Steelhead Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,856 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $672,000.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that SpaceX plans to deploy NVIDIA’s next-generation AI hardware across terrestrial and orbital computing infrastructure reinforced expectations for another major customer and expanded demand for NVIDIA systems. Time to Buy Nvidia or SpaceX Stock After Their AI Partnership?
- Positive Sentiment: Strong spending by hyperscalers, demand for AI data-center capacity, and NVIDIA-backed projects such as Firmus’ $2 billion fundraising in Australia and Asia-Pacific supported the view that AI infrastructure investment remains robust. Firmus nearly doubles valuation to over $10.5 billion
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary highlighted NVIDIA’s leadership in sovereign AI, with one report estimating a 92% share, while investors continued to describe the company as evolving from a GPU supplier into a broader AI infrastructure platform. What’s Going On With NVIDIA Stock Friday?
- Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary pointed to accelerating AI demand, strong cash flow and valuation support, with the median analyst price target reported at $308.50 versus recent trading levels. Should You Buy NVIDIA Stock After Its 11% Rally in a Month?
- Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s rally has lifted the stock roughly 12% over five sessions, increasing focus on the upcoming earnings report. Analysts remain constructive, but some traders are pausing because near-term catalysts may be limited after the sharp advance. Two reasons why Nvidia’s stock saw its biggest weekly surge
- Negative Sentiment: AMD’s acquisition of AI-inference chip startup Taalas could strengthen its competitive position and create a longer-term challenge to NVIDIA, although initial investor commentary suggested the deal does not immediately close NVIDIA’s AI gap. AMD Is Buying Its Way Deeper Into AI Inference
- Negative Sentiment: QuiverQuant data showed 45 NVIDIA insider sales and no insider purchases during the past six months, a potential caution signal as the stock trades near its highs. NVIDIA Stock Opinions on AI Market Position
NVIDIA Stock Performance
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. 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 0.4%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share 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 typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. Wedbush boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $280.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “outperform” 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 two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.26.
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Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 over the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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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