Rockland Trust Co. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 41.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 339,645 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 99,711 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 2.7% of Rockland Trust Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Rockland Trust Co.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $67,960,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% during the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America argued that NVIDIA’s shares offer a compelling valuation relative to free cash flow and could have as much as 55% upside, partly because expanded buybacks may improve shareholder returns. Here’s the case for Nvidia’s stock to climb 55% from here, according to BofA
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s agreement to support financing for OpenAI’s Ohio data center could help secure up to 8 gigawatts of future AI-compute capacity. The company is also investing $1.5 billion in SB Energy and is expected to be the campus’s exclusive AI-compute provider, potentially expanding long-term demand for its systems. Nvidia backs financing for OpenAI data center in Ohio
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to describe NVIDIA as a central “chokepoint” in AI infrastructure. Wall Street’s average price target implies substantial potential upside, while demand for GPUs remains strong even as custom AI chips gain traction. Wall Street Analysts Think Nvidia Could Surge
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are focused on NVIDIA’s upcoming earnings and, more importantly, its forward guidance. Strong data-center growth, Blackwell demand, gross margins near 75%, and commentary on next-generation Rubin products will determine whether estimates move higher. Nvidia’s Q2 Preview
- Negative Sentiment: The Ohio project and NVIDIA’s broader plan to help arrange as much as $500 billion in AI infrastructure financing are raising concerns about circular financing, credit exposure, and whether customers can support the resulting spending. Higher Treasury yields further pressured high-growth technology valuations. Nvidia’s AI moat is shifting from chips to capital
- Negative Sentiment: Some investors favor Micron because of surging high-bandwidth-memory demand and a lower valuation, while comparisons with AMD and Broadcom highlight intensifying competition from custom AI silicon. NVIDIA’s large Intel investment and divided hedge-fund positioning also add to uncertainty. NVIDIA vs. Micron
NVIDIA Price Performance
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The firm’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In related news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Citic Securities increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $305.94.
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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.
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