NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Bravias Capital Group LLC's 9th Largest Position

Key Points

• Bravias Capital Group LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 23.9%, now holding 27,758 shares valued at approximately $3 million, marking it as the 9th biggest holding in their portfolio.
• Insider sales included CFO Colette Kress selling 20,000 shares and Director Dawn E. Hudson selling 18,000 shares, reflecting significant decreases in their respective stock holdings.
• Recent analyst upgrades have pushed NVIDIA's price targets higher, with Wolfe Research and Bank of America setting new targets of $230.00 and $235.00, respectively, while the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Bravias Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 23.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,758 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 5,363 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 2.4% of Bravias Capital Group LLC's holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Bravias Capital Group LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $3,008,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 169.3% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at $50,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at $51,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 198.2% in the 1st quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 492 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.65, for a total transaction of $12,723,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 72,698,366 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,333,277,791.90. This represents a 0.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Dawn E. Hudson sold 18,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.00, for a total transaction of $3,096,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 368,887 shares of the company's stock, valued at $63,448,564. This trade represents a 4.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,872,755 shares of company stock worth $764,283,330 over the last three months. Insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Down 2.7%

NASDAQ:NVDA traded down $4.64 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $167.02. 223,875,375 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 167,410,624. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $184.48. The business has a 50-day moving average of $172.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $140.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a current ratio of 4.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 47.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 2.10.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.04. NVIDIA had a net margin of 52.41% and a return on equity of 101.74%. The business had revenue of $46.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $45.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 55.6% on a year-over-year basis. NVIDIA has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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 issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 11th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is presently 1.14%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on NVDA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. Arete Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $210.00 price target (up previously from $190.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $175.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $207.69.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.