Aspex Management HK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 2,873,869 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $535,977,000. NVIDIA accounts for about 10.8% of Aspex Management HK Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after buying an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after buying an additional 3,653 shares during the period. Hudson Value Partners LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after buying an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $3,497,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 83,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,526,363.40. This represents a 19.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,619,457 shares of company stock valued at $332,073,643 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Price Performance
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The business had revenue of $81.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
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 issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 15.31%.
NVIDIA News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts remained broadly bullish, with multiple notes raising revenue forecasts and price targets while arguing NVDA still looks undervalued given its dominance in AI accelerators and networking. Analyst Calls NVIDIA Undervalued, Sees Major Upside Ahead
- Positive Sentiment: Reuters reported that NVIDIA has begun pitching its Vera CPUs to Chinese customers, suggesting a possible reopening of a meaningful China growth channel and expanding the company’s AI data-center addressable market. Exclusive: Nvidia begins Vera CPU sales pitch to Chinese clients, sources say
- Positive Sentiment: New partnerships and product launches reinforced NVIDIA’s platform leadership, including its RTX Spark push for local AI inference, its collaboration with Microsoft on agentic AI, and healthcare AI work with Abridge. Nvidia Is Developing an AI Healthcare Model With Startup Abridge
- Positive Sentiment: Institutional and thematic commentary continued to support the stock, with articles highlighting strong Blackwell demand, a favorable AI spending backdrop, and the idea that NVDA could benefit from the current wave of AI infrastructure buildouts. NVIDIA’s Outlook Gains Momentum: Stock Price to Follow
- Neutral Sentiment: Some market coverage framed NVIDIA as part of a broader tech rotation, with chip stocks moving differently from the mega-cap AI leaders as investors reassessed valuation and near-term expectations. Nvidia stock slips despite China push, strong AI demand outlook
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish and comparative pieces argued that other AI names like Micron or AMD may offer better near-term upside, which can weigh on sentiment toward NVDA even if the company’s fundamentals remain strong. Micron vs. NVIDIA: One AI Stock Is a Clear Buy Right Now
Analyst Ratings Changes
NVDA has been the topic of several analyst reports. President Capital upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target (up from $275.00) on shares of 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 issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.67.
Read Our Latest Analysis on NVIDIA
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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