Monte Financial Group LLC reduced its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 27.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 9,730 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 3,604 shares during the period. Monte Financial Group LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,815,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth about $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the third quarter worth about $50,000. EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the third quarter worth about $75,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total transaction of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 953,976 shares of company stock valued at $171,173,819 in the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. 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 company’s revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.77 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given 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 dividend payout ratio is 0.82%.
Key NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Continued vote of confidence on AI demand and estimates — analysts highlight NVDA as a top driver of 2026 earnings growth, reinforcing the view that NVDA remains central to the AI profit cycle. Only 2 Stocks Driving Explosive Earnings Growth in 2026 – NVDA & AVGO
- Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and customer wins keep demand visible — social chatter and deal reports point to collaboration with Google and infrastructure deals (including customers buying B300/Blackwell GPUs), supporting hardware revenue visibility. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on AI Partnerships and Infrastructure Deals
- Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain and ecosystem tailwinds — supplier SK Hynix reported blowout profits citing AI-driven memory demand, signaling healthy GPU-related component demand for NVDA’s ecosystem. Nvidia supplier SK Hynix Q1 profit rises more than five-fold, meets forecasts
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO messaging and technological initiatives emphasize long-term moat — Jensen Huang’s comments on performance-per-dollar and new initiatives (quantum/Ising, BlueField DPU integrations) bolster the narrative but are more strategic than immediately price-moving. Jensen Huang Says ‘Not One Company’ Can Match NVIDIA’s Performance Per Dollar
- Negative Sentiment: Short-term risk-off and sector sell-off hit gains — an oil price rebound and a sharp sell-off in software names pushed traders into risk reduction, which pressured NVDA after a strong rally. Nvidia Shares Slide As Oil Spikes, Software Stocks Sell Off
- Negative Sentiment: Rising competitive headlines from hyperscalers — Google and others unveiling custom AI chips (TPUs) raise longer-term competitive questions for training/inference budgets, which can temper sentiment despite NVDA’s current lead. Google Cloud launches two new AI chips to compete with Nvidia
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is visible — public filings show notable insider sales over recent months; while not unusual at NVDA’s scale, heavy selling can weigh on near-term sentiment. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on AI Partnerships and Infrastructure Deals (insider trading section)
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have issued reports on NVDA. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. New Street Research cut their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.25.
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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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