Lavelle Capital LP acquired a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 11,567 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,017,000. NVIDIA makes up 1.3% of Lavelle Capital LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $62,244,133,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its position in NVIDIA by 13,709.1% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after buying an additional 124,849,603 shares in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 896.4% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 78,123,960 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $14,570,119,000 after buying an additional 70,283,539 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $30,855,564,000 after buying an additional 22,896,705 shares during the period. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after acquiring an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Key NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital for AI data centers, power infrastructure and GPU deployments. The initiative could accelerate customer purchases without requiring NVIDIA to fund the entire buildout directly. Nvidia Just Recruited Wall Street to Help Fund $500 Billion in AI Infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang’s characterization of GPUs as “revenue-generating assets” supports a broader financing market for computing capacity. However, NVIDIA may provide residual-value support of up to 25% in some transactions, potentially helping overcome lender concerns and expanding demand for its systems. Nvidia Partners With Major Wall Street Players to Raise $500B
- Positive Sentiment: IBM and Together AI signed a multiyear, $240 million agreement to build an NVIDIA-powered AI inference cluster on IBM Cloud, providing a concrete commercial validation of continued demand for NVIDIA systems. IBM and Together AI Ink $240 Million Deal
- Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo reaffirmed an Overweight rating with a $315 price target, while Bank of America maintained a Buy rating and expects NVIDIA’s August 26 earnings report could begin a multiquarter estimate-upgrade cycle. Wells Fargo on NVIDIA
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is developing Nemotron 4 open-source models, following the release of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, suggest the company is expanding beyond hardware into software that could lower customers’ AI costs and strengthen platform adoption. NVIDIA Is Developing Nemotron 4 Open-Source Models
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are awaiting fiscal second-quarter results on August 26. Recent coverage points to roughly $91 billion in company guidance, with upside estimates near $94–$95 billion; the report is likely to determine whether the financing announcement translates into stronger operating expectations.
- Neutral Sentiment: Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest reportedly added NVIDIA shares, offering a modest sentiment boost, while reports of an asset-manager stake reduction and a congressional sale are unlikely to materially affect the company’s fundamentals.
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that NVIDIA’s potential residual-value guarantees could expose it to losses if AI projects fail or GPU prices decline. Rapid hardware depreciation, particularly if China supplies cheaper computing capacity, could weaken the collateral backing the financing.
- Negative Sentiment: The strategy has prompted “circular financing” concerns: NVIDIA helps finance customers that then buy NVIDIA hardware. Critics fear this could inflate demand temporarily, increase credit risk and make the stock more vulnerable if AI infrastructure spending slows. Why Jensen Huang’s $500 Billion AI Financing Plan Faces China Risk
- Negative Sentiment: Microsoft’s development of custom AI silicon and Broadcom’s faster-growing custom-chip business highlight longer-term competitive risks to NVIDIA’s dominant position, even as near-term demand remains strong.
NVIDIA Trading Down 0.0%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program 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 repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.31%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have commented on NVDA. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $413.00 price objective (up from $352.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Itau BBA Securities lowered their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $304.26.
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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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