NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Purchased by North Star Asset Management Inc.

Key Points

• North Star Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation by 2.1% during Q1, owning 207,627 shares valued at approximately $22.50 million.
• CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares for over $11.4 million, while Director Mark A. Stevens sold 935,000 shares for approximately $131.8 million, reflecting significant insider activity.
• NVIDIA reported Q2 earnings surpassing estimates with a net margin of 52.41% and revenue of $46.74 billion, outpacing expectations, and has set its EPS guidance for Q3 2026.

North Star Asset Management Inc. increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 2.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 207,627 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 4,302 shares during the period. North Star Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $22,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 12,173.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 48,837,781 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $5,293,039,000 after purchasing an additional 48,439,859 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 266,454,194 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $35,782,134,000 after acquiring an additional 36,266,817 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 204.6% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 35,652,571 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,864,026,000 after acquiring an additional 23,948,733 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at $2,987,733,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 200,898,191 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $26,978,618,000 after purchasing an additional 20,494,402 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 168,195 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.64, for a total value of $25,673,284.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,018,547 shares of the company's stock, valued at $613,391,014.08. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.54, for a total value of $11,440,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,548,225 shares in the company, valued at $11,524,126,241.50. The trade was a 0.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 4,801,604 shares of company stock valued at $747,046,639. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of NVDA traded down $4.98 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $169.20. The company had a trading volume of 161,804,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 238,786,594. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $184.48. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $171.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.35. The company has a market capitalization of $4.11 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.10.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.04. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 101.74% and a net margin of 52.41%.The company had revenue of $46.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $45.65 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.68 earnings per share. NVIDIA's revenue was up 55.6% compared to the same quarter last year. NVIDIA has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current 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 given a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 11th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is currently 1.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Loop Capital boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $175.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Bank of America upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $210.00 price target (up previously from $190.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Summit Insights raised NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $207.69.

NVIDIA 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.