Biondo Investment Advisors LLC Sells 38,593 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Biondo Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDAFree Report) by 11.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 303,064 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 38,593 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 6.8% of Biondo Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Biondo Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $56,521,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Syntax Research Inc. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 62.5% during the 4th quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 transaction, the director owned 6,399,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,406,861,658.93. This trade represents a 7.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,619,457 shares of company stock worth $332,073,643 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of a number of research reports. BTIG Research initiated coverage on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $285.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, New Street Research dropped their price target on NVIDIA from $343.00 to $340.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.67.

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NVIDIA News Roundup

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NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $205.19 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $140.85 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $206.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $191.34. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market cap of $4.97 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDAGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.65 EPS for the current year.

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

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.31%.

About NVIDIA

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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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