399,771 shares in the company, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $550,130,190.75. The trade was a 9.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock valued at $253,555,407. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

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.