McHugh Group LLC cut its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 119,737 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 6,000 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 12.7% of McHugh Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. McHugh Group LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $22,331,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Joule Financial LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 2.2% during the third quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Presidio Capital Management LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,823,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. LMG Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,649 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,427,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Vision Financial Markets LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the third quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.4% during the third quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $713,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup began coverage on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Melius Research set a $400.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.38.
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $7,459,058.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $154,145,772.43. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,734,301.20. The trade was a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 over the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
NVIDIA News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street turned more constructive, with Tigress Financial raising its price target on NVIDIA to $425 and maintaining a strong-buy rating, while other firms reiterated bullish views on the company’s AI leadership.
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted NVIDIA’s blockbuster quarterly results, including strong data center revenue growth and management commentary that demand for Blackwell, networking, and broader AI infrastructure remains robust.
- Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang reiterated that NVIDIA is positioned to benefit from the massive build-out of AI factories, and several articles noted the company’s expanding role across cloud, enterprise, and sovereign AI spending.
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s announced plan to spend heavily in Taiwan, including a new campus and deeper supply-chain investment, was viewed as a vote of confidence in its manufacturing ecosystem and AI demand outlook.
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentary from analysts and media outlets continued to frame NVIDIA as the central winner of the AI buildout, but some articles argued that much of that optimism may already be reflected in the stock price.
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish notes focused on valuation risk, with several pieces warning that NVIDIA is no longer cheap after its big run and that the market may be pricing in very strong future growth already.
- Negative Sentiment: One Reuters report said Taiwan authorities are investigating alleged smuggling of NVIDIA chips to China via Japan, which could add to geopolitical and export-control concerns around the company’s supply chain and China exposure.
- Negative Sentiment: Some investors also remain cautious because insider selling, crowded positioning, and recent pullbacks suggest the stock may be vulnerable to short-term profit-taking despite the strong fundamentals.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NVDA opened at $212.60 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $198.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $189.36. 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 company has a market capitalization of $5.14 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 2.25. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $132.92 and a 52-week high of $236.54.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $81.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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 currently 0.61%.
NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
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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