Avanza Fonder AB Sells 821,105 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Avanza Fonder AB cut its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 34.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,537,097 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 821,105 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 7.3% of Avanza Fonder AB’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Avanza Fonder AB’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $286,669,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PMG Family Office LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth $2,150,000. Svenska Handelsbanken AB publ bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at $37,316,000. Oak Ridge Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% during the third quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 970,860 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $181,143,000 after acquiring an additional 20,559 shares during the period. Circle Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the third quarter. Circle Wealth Management LLC now owns 107,787 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $20,111,000 after acquiring an additional 14,936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whalen Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 20.3% during the third quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. now owns 36,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,808,000 after acquiring an additional 6,162 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $7,459,058.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $154,145,772.43. The trade was a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock valued at $253,555,407 over the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $283.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. CICC Research boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $228.00 to $240.60 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure upgraded NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.95.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/valuation support: Multiple pieces argue NVDA is trading cheaply vs. its growth profile and some brokers/analysts reiterated buys or raised long‑term estimates, providing a buy‑the‑dip narrative that could attract value buyers. 5 April Buys With Double-Digit Year-End Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Enterprise deployments and partnerships expand demand: NVIDIA’s tech is being embedded across industries (energy partnership with SLB, healthcare deployments and HGX systems for regional AI factories), which supports recurring data‑center GPU demand beyond hyperscalers. SLB expands Nvidia partnership to develop AI infrastructure for energy sector
• Positive Sentiment: Ecosystem capital: A Reuters report that a Nvidia‑backed startup (Reflection) is seeking a large funding round signals continued investor appetite for NVDA‑adjacent AI ecosystems that can drive future software and services spend tied to NVIDIA hardware. Nvidia-backed Reflection AI eyes $25 billion valuation, WSJ reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation narrative shifts: Several outlets note NVDA’s forward multiple has compressed (trading near S&P valuation levels), which can be read as either a buying opportunity or a signal that the market is discounting growth — the net impact depends on investor time horizon. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Trades Below S&P 500 Valuation for First Time in Over a Decade
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/export risk: Senators have pushed to pause NVIDIA export licenses after DOJ charges in an alleged AI‑chip diversion/smuggling case — any tighter export controls would directly reduce addressable revenue from China and adjacent markets. Senators Push to Freeze Nvidia Export Licenses
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and reputational headwinds: A revived class‑action/lawsuit environment and separate suits tied to alleged undisclosed revenues or compliance issues increase near‑term legal risk and uncertainty for guidance/controls. Super Micro Computer Hit With Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/supply‑chain concentration: Analysts warn war risk (Iran/Taiwan tensions) could hit NVDA because most advanced GPUs are manufactured at TSMC in Taiwan; heightened geopolitical risk compresses multiples and prompts sectorwide selling. Nvidia Share Price Could Be Hit Hard By Iran War
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and short‑term uncertainty: Director share sales and vocal skeptics (media/pundits warning of dramatic downside) add to near‑term caution and can amplify momentum selling. NVIDIA Director Sells $38.5M in Stock

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $167.52 on Monday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $212.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.07 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 2.33. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $183.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $184.39. 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 released 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 return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

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.