NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s 3rd Largest Position

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 480,297 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,111 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 3.5% of Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $89,575,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Joule Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $395,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $713,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cyr Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. now owns 7,737 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GTC momentum: Social and sell‑side reaction to NVIDIA’s GTC keynote — including management’s $1T‑order visibility through 2027 — has produced renewed bullish sentiment and several price‑target raises, reinforcing the long‑term AI revenue story. QuiverQuant: Opinions on GTC $1T Orders Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Multiple firms (including Wedbush) are pushing optimistic outlooks and upside targets (some call for 30–40% upside), which supports positive flows and makes NVDA a primary catalyst for the market. Wedbush: Nvidia has 30-40% upside ahead
• Positive Sentiment: Product roadmap lift: Coverage noting Vera Rubin and Rubin Ultra roadmaps (and the data‑center ripple effects) keeps investors focused on accelerating GPU demand and broader infrastructure tailwinds. These 4 Stocks Are Quietly Riding NVIDIA’s Data Center Boom Higher
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector financing and risk: Reports that AI data‑center buildouts are relying more on private credit and insurance markets highlight continued demand for GPUs but also higher financing/operational risk for hyperscalers. That’s supportive of long‑run GPU demand but adds macro execution risk. CNBC: AI data centers finance and insurance story
• Neutral Sentiment: Edge AI / drones narrative: Coverage of edge‑AI and autonomous drones notes growing compute needs at the edge (comparable to NVDA capabilities), which is a potential long‑term market for AI compute but not an immediate revenue driver. MarketBeat: The Arms Race Has Gone Airborne
• Negative Sentiment: Competition & access worries: Nvidia’s acquisition of SchedMD prompted concerns among AI specialists about potential limits on software access and preferential treatment, raising antitrust/fair‑access questions that could pressure sentiment. Reuters: Nvidia acquisition of SchedMD sparks worry
• Negative Sentiment: Execution / production flags: Analysts (KeyBanc and others) have flagged potential scaled‑back production plans for next‑gen chips, which introduces near‑term supply/execution risk and is being cited as a reason for recent sideways price action. Barron’s: Issue could hamper next‑gen AI chips
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling highlighted: Data shows substantial insider sales activity in recent months; while not proof of a problem, heavy executive selling can weigh on sentiment when paired with other concerns. QuiverQuant: Insider trading and sentiment summary

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Macquarie Infrastructure upgraded NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Tigress Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $360.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Citigroup boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $275.25.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $177.64 on Tuesday. 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $182.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $184.34. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.32 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.25, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.34.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 881,387 shares in the company, valued at approximately $154,145,772.43. The trade was a 4.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total value of $38,501,729.76. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,399,771 shares in the company, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock worth $253,555,407. 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.