NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Purchased by ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. raised its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 54,877 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 6.9% of ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $591,086,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. MPS Loria Financial Planners LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. MPS Loria Financial Planners LLC now owns 12,018 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,241,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 174,789 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $32,598,000 after buying an additional 2,561 shares during the period. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 18.0% in the fourth quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 845,143 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $157,619,000 after buying an additional 129,142 shares during the period. Kassira Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Kassira Wealth Management LLC now owns 39,705 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,405,000 after buying an additional 833 shares during the period. Finally, Oak Family Advisors LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Oak Family Advisors LLC now owns 12,755 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,379,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.5%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $211.14 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $199.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $189.70. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $132.92 and a 12 month high of $236.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.11 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The firm had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.61%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved 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 repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to next week’s Computex conference, which could provide a fresh catalyst for NVIDIA’s AI-chip leadership and keep sentiment constructive around the stock. Why Nvidia stock is up around 1% today
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continue to point to NVIDIA as the main winner from the AI server boom, with strong demand for its chips, Blackwell products, and broader data-center ecosystem. Jim Cramer names Nvidia as the winner behind Dell rally
• Positive Sentiment: News that NVIDIA is investing heavily in photonics, with billions directed toward next-generation data-center connectivity, suggests the company is trying to extend its AI leadership beyond GPUs into the next bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. Nvidia is investing billions into this emerging technology that could change the AI industry
• Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on NVDA to $307 and kept a Buy rating, reinforcing the view that the company’s strong quarterly results and growth outlook remain intact. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Stock Update: Truist Raises Target to $307 Following Strong Quarter
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang’s reported advisory-board role at Tsinghua University keeps NVIDIA visible in China-related tech circles, but it is more of a corporate-profile headline than a direct earnings driver. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to join board of Beijing’s Tsinghua University, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan, which is routine but can still add to investor caution when the stock is already expensive and volatile. SEC filing for John Dabiri transaction
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles highlight concerns that NVIDIA’s valuation is stretched and that the stock may be struggling to extend gains after a huge AI-driven run, which can weigh on near-term trading. Nvidia And The Reality Of Paying For Perfection

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of several research reports. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 target price (up from $295.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price target (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Craig Hallum raised their target price on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised their target price on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.38.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total value of $3,357,490.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 36,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 90 days, insiders sold 906,961 shares of company stock worth $162,936,268. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

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.