Nordwand Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 15.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,323 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,036 shares during the period. Nordwand Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Joule Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,649 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,427,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $713,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NVDA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $235.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Citic Securities increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $305.38.
NVIDIA News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain constructive after earnings, with Truist raising its price target to $307 and Tigress Financial lifting its target to $425, citing NVIDIA’s dominant position in AI hardware and strong growth outlook.
- Positive Sentiment: Management’s Taiwan expansion plan is reinforcing the long-term AI demand story. NVIDIA said it plans to spend about $150 billion a year in Taiwan and build a new headquarters there, underscoring confidence in the supply chain and future production capacity.
- Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary continues to frame NVIDIA as a key beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout, with articles pointing to ongoing shortages in memory, networking, and power as evidence that demand for NVIDIA’s Blackwell systems remains very strong.
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlight Jensen Huang’s growing influence and visibility, including reports that he may join the advisory board of Tsinghua University and that he is now among the world’s richest people. These are notable but not direct stock catalysts.
- Neutral Sentiment: A number of pieces focus on broader AI ecosystem developments, including Groq’s fundraising, IREN’s Blackwell purchase, and other semiconductor names benefiting from the AI trade. These reinforce sector momentum but are mostly indirect for NVDA.
- Negative Sentiment: Some investors are worried NVIDIA’s valuation has become stretched and that the AI trade may be crowded, with bearish commentary warning that a lot of good news may already be priced in.
- Negative Sentiment: There are also geopolitical and regulatory concerns, including reports of possible NVIDIA chip smuggling to China via Japan, which could revive scrutiny around export controls and China exposure.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total transaction of $555,439.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This trade represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
NVIDIA stock opened at $214.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $132.92 and a 1-year high of $236.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.18 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.25. The company’s 50-day moving average is $198.67 and its 200 day moving average is $189.55.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.61%.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.
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.
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