Captrust Financial Advisors Boosts Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 7.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,001,163 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 423,320 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 2.3% of Captrust Financial Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,119,697,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $154,556,803,000 after buying an additional 9,554,857 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $91,150,170,000 after acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609,560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after acquiring an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $274.30.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia says Chinese authorities approved H200 sales and the company has received purchase orders — management is restarting China‑compliant H200 production, reopening a large market if licenses and supply hold. Chinese authorities approve Nvidia H200 sales
• Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang guided to >$1 trillion in demand for Blackwell and Rubin systems through 2027 — that figure reset investor expectations about the size of Nvidia’s inference/AI‑infrastructure TAM. $1T Blackwell/Rubin opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: GTC product roadmap expands monetization beyond GPUs (Vera Rubin platform, Vera CPU, Nemotron inference, OpenClaw/NemoClaw agent tools, DLSS 5) — broadens software, inference and agentic AI revenue pathways. GTC product and OpenClaw coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street stayed largely bullish after GTC — multiple firms reaffirmed/raised price targets and Buy ratings, supporting upside expectations. Analyst updates after GTC
• Positive Sentiment: Management signaled capital returns — a plan to deploy ~50% of free cash flow to buybacks/dividends improves shareholder return outlook. FCF return plan
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple partner wins and ecosystem integrations (robotaxi partners, cloud and optics suppliers, hospital/healthcare use cases) validate demand but are multi‑quarter revenue plays. WeRide / DRIVE partnerships
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction was muted — shares traded sideways/edged lower after the keynote as investors look for concrete order recognition, supply timelines and margin impact. That caution is weighing on near‑term performance. Muted market reaction
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and profit‑taking: a director disclosed a sale this week, which can pressure sentiment even if it’s small versus institutional ownership. Insider Form 4 disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory, tariff and competitive risks remain — potential U.S. export/tariff friction, DOJ antitrust scrutiny around talent deals, and rising hyperscaler/in‑house rivals could slow or compress upside. DOJ antitrust comments China tariff risk

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.8%

NVDA stock opened at $180.40 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.38 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33. The business has a 50-day moving average of $184.97 and a 200-day moving average of $184.15. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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 paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.52, for a total transaction of $54,756,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,318,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $605,701,198.44. The trade was a 8.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,020,784 shares of company stock valued at $186,152,154 over the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.