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NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Decreased by Natural Investments LLC

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Key Points

  • Natural Investments trimmed its stake in NVIDIA by 9.5% in Q4, selling 11,457 shares and leaving it with 108,541 shares valued at $20.24 million, representing 5.0% of the firm's portfolio and its third-largest holding.
  • Big institutional moves point to heavy backing for NVDA — Norges Bank reported a new position (reported at ~$51.39 billion) and Capital Research now holds 165.4 million shares (~$30.86 billion), with institutions owning about 65.27% of the stock.
  • NVIDIA recently beat estimates (Q: $1.62 EPS vs. $1.54 expected; revenue $68.13B, +73.2% YoY) and carries a consensus Buy rating with an average target of $275.25, though notable insider selling (~$171M) and competition/regulatory risks raise short-term volatility concerns.
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Natural Investments LLC lowered its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 9.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 108,541 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 11,457 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 5.0% of Natural Investments LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Natural Investments LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $20,242,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in NVIDIA by 16.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth $3,180,313,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in NVIDIA by 25.0% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 71,720,593 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $13,381,628,000 after purchasing an additional 14,358,048 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on NVDA. Mizuho set a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $260.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $275.25.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on NVDA

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA stock opened at $198.45 on Friday. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $186.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.15. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $110.82 and a 12-month high of $216.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.82 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.50, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA's payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the sale, the director owned 36,007 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. The trade was a 34.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $3,497,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 83,060 shares in the company, valued at $14,526,363.40. The trade was a 19.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 953,976 shares of company stock worth $171,173,819. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Company 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.

Further Reading

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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