Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 143,239,504 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 446,178 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 4.1% of Invesco Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Invesco Ltd. owned 0.59% of NVIDIA worth $26,714,167,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Syntax Research Inc. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 62.5% in the fourth 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. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NVDA stock opened at $210.69 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $209.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $192.25. 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 1 year low of $142.03 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.26, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.22.
NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 500,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total transaction of $109,915,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at $3,030,882. The trade was a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,016,125 shares of company stock valued at $224,582,565. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA was highlighted as an anchor investor in Helix Digital Infrastructure’s new $10 billion AI buildout initiative, reinforcing its central role in financing and shaping the broader AI infrastructure expansion. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Invests in a $10B AI Buildout Initiative
- Positive Sentiment: HIVE Digital announced a $220 million AI infrastructure contract that will deploy 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs, adding another example of strong real-world demand for NVIDIA hardware in high-performance computing and AI cloud workloads. HIVE secures $220M AI infrastructure contract with Bell and Cohere
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA gained visibility from a new ETF launch, PurePlay NVPS, which is designed to track companies supporting the NVIDIA-led AI buildout; that kind of product can broaden investor exposure to the ecosystem and keep the NVIDIA trade in focus. Exchange Traded Concepts Announces Launch of PurePlay Nvidia Ecosystem Picks & Shovels Index ETF (Nasdaq: NVPS) with PurePlay ETFs
- Positive Sentiment: IDC reports that NVIDIA took the No. 1 spot in data center Ethernet switching revenue in Q1, suggesting the company is extending its reach beyond GPUs into more of the AI infrastructure stack. Nvidia takes No. 1 spot in data center ethernet switching by revenue in Q1: IDC
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles focused on NVIDIA’s broad market influence, recent analyst praise, and CEO Jensen Huang’s comments about AI demand, which support the long-term story but do not change the near-term fundamentals by themselves.
- Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s reported discussions about selling its own AI chips and pushing Trainium deeper into the market could increase competition for NVIDIA in cloud AI accelerators over time. Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips
- Negative Sentiment: Some coverage also warned that AI spending may face a funding squeeze and that major investors such as Michael Burry remain skeptical, which can weigh on sentiment around NVIDIA’s premium valuation. Nvidia Stock Braced for AI Funding Squeeze
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. President Capital increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Craig Hallum raised their target price on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, June 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $305.67.
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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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