Boxwood Ventures Inc. raised its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 5.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,638 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,729 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 10.6% of Boxwood Ventures Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Boxwood Ventures Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $10,563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $30,855,564,000 after acquiring an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after acquiring an additional 21,725,326 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,180,313,000. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,635,969,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NVDA has been the subject of several research reports. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. CICC Research lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.60 to $268.30 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $305.67.
NVIDIA News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to add major AI customers and partners, including reports that Apple will use NVIDIA GPUs via Google Cloud for advanced AI workloads, plus expanded cooperation with SK Group/SK Telecom in South Korea to strengthen AI infrastructure and secure HBM memory supply. These deals reinforce demand for NVIDIA’s chips and platform. Apple partnering with Google and Nvidia for most advanced AI model Nvidia CEO says company is working with LG on humanoid robots and data centers
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive, with Sanford C. Bernstein reiterating a Buy rating and other commentary arguing NVDA still has meaningful upside after the recent pullback. MarketScreener
- Positive Sentiment: Jensen Huang’s “buy the dip” message is helping support sentiment, as investors view the recent chip-sector weakness as a correction rather than a breakdown in NVIDIA’s AI demand story. Nvidia CEO Sees Opportunity in Chip Selloff
- Neutral Sentiment: Macro news is also contributing to volatility, with tech stocks hit by a broader market rotation, Iran-related headlines, and concerns ahead of CPI inflation data. That backdrop is pressuring NVIDIA alongside the rest of the semiconductor group. Dow Jones Futures Fall On Iran News After Market Whipsaws; CPI Inflation On Tap
- Negative Sentiment: Several articles highlighted renewed short interest, sector-wide semiconductor selling, and warnings that AI stocks may be vulnerable if earnings growth does not keep up with valuations. That is adding near-term caution around NVDA. Semiconductor shorts pile on as winning trade reverses Jim Cramer Warns: AI Stocks Face 50% Crash Without Earnings Growth
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In other news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 36,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. The trade was a 34.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,622,461 shares of company stock worth $332,629,083. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NVDA stock opened at $208.19 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $140.85 and a 52 week high of $236.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $204.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $190.93.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company had revenue of $81.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The company 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 dividend of $0.25 per share. This is an increase 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 presently 15.31%.
NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication 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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