Walleye Partners LLC Invests $555,000 in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Walleye Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 2,977 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $555,000. NVIDIA comprises approximately 0.6% of Walleye Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $315,100,000 after purchasing an additional 22,929 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 15.7% during the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on NVDA. Citigroup began coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Barclays restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. BTIG Research began coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Four equities 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.32.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $225.83 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $190.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $187.78. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $129.16 and a 1-year high of $227.84. The firm has a market cap of $5.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its 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 firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The business’s revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.89 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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 related news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total transaction of $555,439.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the sale, the director owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at $6,362,796.97. The trade was a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.