NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Horizon Investments LLC

Horizon Investments LLC lowered its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 0.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,337,891 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 12,749 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 3.2% of Horizon Investments LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Horizon Investments LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $249,517,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CapWealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. CapWealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,283 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,358,000 after buying an additional 289 shares during the last quarter. Essex Bank lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Essex Bank now owns 47,433 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $8,846,000 after buying an additional 1,259 shares during the last quarter. Davis Selected Advisers lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 23.7% in the fourth quarter. Davis Selected Advisers now owns 111,038 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $20,709,000 after buying an additional 21,243 shares during the last quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,950 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $737,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Planning Center Inc. lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 22.3% in the fourth quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 7,675 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,431,000 after buying an additional 1,399 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $280.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price objective (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $303.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, 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 value of $54,675,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. This represents a 9.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total value of $38,501,729.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,399,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 906,336 shares of company stock worth $162,802,518. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s latest results continued to reinforce the AI growth narrative, with articles highlighting record revenue, strong EPS growth, and management’s confidence in sustained data-center demand through 2030.
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports pointed to upside catalysts for NVDA, including bullish price-target commentary, claims that the market is underestimating AI infrastructure spending, and views that the stock still has room to run despite its huge rally.
• Positive Sentiment: Investor-friendly capital returns are also supporting sentiment, as NVIDIA boosted its dividend and approved an additional $80 billion in buybacks, signaling confidence in future cash generation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple pieces focused on technical trading rather than business fundamentals, noting that NVIDIA is pulling back toward key support and that traders are watching whether the 20-day moving average holds. Nvidia (NVDA) Price Forecast: Pullback Tests Trend Structure
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary remains split, with some articles questioning AI’s hidden costs or warning about a narrow leadership trade, which may be encouraging investors to lock in gains after the stock’s strong multi-month advance.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and competitive headlines added some caution, including reports that Jensen Huang urged Super Micro to tighten compliance amid Taiwan scrutiny and that Huawei is advancing its chip efforts, which could intensify long-term competition in semiconductors.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA stock opened at $215.33 on Tuesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $129.16 and a 1-year high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.21 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 2.25. The business’s 50 day moving average is $196.74 and its 200-day moving average is $189.05. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 0.61%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.