State of Michigan Retirement System Sells 81,200 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

State of Michigan Retirement System decreased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,358,960 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 81,200 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 7.5% of State of Michigan Retirement System’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. State of Michigan Retirement System’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,559,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. MMA Asset Management LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 45.9% during the third quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC now owns 15,723 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,934,000 after purchasing an additional 4,950 shares during the period. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 49.2% during the 3rd quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. now owns 8,309 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,550,000 after buying an additional 2,740 shares during the period. Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI now owns 315,559 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $58,877,000 after acquiring an additional 2,442 shares in the last quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 83.4% during the 3rd quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd now owns 67,897 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $12,668,000 after acquiring an additional 30,885 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.8% during the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 269,993 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $50,375,000 after acquiring an additional 2,181 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total transaction of $36,008,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $651,483,201.88. The trade was a 5.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock worth $291,619,375. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Melius Research raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, HSBC set a $310.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Four research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $271.86.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $177.19 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33. 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 fifty day simple moving average is $186.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $183.88. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The business’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 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 presently 0.82%.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q4 results and upbeat guidance reinforce NVDA’s growth story — analysts and investors are citing the company’s revenue beat, margin strength and strong forward guidance as proof that AI-driven capex remains robust. Bull of the Day: NVIDIA (NVDA)
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple firms are hiking price targets and reiterating buy/outperform views (e.g., Wedbush raised its PT to $300), supporting confidence in NVDA’s medium-term valuation. Upgrades amplify demand from discretionary institutional buyers. Wedbush Raises PT on NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnerships and sovereign-AI deals (including a multiyear Meta alliance and government-backed “sovereign AI” projects) bolster expectations for large, recurring GPU deployments and confidential-computing demand. These deals feed the long-term TAM thesis. NVIDIA’s Sovereign AI Deals And Meta Alliance Shape Valuation Debate
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and major telecom operators committed to building AI-native, open 6G/AI-RAN platforms at Mobile World Congress — a strategic move that positions NVDA as infrastructure provider beyond data centers into telco networks and edge AI. NVIDIA and Global Telecom Leaders Commit to Build 6G on Open and Secure AI-Native Platforms
• Positive Sentiment: Customer/partner technical validation: SynaXG demonstrated carrier-grade AI-RAN performance running concurrent 5G and AI workloads on NVIDIA AI Aerial — positive proof point for product adoption in telco and edge use cases. SynaXG Proves the Art of the Possible with Fully Software-Defined AI-RAN on NVIDIA AI Aerial
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction has been choppy: strong earnings were followed by a muted/volatile price response as traders debate sustainability of hyperscaler spending, technical indicators slipped below key moving averages, and some see this as a buying opportunity. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on Q4 Earnings Report
• Negative Sentiment: Large, repeated insider selling and mixed institutional flows are a near-term headwind for sentiment — heavy executive share sales and some fund rebalancing can amplify down-days even after solid fundamentals. NVIDIA Stock (NVDA) Opinions on Q4 Earnings Report

NVIDIA 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.