NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 7.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 71,314,800 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,725,800 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 7.2% of Swiss National Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.29% of NVIDIA worth $12,437,301,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. State Street Corp lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $184,911,111,000 after purchasing an additional 11,451,386 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $109,446,217,000 after buying an additional 3,383,441 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 187,181,484 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $34,909,347,000 after buying an additional 2,849,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,808,862,000 after buying an additional 2,609,560 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong results from Microsoft, particularly in Azure and Copilot, renewed expectations that hyperscalers will continue spending heavily on AI data centers—a key demand driver for NVIDIA’s accelerators and networking products. Why Nvidia stock is rebounding after Big Tech earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain bullish on the AI spending cycle. Wolfe Research’s Chris Caso argued that semiconductor oversupply is unlikely before 2028, while multiple analysts maintain targets well above the current trading level. Top chip analyst on semiconductor oversupply
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s reported connection to Hut 8’s planned $19.6 billion Texas AI data-center lease highlights potential future demand for NVIDIA-powered infrastructure, although the headline value depends partly on future renewal options. NVIDIA linked to Hut 8 AI data center lease
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA scheduled its fiscal 2027 second-quarter results call for August 26. The event is the next major catalyst, with investors focused on revenue growth, guidance and evidence that customer AI capital expenditures remain sustainable. NVIDIA schedules second-quarter financial results call
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to debate “circular financing” and credit risks in AI infrastructure. NVIDIA’s proposed OpenAI credit backstop and exposure to highly leveraged AI-cloud customers have raised concerns that a financing problem could weaken demand or increase customer risk. NVIDIA’s OpenAI backstop and AI financing risk
• Negative Sentiment: Investor Michael Burry reportedly increased his short positions in NVIDIA and Micron, reinforcing bearish arguments that AI-related valuations and infrastructure deals have become excessive. Ongoing insider selling and a recent congressional sale add to the caution, though they are not necessarily company-specific signals. Michael Burry adds to NVIDIA and Micron short positions

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $195.04 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.72 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 2.21. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $205.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $196.09. 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 52-week low of $164.07 and a 52-week high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report 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. Argus increased their price target on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.

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.