Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 171,410 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $31,968,000. NVIDIA comprises 8.6% of Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Syntax Research Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 62.5% in the 4th quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
NVIDIA News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to add major AI customers and partners, including reports that Apple will use NVIDIA GPUs via Google Cloud for advanced AI workloads, plus expanded cooperation with SK Group/SK Telecom in South Korea to strengthen AI infrastructure and secure HBM memory supply. These deals reinforce demand for NVIDIA’s chips and platform. Apple partnering with Google and Nvidia for most advanced AI model Nvidia CEO says company is working with LG on humanoid robots and data centers
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive, with Sanford C. Bernstein reiterating a Buy rating and other commentary arguing NVDA still has meaningful upside after the recent pullback. MarketScreener
- Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang’s “buy the dip” message is helping support sentiment, as investors view the recent chip-sector weakness as a correction rather than a breakdown in NVIDIA’s AI demand story. Nvidia CEO Sees Opportunity in Chip Selloff
- Neutral Sentiment: Macro news is also contributing to volatility, with tech stocks hit by a broader market rotation, Iran-related headlines, and concerns ahead of CPI inflation data. That backdrop is pressuring NVIDIA alongside the rest of the semiconductor group. Dow Jones Futures Fall On Iran News After Market Whipsaws; CPI Inflation On Tap
- Negative Sentiment: Several articles highlighted renewed short interest, sector-wide semiconductor selling, and warnings that AI stocks may be vulnerable if earnings growth does not keep up with valuations. That is adding near-term caution around NVDA. Semiconductor shorts pile on as winning trade reverses Jim Cramer Warns: AI Stocks Face 50% Crash Without Earnings Growth
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
NVDA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citic Securities upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. China Renaissance initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, June 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $319.00 target price on the stock. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 target price (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment 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.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.67.
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NVIDIA Stock Down 0.2%
NVIDIA stock opened at $208.19 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $140.85 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $204.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $190.93.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated 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 buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
NVIDIA Company 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.
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