Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 15.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 54,800 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 7,300 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 5.0% of Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $10,220,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In other news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $550,130,190.75. This represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total transaction of $38,501,729.76. Following the sale, the director owned 7,399,771 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. This trade represents a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 953,976 shares of company stock worth $171,173,819. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $198.45 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $110.82 and a 52-week high of $216.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $186.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $186.18. The stock has a market cap of $4.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 40.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.25.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. The company's revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is 0.82%.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
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Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Barclays reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, BTIG Research started coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $275.25.
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NVIDIA Company Profile
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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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