Gouws Capital LLC Purchases 3,113 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Gouws Capital LLC grew its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 36.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,714 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 3,113 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 1.2% of Gouws Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Gouws Capital LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $2,185,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $30,855,564,000 after buying an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,180,313,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 25.0% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 71,720,593 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,381,628,000 after purchasing an additional 14,358,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street turned more constructive, with Tigress Financial raising its price target on NVIDIA to $425 and maintaining a strong-buy rating, while other firms reiterated bullish views on the company’s AI leadership.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted NVIDIA’s blockbuster quarterly results, including strong data center revenue growth and management commentary that demand for Blackwell, networking, and broader AI infrastructure remains robust.
• Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang reiterated that NVIDIA is positioned to benefit from the massive build-out of AI factories, and several articles noted the company’s expanding role across cloud, enterprise, and sovereign AI spending.
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s announced plan to spend heavily in Taiwan, including a new campus and deeper supply-chain investment, was viewed as a vote of confidence in its manufacturing ecosystem and AI demand outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary from analysts and media outlets continued to frame NVIDIA as the central winner of the AI buildout, but some articles argued that much of that optimism may already be reflected in the stock price.
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish notes focused on valuation risk, with several pieces warning that NVIDIA is no longer cheap after its big run and that the market may be pricing in very strong future growth already.
• Negative Sentiment: One Reuters report said Taiwan authorities are investigating alleged smuggling of NVIDIA chips to China via Japan, which could add to geopolitical and export-control concerns around the company’s supply chain and China exposure.
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors also remain cautious because insider selling, crowded positioning, and recent pullbacks suggest the stock may be vulnerable to short-term profit-taking despite the strong fundamentals.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the company’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 value of $3,357,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 36,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,362,796.97. This represents a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total value of $38,501,729.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.1%

NVDA stock opened at $212.60 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.14 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $132.92 and a 12 month high of $236.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $198.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $189.36.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.62 billion during 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 for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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 issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase 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 (DPR) is currently 0.61%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Craig Hallum raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.38.

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.