First Growth Capital LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,203 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $799,000.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Joule Financial LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 2.2% during the third quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,823,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. LMG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,649 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,427,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $866,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $713,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NVDA opened at $210.69 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $142.03 and a one year high of $236.54. The company has a market cap of $5.10 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $209.33 and a 200-day moving average of $192.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA was highlighted as an anchor investor in Helix Digital Infrastructure’s new $10 billion AI buildout initiative, reinforcing its central role in financing and shaping the broader AI infrastructure expansion. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Invests in a $10B AI Buildout Initiative
- Positive Sentiment: HIVE Digital announced a $220 million AI infrastructure contract that will deploy 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs, adding another example of strong real-world demand for NVIDIA hardware in high-performance computing and AI cloud workloads. HIVE secures $220M AI infrastructure contract with Bell and Cohere
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA gained visibility from a new ETF launch, PurePlay NVPS, which is designed to track companies supporting the NVIDIA-led AI buildout; that kind of product can broaden investor exposure to the ecosystem and keep the NVIDIA trade in focus. Exchange Traded Concepts Announces Launch of PurePlay Nvidia Ecosystem Picks & Shovels Index ETF (Nasdaq: NVPS) with PurePlay ETFs
- Positive Sentiment: IDC reports that NVIDIA took the No. 1 spot in data center Ethernet switching revenue in Q1, suggesting the company is extending its reach beyond GPUs into more of the AI infrastructure stack. Nvidia takes No. 1 spot in data center ethernet switching by revenue in Q1: IDC
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles focused on NVIDIA’s broad market influence, recent analyst praise, and CEO Jensen Huang’s comments about AI demand, which support the long-term story but do not change the near-term fundamentals by themselves.
- Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s reported discussions about selling its own AI chips and pushing Trainium deeper into the market could increase competition for NVIDIA in cloud AI accelerators over time. Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips
- Negative Sentiment: Some coverage also warned that AI spending may face a funding squeeze and that major investors such as Michael Burry remain skeptical, which can weigh on sentiment around NVIDIA’s premium valuation. Nvidia Stock Braced for AI Funding Squeeze
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $330.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $287.00 to $307.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, BTIG Research began coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $305.67.
Read Our Latest Analysis on NVDA
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 500,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total value of $109,915,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,406,861,658.93. This trade represents a 7.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,016,125 shares of company stock valued at $224,582,565 over the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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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