Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC disclosed a new fourth-quarter stake in NVIDIA, buying 23,382 shares valued at about $4.36 million. The position makes NVIDIA its 8th-largest holding and about 3.4% of its portfolio.
• NVIDIA continues to attract heavy institutional interest, with large investors such as Norges Bank and others making major additions; overall, about 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
• The company reported strong recent results, including earnings of $1.87 per share on revenue of $81.61 billion, both above expectations. NVIDIA also raised its quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share and authorized an $80 billion share repurchase program.

Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 23,382 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $4,361,000. NVIDIA comprises 3.4% of Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth $62,244,133,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its position in NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after buying an additional 124,849,603 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 896.4% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 78,123,960 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $14,570,119,000 after buying an additional 70,283,539 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after buying an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,454,534,000 after buying an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $208.65 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $142.03 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The company has a market cap of $5.05 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.95, a PEG ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.22. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $210.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $192.66.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. 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 $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA's previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.31%.

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $315.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research lowered NVIDIA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $305.67.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA unveiled Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system for physical AI that strengthens its position in robotics and autonomous machines by making its platform more useful for partners building real-world AI systems. NVIDIA Announces Halos for Robotics, the Industry's First Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI
• Positive Sentiment: The company also highlighted its Vera Rubin supercomputing platform and a growing European deployment base, reinforcing demand for NVIDIA hardware in AI, scientific computing, and research infrastructure. NVIDIA Vera Rubin Delivers World-Class Supercomputers for Science
• Positive Sentiment: New coverage around Fervo Energy’s partnership with NVIDIA and PNNL on a geothermal digital twin suggests NVIDIA is extending its AI stack into clean-energy and industrial simulation use cases, another long-term demand driver for its compute platforms. Fervo Energy to partner with Nvidia, PNNL on geothermal digital twin
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles argue NVIDIA remains a strong long-term AI winner, citing continued revenue growth and attractive valuation relative to its growth profile; these are supportive but do not provide a fresh near-term catalyst. Nvidia: The $1 Trillion Trade Hiding In Plain Sight
• Neutral Sentiment: On the other hand, some reports note that investors are rotating toward memory chips, infrastructure, and lower-priced semiconductor opportunities, while Kalshi-linked commentary suggests chip prices could soften, which can weigh on NVIDIA sentiment even if it does not change the company’s fundamentals. Nvidia's stock struggles as Kalshi traders bet chip prices are coming down
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary says NVIDIA is being held back by profit-taking and macro uncertainty, including softer risk appetite tied to U.S.-Iran peace-talk headlines and broader worries about whether AI chip pricing has further room to fall. Nvidia Stock: How the Chip Maker Is Trading Today

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total value of $109,915,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,016,125 shares of company stock worth $224,582,565 over the last three months. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

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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