Ariose Capital Management Ltd Lowers Stock Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Ariose Capital Management Ltd lowered its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 97.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 8,400 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 317,300 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 1.0% of Ariose Capital Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Ariose Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,465,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised 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 grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 22,929 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased 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 in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC raised its position 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 last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% 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. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA 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 sale, the director owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Seaport Research Partners increased their target price on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 4th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $295.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $330.00 price target (up from $310.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.26.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA opened at $211.80 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $209.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $194.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.13 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.8 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc raised its price target on NVIDIA to $330 from $310 and kept an Overweight rating, reinforcing the bullish view that earnings and AI demand remain strong. What Is Going on With NVIDIA Stock on Tuesday?
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary continues to highlight NVIDIA as a core beneficiary of the AI buildout, with analysts pointing to expanding partnerships, data center demand, and strong long-term growth prospects. NVIDIA’s AI Partnerships Expand: Can This Keep NVDA Ahead of Rivals?
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that China may allow a limited number of top AI firms to buy NVIDIA H200 chips suggest a possible, though still constrained, reopening of a key market. US official says shipments of H200 chips to China have begun
• Positive Sentiment: Broader market tone also helped, as chipmakers led the Nasdaq higher and investors favored hardware names over software stocks. S&P 500, Nasdaq End Higher On Support From Chipmakers, Cybersecurity Stocks And Soft Inflation Data — NVDA, GS, SKHY, VZ, LCID In Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles frame NVIDIA as still the dominant AI chip leader, but note that expectations are already very high and that the stock may need continued execution to justify further upside. Nvidia’s China Comeback Finally Begins — But Here’s Why Investors Should Keep Expectations in Check
• Neutral Sentiment: At the same time, there are reminders that the China recovery is still limited and that supply, regulation, and competition could keep the upside from being linear. U.S. trade official says ‘very few’ Nvidia H200 AI chips have been shipped to China
• Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage also points to ongoing risks from U.S.-China trade controls and tighter compliance rules, which could limit how much NVIDIA benefits from China in the near term. Nvidia halves Asia buyer list in China chip crackdown, FT reports

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.