Hoge Financial Services LLC Purchases 2,456 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Hoge Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 15.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 17,939 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,456 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 1.8% of Hoge Financial Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Hoge Financial Services LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $3,346,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth about $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the third quarter worth about $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth about $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said the U.S. has cleared Nvidia’s H200 AI chips for sale to about 10 Chinese companies, raising hopes for a meaningful rebound in China-related data center revenue. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: UBS and Cantor Fitzgerald both raised price targets on NVIDIA, reinforcing Wall Street’s view that AI demand and data center growth still have room to drive further upside. Proactive Investors article American Banking News article
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are increasingly betting that Nvidia will beat Q1 FY2027 expectations, with several previews citing strong hyperscaler spending, AI infrastructure demand, and a possible revenue surprise. Seeking Alpha article Investopedia article
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage this morning emphasized that Nvidia’s stock has run hard into earnings, so some investors are locking in gains and watching whether the report can justify the valuation. CNBC article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor complex sold off today, and some articles noted that Nvidia’s China opportunity is still not fully secured because approvals, deliveries, and Chinese domestic-chip competition remain uncertain. Benzinga article CNBC article

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up from $235.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $276.56.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total value of $54,675,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 over the last quarter. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Down 4.4%

Shares of NVDA opened at $225.32 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.46 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 2.25. 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 quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $192.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $188.38.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. The business 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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