NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC’s Largest Position

Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC reduced its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDAFree Report) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,377,119 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 65,805 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 8.6% of Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $443,333,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at about $40,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Syntax Research Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 62.5% in the fourth quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $51,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $205.19 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $206.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $191.34. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $140.85 and a 52 week high of $236.54. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market cap of $4.97 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDAGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.65 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.31%.

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA News Roundup

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Seaport Research Partners upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Melius Research set a $400.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $287.00 to $307.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. China Renaissance assumed coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, June 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $319.00 price target for the company. Finally, Craig Hallum increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.67.

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Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 500,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total transaction of $109,915,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,399,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,406,861,658.93. This represents a 7.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,619,457 shares of company stock worth $332,073,643 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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