Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 5.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,392,812 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 75,537 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 3.9% of Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $242,906,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Diversified Enterprises LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 44.2% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 127,604 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $23,798,000 after acquiring an additional 39,129 shares during the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $591,086,000 after purchasing an additional 54,877 shares during the period. PMG Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter worth about $2,150,000. Storen Legacy Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $1,350,000. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 85,216 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $15,893,000 after purchasing an additional 4,439 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NVDA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Tigress Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $425.00 target price (up from $360.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, April 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, June 1st. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $303.84.
NVIDIA Stock Up 0.4%
Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $195.55 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $157.34 and a one year high of $236.54. The company has a 50 day moving average of $210.22 and a 200-day moving average of $193.63. The stock has a market cap of $4.73 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 2.21.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.69 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA named a new field operations chief, reinforcing management continuity as investors continue to value the company’s leadership in AI infrastructure. NVIDIA (NVDA) Names New Field Operations Chief As AI Growth Narrative Points To Higher Fair Value
- Positive Sentiment: Several reports highlighted fresh AI demand drivers for NVIDIA, including new data center and cloud deployments with partners like Vultr, Valar Atomics, and Microsoft’s Azure/Anthropic integration, which supports the case for continued GPU demand. Vultr Picks Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and NVIDIA to Build Its Next-Gen AI Data Centers Valar Atomics Partners With NVIDIA (NVDA) To Develop Data Center in Utah, Reuters Reports
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to argue that NVIDIA’s AI factory model and strong earnings revisions could translate Blackwell demand into recurring revenue, a bullish sign for long-term growth. How NVIDIA Corporation’s (NVDA) AI Factory Model Could Turn Blackwell Demand Into Usage-Linked Revenue
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also benefited from broader semiconductor strength and renewed AI trade momentum, with several market wrap articles citing NVDA as a leader helping lift the Nasdaq and chip stocks. S&P 500, Nasdaq End Higher On Support From Strong Tech Gains Led By Nvidia, Dow Hits Record Highs
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around AI stocks, data-center spending, and sector rotation suggests investors are still debating whether the recent pullback is a reset or a sign of fatigue, leaving sentiment mixed rather than decisively bullish or bearish. Is AI Cracking – or About to Break Out?
- Negative Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA’s next-generation Kyber NVL144 AI rack could be delayed until 2028 raised concerns about execution risk and slower product-cycle momentum. Nvidia’s next-gen AI rack system delayed to 2028 on manufacturing snags, SemiAnalysis says
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish coverage around Michael Burry’s short position and worries that customers are developing cheaper alternatives to NVIDIA’s chips could weigh on the stock by fueling concerns about margins and market-share pressure. Michael Burry’s Nvidia (NVDA) Short Position: Are AI Stocks Headed for a Crash? Nvidia: Jensen’s Anti-ASICs Alliance (Rating Downgrade)
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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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