NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock Unloaded Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) recently sold shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). In a filing disclosed on October 03rd, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in NVIDIA stock on September 4th.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 9/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) on 8/28/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Danaher (NYSE:DHR) on 8/28/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 8/28/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) on 8/28/2025.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.7%

NVDA stock opened at $187.62 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.56 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 2.12. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $178.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $148.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 4.21 and a quick ratio of 3.60. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $191.05.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.04. NVIDIA had a net margin of 52.41% and a return on equity of 101.74%. The company had revenue of $46.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 55.6% on a year-over-year basis. NVIDIA has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 11th were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 1.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, September 19th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on NVIDIA from $206.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. New Street Research boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Finally, KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $250.00 price objective (up previously from $230.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $211.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.7% in the third quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 18,667 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,483,000 after acquiring an additional 495 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 72,841 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,591,000 after purchasing an additional 727 shares in the last quarter. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. now owns 10,195 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,902,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 38.1% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,654 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,557,000 after purchasing an additional 3,769 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morangie Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Morangie Management LLC now owns 13,096 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,444,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.21, for a total value of $44,052,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,183,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,265,765,768.80. The trade was a 3.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.59, for a total value of $12,794,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 74,498,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,708,652,202.75. This represents a 0.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 3,971,893 shares of company stock valued at $694,502,352 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

About Senator Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2031.

Whitehouse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Rhode Island. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications.