NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc.

Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. lessened its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 72,575 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 2,350 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 2.2% of Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $13,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barrett & Company Inc. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. now owns 74,606 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $13,914,000 after buying an additional 1,103 shares during the period. Omega Financial Group LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Omega Financial Group LLC now owns 3,515 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $656,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. Challenger Wealth Management boosted its position in NVIDIA by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Challenger Wealth Management now owns 21,196 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,953,000 after buying an additional 891 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 259,282 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $48,356,000 after buying an additional 16,867 shares during the period. Finally, waypoint wealth counsel boosted its position in NVIDIA by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. waypoint wealth counsel now owns 30,517 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $5,691,000 after buying an additional 1,408 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the business’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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $225.32 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $192.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $188.38. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $129.16 and a one 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 stock has a market capitalization of $5.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.98, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 2.25.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.84 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid 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 was Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.82%.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on NVDA shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Four 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $276.56.

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.