NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd

Key Points

• Lombard Odier increased its NVIDIA stake by 8.2% in the first quarter, acquiring 33,666 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 443,753 shares valued at approximately $77.4 million.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and average price target of $305.94, supported by strong AI infrastructure demand and NVIDIA’s latest quarterly revenue growth of 85.2% year over year.
• NVIDIA faces a near-term test from its upcoming earnings report, while financing concerns, potential GPU depreciation and insider selling—including a $186 million sale by director Mark A. Stevens—remain key risks for investors.

Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 8.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 443,753 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 33,666 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 0.5% of Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $77,391,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $40,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on NVDA. Seaport Research Partners raised their price target on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $350.00 price target (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Citic Securities lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $305.94.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: $500 billion financing push reduces funding constraints: Bank of America said the initiative could ease financing risk by shifting much of the capital burden to Wall Street. The plan may make it easier for cloud providers and other customers to purchase NVIDIA hardware, networking products, and software, potentially extending the company’s revenue runway. BofA Says Nvidia’s $500 Billion Plan Eases Financing Risk
• Positive Sentiment: Continued demand for current and older GPUs: Susquehanna expects a continued GB300 ramp ahead of NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform release. Separately, CoreWeave’s CEO said the company is booking NVIDIA A100 systems through 2029 at full pricing, challenging concerns that older GPUs will rapidly lose value. Nvidia likely to see continued GB300 ramp ahead of Vera Rubin release
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain bullish: Recent coverage includes rating upgrades and price-target increases, with Wells Fargo maintaining an overweight rating and a $315 target. The positive views reflect expectations for sustained AI infrastructure spending and NVIDIA’s end-to-end hardware, networking, and software advantage. SA analyst upgrades and downgrades
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI ecosystem momentum: IBM and Together AI agreed to a $240 million multiyear contract for an NVIDIA-powered inference cluster, while NVIDIA’s open-weight model efforts could strengthen its software ecosystem and CUDA platform. IBM and Together AI ink $240 million deal
• Negative Sentiment: Financing risks remain a key overhang: Critics question whether the arrangement amounts to circular financing because NVIDIA may provide residual-value support of up to 25% on some deals. Rapid GPU depreciation, potential oversupply, and lower-cost Chinese compute could weaken collateral values and expose NVIDIA to losses if customers struggle.
• Neutral Sentiment: Near-term test: Investors are likely to look to NVIDIA’s late-August earnings report for evidence that GB300 demand, expanding customer spending, and the financing strategy are translating into sustainable revenue and earnings growth.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $224.09 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.07 and a 12 month high of $236.54. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market cap of $5.42 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.32, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 2.23. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $205.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $198.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This is a boost from NVIDIA's previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's payout ratio is presently 15.31%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Profile

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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