Sen. John Boozman Purchases Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently bought shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). In a filing disclosed on April 14th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in NVIDIA stock on March 19th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of (NYSE:TPYP) on 3/20/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYM) on 3/20/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (BATS:BBEU) on 3/19/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) on 3/19/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) on 3/19/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (NASDAQ:FTGC) on 3/19/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) on 3/13/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 3/5/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on 2/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) on 2/27/2026.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NVDA stock traded down $1.00 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $197.87. 83,431,306 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 174,993,422. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $95.04 and a fifty-two week high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The company has a market capitalization of $4.81 trillion, a P/E ratio of 40.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.34. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $182.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $184.77.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.52, for a total value of $54,756,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,318,547 shares in the company, valued at $605,701,198.44. This represents a 8.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,734,301.20. This trade represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,153,976 shares of company stock worth $207,181,819 over the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA released Ising, an open‑source family of AI models aimed at accelerating quantum computing — the move is being treated as a strategic catalyst that validates a new TAM and lifted interest across quantum and AI supply chains. Nvidia Unveils Open-Source Quantum AI Models
• Positive Sentiment: The Ising announcement triggered a quantum‑stock rally (IonQ, Rigetti, others), showing a halo effect that supports NVDA’s positioning as the software/hardware glue for next‑gen compute. That validation can expand NVIDIA’s ecosystem reach and downstream GPU demand. Quantum stocks on pace for a massive week after Nvidia debuts AI models to boost the tech
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and integrations continue: Cadence expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate AI-driven engineering and chip design workflows — this deepens enterprise demand pathways for NVDA technologies. Cadence and NVIDIA Expand Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Technical picture remains constructive: NVDA recently printed a “golden cross” (50‑day above 200‑day MA), a bullish signal that has supported momentum rallies. Nvidia Now Trades Above Golden Cross
• Neutral Sentiment: High‑profile commentators remain split: Jim Cramer and others note the long‑term AI case remains intact even as short‑term volatility persists, which can support buying interest but not eliminate swings. Jim Cramer Still Hasn’t Figured Out Why NVIDIA Stock is Down
• Neutral Sentiment: Competition chatter: AMD rally ahead of earnings is reigniting the AI‑chip debate — healthy competition can cap valuation multiples even as market share stays concentrated with NVDA. AMD Gains 6% Ahead of May Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry has added to NVDA put positions — prominent short/options activity can amplify intraday selling and raise hedging flows in the options market. As Michael Burry Adds to His Nvidia Puts
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/government scrutiny intensified after Senator Warren questioned NVIDIA’s acquisition of SchedMD (Slurm), creating deal‑risk and potential delays that investors dislike. US Senator Warren voices concern over Nvidia’s acquisition of Slurm
• Negative Sentiment: Some institutional trimming (Spence Asset Management sold shares) and reports of insider selling add to near‑term supply from investors locking gains. Spence Asset Management Cuts Nvidia Stake
• Negative Sentiment: Macro uncertainty — the Fed warned the Iran conflict could complicate the path to rate cuts; higher‑for‑longer rates would pressure high‑PE growth names like NVDA. The Fed Has a Warning About the Iran War

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.