Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,227,845 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 72,966 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 1.9% of Wealthfront Advisers LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Wealthfront Advisers LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $788,831,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in 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 during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased 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 purchasing an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% during 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 during the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $6,805,000 after buying an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total value of $14,312,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at $267,355,852.70. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,373,157,187.01. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,248,120 shares of company stock worth $225,672,814. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.
NVIDIA Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $183.32 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $212.19. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $186.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $183.87. The company has a market capitalization of $4.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.41, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.33.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 0.82%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have weighed in on the company. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Macquarie Infrastructure raised shares of NVIDIA to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $273.64.
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NVIDIA Profile
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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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