Moseley Investment Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 30.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 57,947 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 25,868 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 2.5% of Moseley Investment Management Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Moseley Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,280,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hickory Point Bank & Trust bought a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,272,000. BTC Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.3% in the first quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 330,176 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $35,785,000 after acquiring an additional 7,476 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 59.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP now owns 26,700 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,586,000 after acquiring an additional 9,944 shares in the last quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 24,124 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,240,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategy Asset Managers LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Strategy Asset Managers LLC now owns 52,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $7,024,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity
In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $144.21, for a total transaction of $2,884,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 173,060 shares in the company, valued at $24,956,982.60. The trade was a 10.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert K. Burgess sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.82, for a total value of $6,741,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 201,044 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $27,104,752.08. The trade was a 19.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 3,393,863 shares of company stock worth $483,709,832. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NVDA traded up $6.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $154.31. The stock had a trading volume of 268,029,699 shares, compared to its average volume of 269,997,187. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 trillion, a P/E ratio of 49.78, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.12. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $128.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $126.78. 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 Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.62 and a 52 week high of $154.45.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $44.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.09 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 51.69% and a return on equity of 105.09%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 69.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.61 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 11th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.29%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have issued reports on NVDA. Susquehanna reiterated a "positive" rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Bank of America increased their price target on NVIDIA from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Loop Capital increased their price target on NVIDIA from $175.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on NVIDIA from $178.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, thirty-four have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $175.78.
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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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