SSA Swiss Advisors AG Takes Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• SSA Swiss Advisors AG acquired 21,214 shares of NVIDIA Corporation, valued at approximately $2,302,000, marking a significant investment in the company during the 1st quarter.
• Insider sales were notable, with CFO Colette Kress selling 27,640 shares and CEO Jen Hsun Huang selling 75,000 shares, which indicates an overall slight reduction in their holdings.
• NVIDIA reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.05, exceeding analyst expectations, with a revenue increase of 55.6% year-over-year, showcasing strong financial performance.

SSA Swiss Advisors AG acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 21,214 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $2,302,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. lifted its position in NVIDIA by 169.3% during the first quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. now owns 404 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the period. Copia Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at $50,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at $51,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 198.2% during the first quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 492 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and set a $225.00 price target (up from $185.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on NVIDIA from $206.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $225.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $207.69.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ NVDA traded down $5.99 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $174.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 242,604,296 shares, compared to its average volume of 170,230,272. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $184.48. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $170.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $139.10. The company has a market cap of $4.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 49.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 4.21 and a quick ratio of 3.60.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.04. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 101.74% and a net margin of 52.41%.The company had revenue of $46.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.68 EPS. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 55.6% on a year-over-year basis. NVIDIA has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th will be given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 11th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.14%.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 935,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.92, for a total value of $131,760,200.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 9,214,697 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,298,535,101.24. This trade represents a 9.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 168,195 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.64, for a total value of $25,673,284.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $613,391,014.08. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 5,736,604 shares of company stock valued at $878,806,839. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications.