Ayrshire Capital Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 8.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 39,511 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 3,137 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 3.4% of Ayrshire Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Ayrshire Capital Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,369,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NVDA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $291.00 to $323.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. BTIG Research initiated coverage on NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, January 16th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $276.56.
NVIDIA News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said the U.S. has cleared Nvidia’s H200 AI chips for sale to about 10 Chinese companies, raising hopes for a meaningful rebound in China-related data center revenue. Reuters article
- Positive Sentiment: UBS and Cantor Fitzgerald both raised price targets on NVIDIA, reinforcing Wall Street’s view that AI demand and data center growth still have room to drive further upside. Proactive Investors article American Banking News article
- Positive Sentiment: Investors are increasingly betting that Nvidia will beat Q1 FY2027 expectations, with several previews citing strong hyperscaler spending, AI infrastructure demand, and a possible revenue surprise. Seeking Alpha article Investopedia article
- Neutral Sentiment: Coverage this morning emphasized that Nvidia’s stock has run hard into earnings, so some investors are locking in gains and watching whether the report can justify the valuation. CNBC article
- Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor complex sold off today, and some articles noted that Nvidia’s China opportunity is still not fully secured because approvals, deliveries, and Chinese domestic-chip competition remain uncertain. Benzinga article CNBC article
NVIDIA Price Performance
NVIDIA stock opened at $225.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The company has a market capitalization of $5.46 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 2.25. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $129.16 and a 12 month high of $236.54. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $192.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $188.38.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The company had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.84 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 0.82%.
Insider Activity at NVIDIA
In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $3,497,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 83,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,526,363.40. The trade was a 19.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 over the last quarter. 4.17% of the stock is currently 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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