Aberdeen Group plc Has $3.69 Billion Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Aberdeen Group plc cut its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,803,835 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 259,181 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for 5.7% of Aberdeen Group plc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Aberdeen Group plc owned approximately 0.08% of NVIDIA worth $3,693,415,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $54,000. Finally, Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth $75,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the sale, the director owned 7,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total transaction of $555,439.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at $2,734,301.20. The trade was a 16.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,153,976 shares of company stock valued at $207,181,819 over the last three months. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NVDA opened at $189.31 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $181.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $184.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.60 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.63, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.34. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $95.04 and a 1-year 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 for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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%.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company momentum: NVDA has extended a multi-day winning streak and continues to show strong fundamentals (recent revenue and EPS beats and outsized margins), which underpins investor confidence and analyst price targets.
• Positive Sentiment: Takeover chatter lifts demand for PC suppliers and related names — reports that NVIDIA may be exploring a major acquisition spurred buying in Dell and HP and drove speculative interest in NVDA’s strategic direction. Dell, HP stocks jump as Nvidia takeover talk stirs PC market buzz
• Positive Sentiment: AI/memory demand and thematic ETFs: New DRAM/AI memory-focused ETFs and analyst notes highlighting robust semiconductor sales reinforce the narrative that NVDA sits at the center of an AI-driven hardware supercycle. This New ETF Aims to Capitalize on Surging AI Memory Chip Demand (NVDA) 4 Solid Semiconductor Stocks to Grab as AI Powers Robust Sales
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical / range-bound trading: Multiple pieces note NVDA is stuck in a trading range despite recent gains — momentum exists but breakout confirmation is lacking, making short-term moves sensitive to headlines. Nvidia stock jittery on Monday: why the AI darling is struggling to breakout Nvidia Stock Is Stuck in a Range. The Main Concerns Are Not Just Production Worries.
• Neutral Sentiment: Minor corporate clarification: SharonAI corrected a reported misstatement about a shareholder relationship with NVIDIA — limited direct impact but increases short-term noise around press accuracy. SharonAI Clarifies Misstatement on NVIDIA Shareholder Relationship
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile bearish stake: Michael Burry has publicly bet against an AI stock that’s surged ~1,400% in the cycle and warned of steep downside — media attention to activist/short positions can amplify volatility and prompt defensive selling. Michael Burry of “The Big Short” Fame is Betting Against This Stock That’s Soared 1,400% During the AI Boom So Far — and Thinks It Could Drop 60%. Should You Follow His Lead?
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst risk flags and competition: Some analysts are calling out valuation and demand risks (and potential competitive pressure from subsidies for domestic chip programs like Japan’s), which could cap near-term upside. This Analyst Just Highlighted a Key Risk for NVIDIA That Few are Talking About
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling / positioning noise: Recent data summaries show significant insider and institutional portfolio churn; heavy reported insider sales and rotation by big holders can weigh sentiment even if fundamentals remain strong. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on Japan AI Chip Subsidies

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on NVDA. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday. Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Itau BBA Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.25.

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.