Westshore Wealth LLC trimmed its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 8.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 41,925 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,061 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 2.6% of Westshore Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Westshore Wealth LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,312,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in 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 last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Craig Hallum boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Citigroup began coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Three 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at $3,030,882. The trade was a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly partnering with Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR on an AI infrastructure financing effort targeting up to $500 billion. The initiative could accelerate data-center construction and support future demand for NVIDIA’s GPUs. Nvidia teams up with Wall Street asset managers on $500 billion AI infrastructure push
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America maintained a Buy rating and $350 price target, projecting second-quarter revenue of $94 billion to $95 billion—potentially $3 billion to $4 billion above NVIDIA’s guidance—and forecasting a “multi-quarter upgrade cycle.” BofA: Nvidia’s next earnings report could kick off a multi-quarter upgrade cycle
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive ahead of the August 26 earnings report, citing expected $91 billion of quarterly revenue, gross margins near 75%, strong Data Center demand and continued adoption of Blackwell systems. Nvidia: Buy Before Q2 Shows The AI Factory Trade Is Still Early
- Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly considering investing as much as $3 billion in Lancium, an AI data-center power infrastructure company. The investment could strengthen NVIDIA’s ecosystem position, but it also adds to questions about how much capital the chipmaker should devote to investments instead of share buybacks. Nvidia Stock Slips as Its AI Investments Draw Fresh Scrutiny
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly focused on NVIDIA’s expanding role in financing the AI buildout. Mark Cuban compared the strategy with dot-com-era companies that funded customers, raising concerns that financing could amplify concentration and credit risks if AI spending fails to generate adequate returns. Mark Cuban warned Nvidia’s AI financing could crumble the market
- Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft is reconsidering its reliance on NVIDIA in favor of internally developed AI silicon highlight a potential long-term customer-concentration and pricing risk, even though near-term demand remains robust. Microsoft rethinks its Nvidia reliance
NVIDIA Stock Down 2.9%
NVIDIA stock opened at $217.55 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.32, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 2.23. 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 Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.07 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $205.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $197.54.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were 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 was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated 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 buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Company 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.
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