NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by Covea Finance

Covea Finance raised its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 685,687 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,400 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 4.2% of Covea Finance’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Covea Finance’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $127,881,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Precedent Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,507 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,960,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the period. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 19,737 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,681,000 after buying an additional 1,070 shares during the period. WESPAC Advisors SoCal LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. WESPAC Advisors SoCal LLC now owns 65,719 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $12,257,000 after buying an additional 3,817 shares during the period. Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in NVIDIA by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 34,279 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,393,000 after buying an additional 678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stonekeep Investments LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Stonekeep Investments LLC now owns 17,981 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,353,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on NVDA. William Blair set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. HSBC set a $310.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Wall Street Zen raised NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on NVIDIA from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $275.95.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia announced partnerships with Emerald AI and several major U.S. power companies to build “grid‑flexible” AI factories that can speed data‑center deployment and help manage power demand — a practical solution to energy constraints that supports faster corporate and cloud customer adoption. NVIDIA, Emeral AI partner with energy firms to develop grid-flexible AI data centers
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish GTC messaging and upgraded analyst views: Nvidia reiterated a multi‑year, ~$1T+ systems opportunity and several firms raised price targets or reaffirmed buy/overweight ratings (Raymond James, Cantor Fitzgerald, Rosenblatt), which supports longer‑term upside expectations. Raymond James Raises PT on NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Macro relief lifted sentiment: reports of de‑escalation in Iran and a broader market rally helped risk assets recover — a favorable backdrop for Nvidia given its high beta and concentration in major indices. Dow Jones Futures: Trump’s Iran Comments Spark Stock Market Rally; Micron, Nvidia, Palantir, Tesla Are Big Movers
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/partnership breadth: new collaborations (e.g., Asylon for DroneIQ Overwatch) expand Nvidia’s “physical AI” footprint but are incremental to core datacenter GPU demand. These signal TAM expansion but aren’t immediate revenue drivers. Asylon and NVIDIA Collaborate to Advance Physical AI in Robotic Security
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply-chain reality: reporting that TSMC capacity constraints could force redesigns of next‑gen systems highlights execution/timing risks — important for timelines but not a direct demand signal. Investors should watch fab cadence and delivery schedules. The AI Gatekeeper: TSMC’s Chokehold Signals Dominance
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — reports show several sizable insider sales over recent days (blocks totalling millions), which can sap near‑term sentiment and raise questions about timing of allocations. Monitor filings for context (planned sales vs. opportunistic). Nvidia (NVDA) Insiders Dump $14.26 Million in Stock Over 48 Hours
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust scrutiny: lawmakers and Senate questions around the Nvidia‑Groq deal and broader AI stack raise oversight risk and potential deal delays — a headline risk that can pressure shares until clarified. As Lawmakers Zero in on Nvidia-Groq Deal, Should You Be Worried About NVDA Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Technical downside warning: some chart analysts cite a breakdown of key support with targets nearer $150 — if confirmed, technical selling could amplify volatility independent of fundamentals. NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) Price Forecast: Breakdown Signals Further Downside Risk

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $175.81 on Tuesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $212.19. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock has a market cap of $4.27 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 2.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $184.42 and a 200-day moving average of $184.32.

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. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The business’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be given 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 payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total value of $3,357,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total value of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. This represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,179,934 shares of company stock worth $215,053,678. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

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.