Leeward Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 8.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,107 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,770 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 2.0% of Leeward Financial Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Leeward Financial Partners LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $5,431,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $315,100,000 after buying an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $7,842,000 after buying an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $6,805,000 after buying an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Selway Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at $269,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.65, for a total value of $12,723,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 72,698,366 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,333,277,791.90. The trade was a 0.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Dawn E. Hudson sold 18,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.00, for a total value of $3,096,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 368,887 shares of the company's stock, valued at $63,448,564. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,872,755 shares of company stock valued at $764,283,330 over the last three months. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.
NVIDIA Stock Down 2.7%
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $167.02 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.06 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 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. The business has a 50-day moving average of $172.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $140.20. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.62 and a 1 year high of $184.48.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $46.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.65 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 101.74% and a net margin of 52.41%.NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 55.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.68 EPS. NVIDIA has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 11th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 11th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is presently 1.14%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
NVDA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $206.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $215.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $185.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $207.69.
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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.
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