Global Endowment Management LP lessened its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 8.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 130,842 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 11,678 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 2.2% of Global Endowment Management LP's holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Global Endowment Management LP's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $17,571,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hickory Point Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth about $2,272,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP raised its position in NVIDIA by 59.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP now owns 26,700 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,586,000 after purchasing an additional 9,944 shares during the last quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during 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 during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 24.1% in the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 32,092 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $4,312,000 after purchasing an additional 6,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 1,464,826 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $196,711,000 after acquiring an additional 50,978 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.
NVIDIA Price Performance
NASDAQ NVDA traded down $0.51 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $134.83. 225,714,934 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 295,380,357. NVIDIA Co. has a 52-week low of $86.62 and a 52-week high of $195.95. The company has a market capitalization of $3.30 trillion, a PE ratio of 53.06, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.64. The firm's 50-day moving average is $111.24 and its 200-day moving average is $127.14.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $39.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.16 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. Equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 12th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is currently 1.36%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
NVDA has been the subject of several recent research reports. TD Cowen reduced their price target on NVIDIA from $175.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. DZ Bank upgraded NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res downgraded NVIDIA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, thirty-six have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $164.84.
Read Our Latest Analysis on NVIDIA
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director John Dabiri sold 2,663 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $292,930.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 17,279 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,900,690. This represents a 13.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.83, for a total transaction of $7,787,887.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 3,085,765 shares in the company, valued at $360,509,924.95. This trade represents a 2.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 147,147 shares of company stock worth $17,133,207. Insiders own 4.23% of the company's stock.
About NVIDIA
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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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