Carrera Capital Advisors Buys 3,417 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Carrera Capital Advisors grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 53.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,797 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 3,417 shares during the period. Carrera Capital Advisors’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,827,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $54,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. This trade represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA delivered a record quarter with massive revenue growth, strong guidance, and record data center sales. The Tech Download: What you might have missed in Nvidia’s earnings — a $200 billion opportunity and edge computing
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its dividend sharply and approved an $80 billion buyback, signaling confidence in future cash generation. Nvidia Just Raised Its Dividend By 2,400% — and That Wasn’t Even the Biggest News From Its Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with multiple analysts raising price targets after earnings. Nvidia stock continues to struggle after earnings, but analysts remain firmly bullish
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the strong report, the market seems to be digesting the results rather than rewarding them, suggesting investors may think the bar was already very high. Nvidia Stock Misses Out on Friday’s Rally. Here’s How Much Traders See It Moving Next Week
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors remain worried about valuation, competition, and the possibility that AI spending growth could slow from current extreme levels. Why Nvidia Stock Is Barely Moving After Earnings Crushed Expectations

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on NVDA. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price target (up from $240.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, DZ Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $303.27.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.9%

NVIDIA stock opened at $215.33 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $129.16 and a one year high of $236.54. The stock has a market cap of $5.21 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $196.10 and a 200 day moving average of $189.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.62 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%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.88 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The firm 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. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change 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 currently 0.82%.

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.