NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. reduced its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 718,693 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 15,430 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 4.1% of Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $134,094,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Joule Financial LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the third quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.6% in the third quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. IMG Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.4% in the third quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $713,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cyr Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. now owns 7,737 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,444,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Up 2.7%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $182.65 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $184.01. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. The company has a market capitalization of $4.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 2.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The firm’s revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.89 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 30,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.11, for a total transaction of $5,432,355.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,286,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $229,196,578.86. This trade represents a 2.32% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,168,120 shares of company stock worth $210,900,814. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat + bullish guidance and analyst upgrades are keeping buyers engaged ahead of GTC — the company’s latest results and forward commentary support the view that AI data-center demand remains durable. Stock Market Today, March 9: Nvidia Rises Ahead of GTC as Investors Watch for AI Chip Announcements
• Positive Sentiment: GTC (Mar 16–19) is a near-term catalyst — analysts expect updates on system architecture, networking and AI infrastructure roadmaps that could re‑accelerate conviction in NVDA’s multi-year growth story. Nvidia GTC expected to highlight AI system architecture, networking leadership
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s ecosystem momentum: the company backed Nscale’s $2B raise and is reported to be investing in optics suppliers (Lumentum/Coherent) — signals of vertical support for AI supply chain scaling and long-term demand for NVIDIA GPUs. Nvidia-backed UK AI firm Nscale raises $2 billion in funding round NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is Investing $2 billion in Lumentum and Coherent, Reports WSJ
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships (e.g., ABB using Nvidia tech for robot training) showcase revenue opportunities beyond hyperscalers but are incremental to core GPU demand. ABB teams up with Nvidia to improve factory robot training
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk (U.S.–Iran developments) and a crude‑price spike rattled markets and semiconductor supply-chain assumptions, triggering earlier NVDA weakness despite later rebound. Macro risk remains a volatility driver. Nvidia Stock Falls. How the Chip Supply Chain Is Threatened by Iran War.
• Negative Sentiment: China/export and demand‑sustainability questions persist — reports of halted China‑bound H200 output and commentary highlighting “narrative noise” or rating pressure point to execution and geographic‑revenue risks that could cap near‑term upside. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Halts China-bound H200 Output, Reuters Reports NVIDIA: Regime Change And Narrative Noise (Rating Downgrade)

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Arete Research lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $244.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Four 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $273.64.

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.