Clearwave Capital LLC increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 8.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,598 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 2,236 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 3.0% of Clearwave Capital LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Clearwave Capital LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $5,522,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its position in NVIDIA by 1.0% during 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 buying an additional 22,929 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 6.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $6,805,000 after acquiring an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $715,000 after acquiring an additional 896 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
NVIDIA Stock Up 0.8%
NVDA stock opened at $230.36 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.55 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $210.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $202.05. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research cut NVIDIA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, HSBC upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $324.83.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Mark Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total value of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 1,563,501 shares of company stock worth $335,380,530 over the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Key NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Hugging Face expands NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem: The acquisition gives NVIDIA access to Hugging Face’s open-source platform, which hosts millions of models, applications and datasets used by more than 18 million developers. Investors view the deal as a way to deepen CUDA adoption, strengthen NVIDIA’s software moat and position the company as an AI platform provider rather than solely a chip supplier. Management says Hugging Face will remain open to the broader AI ecosystem. Why NVIDIA’s defensive move to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips
- Positive Sentiment: New consumer AI revenue channel: Lenovo and Acer are expected to launch Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip in October. Local AI processing could expand NVIDIA’s addressable market while reducing reliance on cloud data centers. HP also announced new OmniBook PCs using RTX Spark technology. NVIDIA sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and demand remain strong: Needham and Rosenblatt reaffirmed Buy ratings with price targets of $300 and $390, respectively. Recent earnings showed revenue growth above 100%, a 63.7% net margin and results ahead of consensus, while management’s long-term outlook continues to imply robust AI infrastructure spending. NVIDIA’s equity investments in companies such as OpenAI, CoreWeave and Nebius have also grown substantially, reinforcing its influence across the AI supply chain. NVIDIA has built a $99 billion equity portfolio
- Neutral Sentiment: Competitive and valuation considerations: NVIDIA remains dominant, but AMD, Broadcom and Intel are pursuing AI and server opportunities. Rising memory and optical-networking costs could pressure gross margins even if they confirm that demand exceeds supply.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling adds a cautionary signal: Director Mark Stevens sold roughly 648,500 shares in two transactions, while EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares. The sales were disclosed under planned transactions and represent small portions of their remaining holdings, limiting their significance but potentially weighing on sentiment.
About NVIDIA
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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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