Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. lifted its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 13.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,991,086 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 364,932 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 4.5% of Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $557,838,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Syntax Research Inc. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 62.5% during the 4th quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to add major AI customers and partners, including reports that Apple will use NVIDIA GPUs via Google Cloud for advanced AI workloads, plus expanded cooperation with SK Group/SK Telecom in South Korea to strengthen AI infrastructure and secure HBM memory supply. These deals reinforce demand for NVIDIA’s chips and platform. Apple partnering with Google and Nvidia for most advanced AI model Nvidia CEO says company is working with LG on humanoid robots and data centers
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive, with Sanford C. Bernstein reiterating a Buy rating and other commentary arguing NVDA still has meaningful upside after the recent pullback. MarketScreener
- Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang’s “buy the dip” message is helping support sentiment, as investors view the recent chip-sector weakness as a correction rather than a breakdown in NVIDIA’s AI demand story. Nvidia CEO Sees Opportunity in Chip Selloff
- Neutral Sentiment: Macro news is also contributing to volatility, with tech stocks hit by a broader market rotation, Iran-related headlines, and concerns ahead of CPI inflation data. That backdrop is pressuring NVIDIA alongside the rest of the semiconductor group. Dow Jones Futures Fall On Iran News After Market Whipsaws; CPI Inflation On Tap
- Negative Sentiment: Several articles highlighted renewed short interest, sector-wide semiconductor selling, and warnings that AI stocks may be vulnerable if earnings growth does not keep up with valuations. That is adding near-term caution around NVDA. Semiconductor shorts pile on as winning trade reverses Jim Cramer Warns: AI Stocks Face 50% Crash Without Earnings Growth
NVIDIA Stock Down 0.2%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.62 billion for 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%.NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase 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 often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms recently issued reports on NVDA. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Citic Securities lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Craig Hallum boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.67.
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Insider Activity at NVIDIA
In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $3,497,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 83,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,526,363.40. The trade was a 19.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,622,461 shares of company stock worth $332,629,083 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
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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