NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Cut by Moran Wealth Management LLC

Moran Wealth Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 313,149 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 3,765 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 1.7% of Moran Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Moran Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $54,613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Presidio Capital Management LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Great Oak Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Great Oak Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,508 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $285,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. JGP Global Gestao de Recursos Ltda. now owns 2,402 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $448,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $203.69 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.93 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.21. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $209.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $194.60. 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 $162.02 and a 12-month high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during 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 revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.8 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid 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 of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from investors and analysts continued to frame NVIDIA as the leader in AI infrastructure, with strong earnings, high margins, and ongoing demand for its chips and full-stack platform. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports said NVIDIA remains the preferred AI-chip exposure for Wall Street, citing continued AI capex, favorable analyst ratings, and the company’s dominant position versus rivals like AMD and custom-chip efforts. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage on AI spending suggested demand is still healthy, with TSMC’s strong sales and broader AI buildout trends reinforcing the idea that NVIDIA’s end-market remains resilient. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some articles argued that NVIDIA’s stock has lagged the broader AI trade or that other names such as Broadcom may outperform in the near term, which adds debate but does not change the core long-term thesis. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader tech weakness and profit-taking hit semiconductor stocks, and one article noted investors were trimming exposure to high-growth names, which pressured NVIDIA in the short term. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports raised questions about whether AI spending is becoming more selective or whether competition from custom chips and rivals could eventually limit NVIDIA’s upside, creating a cautionary tone. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. KeyCorp set a $310.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Argus upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Two investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $303.84.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA 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.