NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by Empirical Asset Management LLC

Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 40.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,900 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,127 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 1.8% of Empirical Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $11,736,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after purchasing an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $315,100,000 after buying an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after buying an additional 3,653 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after buying an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 15.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $184.77 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $185.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $184.06. The firm has a market cap of $4.49 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share 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 firm 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 firm posted $0.89 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total value of $36,008,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $651,483,201.88. The trade was a 5.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,168,120 shares of company stock worth $210,900,814. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia struck a multi‑year strategic partnership and made a significant investment in Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab, which has agreed to deploy at least one gigawatt of Nvidia’s next‑gen processors — a direct multi‑year demand commitment for Nvidia hardware. AI startup Thinking Machines clinches capital and a major chip supply deal from Nvidia — Reuters
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Nvidia to unveil a broader suite of specialized AI chips and networking tech at its GTC developer conference next week — an event that could drive near‑term buying if new systems and networking solutions meet investor expectations. Nvidia set to spotlight next wave of AI infrastructure at GTC — Proactive Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Nvidia is developing an open‑source AI agent platform (reported as ‘NemoClaw’/agent tools) signal a strategic push into higher‑level software/platforms that could expand TAM and deepen vendor lock‑in for its chips. Nvidia plans open‑source AI agent platform ‘NemoClaw’ for enterprises — CNBC
• Positive Sentiment: Visibility into strong customer demand: OpenAI’s CEO publicly thanked Jensen Huang for accelerating Nvidia capacity at AWS, underscoring Nvidia’s central role supplying compute for leading AI customers. Sam Altman Thanks Jensen Huang As Nvidia Ramps AI Capacity — Yahoo Finance
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia adopted a new variable compensation plan for FY2027 setting a $4M target cash bonus for CEO Jensen Huang — a governance/compensation update that may draw attention but is unlikely to move fundamentals. NVIDIA Adopts New Variable Compensation Plan for Fiscal 2027 — InsiderMonkey (Reuters)
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street coverage remains active (upgrades and fresh price targets), supporting liquidity and interest; these analyst actions can sustain momentum but also amplify volatility around earnings and GTC. Wall Street sets Nvidia stock price target for next 12 months — Finbold
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and downside risks persist: geopolitical tensions (supply‑chain fears tied to Middle East conflict) and high valuation have prompted some bearish technical/price forecasts — including one analyst projecting a deep pullback if key supports fail. These risks can amplify short‑term volatility around macro headlines. Nvidia to crash to $115 on this date, expert predicts — Finbold

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Mizuho set a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $273.64.

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.