Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC lowered its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 68.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,113 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 19,359 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 1.0% of Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,700,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 27,640 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.72, for a total value of $4,856,900.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 846,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $148,794,775.84. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,267,780 shares of company stock valued at $229,929,215. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Stock Down 1.5%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 period last year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed 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. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.82%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on NVDA. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Argus restated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.21.
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NVIDIA News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a $2 billion strategic investment in Nebius to build hyperscale AI cloud capacity (multi‑GW deployments by 2030), validating long‑term GPU demand and prompting a strong rally in Nebius. Nvidia to invest $2 billion in AI cloud firm Nebius
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA released Nemotron 3 Super, an advanced open AI model aimed at agentic AI — a move that expands software/IP monetization and increases demand for its data‑center GPUs. NVIDIA Releases New Nemotron 3 Super Model
- Positive Sentiment: New partnerships and ecosystem wins (Thinking Machines Lab compute commitments; startups like Scintil Photonics moving to customer testing) deepen demand visibility for NVIDIA’s Vera/Rubin systems and optical interconnect roadmap. NVIDIA Enters Partnership With Thinking Machines Lab
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are watching the upcoming GTC conference as a potential catalyst for product announcements and guidance — it could swing sentiment either way. Nvidia stock stuck below $190: can GTC event be a catalyst?
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader market volatility and geopolitics (oil price swings, CPI noise) are capping risk appetite for high‑beta mega‑cap tech names like NVDA. Dow Jones Futures Fall; Crude Oil Prices Top $90
- Negative Sentiment: Reports say the U.S. Commerce Dept. is drafting rules that would require permits for AI chip exports — a policy that could materially constrain NVIDIA’s global sales and cloud deployments if implemented. US Mulling Rule Requiring Permits for NVIDIA Global AI Chip Sales
- Negative Sentiment: An EVP executed a large sale (300,000 shares), and analysts/press note some investors are booking profits after recent gains — both contribute to near‑term selling pressure. NVIDIA EVP Sells $54,756,000.00 in Stock
- Negative Sentiment: High‑profile criticism (e.g., Michael Burry’s remarks) and heightened headline risk can amplify short‑term bearish flows, even as fundamentals remain strong. Michael Burry warns Nvidia ‘is mafia-like’
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.
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