Stark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,696 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $503,000. NVIDIA makes up approximately 1.8% of Stark Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Syntax Research Inc. boosted its stake 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 valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price objective (up from $235.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, President Capital raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. 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.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.67.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
NVDA stock opened at $207.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.02 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.76, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $142.03 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $208.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $191.84.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.65 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared 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 represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Activity at NVIDIA
In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $7,459,058.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares in the company, valued at $154,145,772.43. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,319,457 shares of company stock valued at $277,398,643. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a multiyear partnership with SK hynix to co-develop advanced AI memory technologies and autonomous fab tools, reinforcing its ecosystem leadership in next-generation AI infrastructure. SK hynix Partners With Nvidia On AI Memory And Autonomous Fabs
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA landed additional AI infrastructure deals in South Korea added to investor optimism that demand for its chips and systems remains strong. Nvidia Corp Lands AI Infrastructure Deals in South Korea
- Positive Sentiment: Several bullish articles highlighted continued Wall Street confidence in NVIDIA’s growth path, with analysts pointing to strong data center GPU demand and the upcoming Vera Rubin platform as major catalysts. Can Nvidia Stock Reach $743 in the Next 12 Months?
- Positive Sentiment: Investors also reacted positively to NVIDIA’s move to raise about $20 billion in its first bond sale in years, which signals confidence in funding the massive AI buildout and keeping pace with infrastructure demand. Nvidia plans to raise about $20 billion in first debt sale since start of AI boom
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentary from 24/7 Wall St. and others suggested that NVIDIA remains the default AI trade, but also noted growing debate over valuation and competition from other chipmakers and custom silicon efforts. Nvidia Is Back Above $5 Trillion. Here’s What Comes Next
- Neutral Sentiment: Articles pointing out that AI stocks are increasingly crowded and that some investors are rotating into other names may temper enthusiasm, but they do not change the core demand story for NVDA. Forget Betting Everything on NVIDIA
- Negative Sentiment: Some coverage emphasized that AI data centers and suppliers are taking on more debt to finance the boom, which could raise concerns about capital intensity and pressure on the broader AI supply chain. Nvidia As Big Borrower: AI Data Centers, Suppliers Racking Up Debt
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.
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