Liontrust Investment Partners LLP Has $106.35 Million Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Liontrust Investment Partners increased its NVIDIA stake by 9.1% in the first quarter, owning 609,786 shares valued at approximately $106.35 million. NVIDIA represents about 1.5% of Liontrust’s portfolio.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of NVIDIA, while insiders have sold approximately $410.6 million of shares over the past 90 days.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with revenue up 85.2% year over year, and analysts remain broadly bullish; the stock carries a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $304.26.

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 9.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 609,786 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 50,990 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for about 1.5% of Liontrust Investment Partners LLP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $106,347,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $43,631,000 after purchasing an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $315,100,000 after purchasing an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 15.7% in the first quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly partnering with Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR on an AI infrastructure financing effort targeting up to $500 billion. The initiative could accelerate data-center construction and support future demand for NVIDIA’s GPUs. Nvidia teams up with Wall Street asset managers on $500 billion AI infrastructure push
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America maintained a Buy rating and $350 price target, projecting second-quarter revenue of $94 billion to $95 billion—potentially $3 billion to $4 billion above NVIDIA’s guidance—and forecasting a “multi-quarter upgrade cycle.” BofA: Nvidia's next earnings report could kick off a multi-quarter upgrade cycle
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive ahead of the August 26 earnings report, citing expected $91 billion of quarterly revenue, gross margins near 75%, strong Data Center demand and continued adoption of Blackwell systems. Nvidia: Buy Before Q2 Shows The AI Factory Trade Is Still Early
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly considering investing as much as $3 billion in Lancium, an AI data-center power infrastructure company. The investment could strengthen NVIDIA’s ecosystem position, but it also adds to questions about how much capital the chipmaker should devote to investments instead of share buybacks. Nvidia Stock Slips as Its AI Investments Draw Fresh Scrutiny
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly focused on NVIDIA’s expanding role in financing the AI buildout. Mark Cuban compared the strategy with dot-com-era companies that funded customers, raising concerns that financing could amplify concentration and credit risks if AI spending fails to generate adequate returns. Mark Cuban warned Nvidia's AI financing could crumble the market
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Microsoft is reconsidering its reliance on NVIDIA in favor of internally developed AI silicon highlight a potential long-term customer-concentration and pricing risk, even though near-term demand remains robust. Microsoft rethinks its Nvidia reliance

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $217.55 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.32, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 2.23. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.07 and a 12 month high of $236.54. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $205.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $197.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company's revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. Research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This is an increase from NVIDIA's previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.31%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Seaport Research Partners boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $304.26.

NVIDIA Company 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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