DNB Asset Management AS lessened its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,617,279 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 254,989 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 6.7% of DNB Asset Management AS’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. DNB Asset Management AS’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,794,392,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. This represents a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,388,120 shares of company stock valued at $251,344,814. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
NVIDIA Trading Up 0.7%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its 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. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The company’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.89 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.82%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NVDA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price target on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $260.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. President Capital boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $273.64.
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More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA agreed to a $2 billion strategic investment in Nebius to build hyperscale AI cloud infrastructure — a major follow‑on to its cloud partnerships that supports longer‑term GPU demand. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Product/news flow: NVIDIA released the Nemotron 3 super model (aimed at advanced agentic AI) and is launching agentic/AI infrastructure initiatives ahead of GTC, which can drive new GPU and software adoption. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships and investments continue: Nvidia made a significant investment and multi‑year supply/compute deals with startups (Thinking Machines Lab) that will deploy large volumes of Nvidia systems — a direct demand signal for future GPU shipments. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Supply‑chain and customer confirmations: Suppliers and partners (Coherent, Scintil Photonics) are publicly describing multibillion‑dollar, multi‑year NVIDIA deals and product testing — underlining durable commercial pull for Nvidia chips and optics. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Macro backdrop is steady: Feb CPI was largely in line with expectations, keeping the macro risk profile stable for growth names like NVIDIA. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/street tone remains mostly constructive — multiple outlets reiterate buy/bull narratives ahead of GTC, which may support momentum but also sets high expectations for the event. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: EVP Ajay K. Puri disclosed sale of 300,000 shares (~$54.8M at the time), trimming his stake — an event some investors view as a near‑term negative signal. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: analysts (Bernstein and others) flag potential export licensing or tighter rules on AI chip exports — any new curbs would be a material headwind for NVDA’s international sales. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Reputational/short‑term headlines: high‑profile critics and social commentary (e.g., Michael Burry’s comments) add noise and can amplify short‑term volatility even if they lack immediate operational impact. Read More.
About NVIDIA
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.
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