Ponta Wealth Partners LLC Buys New Shares in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Ponta Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 43,246 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $8,065,000. NVIDIA makes up approximately 7.5% of Ponta Wealth Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position.

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

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.5%

NVDA stock opened at $211.14 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $199.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $189.70. 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 1-year low of $132.92 and a 1-year high of $236.54. The stock has a market cap of $5.11 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 2.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The business had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 0.61%.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to next week’s Computex conference, which could provide a fresh catalyst for NVIDIA’s AI-chip leadership and keep sentiment constructive around the stock. Why Nvidia stock is up around 1% today
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continue to point to NVIDIA as the main winner from the AI server boom, with strong demand for its chips, Blackwell products, and broader data-center ecosystem. Jim Cramer names Nvidia as the winner behind Dell rally
• Positive Sentiment: News that NVIDIA is investing heavily in photonics, with billions directed toward next-generation data-center connectivity, suggests the company is trying to extend its AI leadership beyond GPUs into the next bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. Nvidia is investing billions into this emerging technology that could change the AI industry
• Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on NVDA to $307 and kept a Buy rating, reinforcing the view that the company’s strong quarterly results and growth outlook remain intact. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Stock Update: Truist Raises Target to $307 Following Strong Quarter
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang’s reported advisory-board role at Tsinghua University keeps NVIDIA visible in China-related tech circles, but it is more of a corporate-profile headline than a direct earnings driver. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to join board of Beijing’s Tsinghua University, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan, which is routine but can still add to investor caution when the stock is already expensive and volatile. SEC filing for John Dabiri transaction
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles highlight concerns that NVIDIA’s valuation is stretched and that the stock may be struggling to extend gains after a huge AI-driven run, which can weigh on near-term trading. Nvidia And The Reality Of Paying For Perfection

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director owned 7,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 906,961 shares of company stock valued at $162,936,268. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Itau BBA Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Melius Research set a $400.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $305.38.

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.