Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 15.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,282 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 1,643 shares during the period. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,331,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tacita Capital Inc acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $50,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 198.2% during the 1st quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 492 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the period. Finally, LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $54,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have commented on NVDA. Arete Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $185.00 to $200.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $180.00 price objective (up from $150.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $175.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, thirty-three have issued a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $181.22.
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NVIDIA Stock Down 0.1%
Shares of NVDA stock traded down $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $173.50. 121,814,931 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 162,110,176. The stock has a market cap of $4.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 55.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 2.13. The stock's fifty day moving average is $150.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $130.86. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $174.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 3.39 and a quick ratio of 2.96.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 28th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.87 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $44.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.09 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 51.69% and a return on equity of 105.09%. The business's revenue was up 69.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.61 EPS. Equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th were paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 11th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is presently 1.29%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,548,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,524,126,241.50. This trade represents a 0.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 168,195 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.64, for a total value of $25,673,284.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,018,547 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $613,391,014.08. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,114,800 shares of company stock worth $760,553,003. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
NVIDIA Company Profile
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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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