Jen Hsun Huang Sells 75,000 Shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Stock

Key Points

• Jen Hsun Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, sold 75,000 shares of the company stock on October 15 for approximately $13.6 million, resulting in a 0.11% decrease in his position.
• NVIDIA's stock decreased by 0.1%, trading at $179.83, with a market capitalization of $4.37 trillion and a twelve-month revenue growth of 55.6% year-over-year.
• The company recently issued a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share, reflecting a low yield of 0.0% and a dividend payout ratio of 1.14%.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.01, for a total transaction of $13,575,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 70,333,203 shares in the company, valued at $12,731,013,075.03. This trade represents a 0.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Jen Hsun Huang also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 13th, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.25, for a total transaction of $14,118,750.00.
• On Friday, October 10th, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.20, for a total transaction of $14,265,000.00.
• On Wednesday, October 8th, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.39, for a total transaction of $14,129,250.00.
• On Monday, October 6th, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.79, for a total transaction of $13,934,250.00.
• On Friday, October 3rd, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.40, for a total transaction of $14,130,000.00.
• On Wednesday, October 1st, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.61, for a total transaction of $13,995,750.00.
• On Monday, September 29th, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.34, for a total transaction of $13,675,500.00.
• On Friday, September 26th, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.96, for a total transaction of $13,272,000.00.
• On Wednesday, September 24th, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.60, for a total transaction of $13,320,000.00.
• On Monday, September 22nd, Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.01, for a total transaction of $13,425,750.00.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NVDA traded down $0.20 on Wednesday, reaching $179.83. The company's stock had a trading volume of 212,622,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 229,817,688. The company has a current ratio of 4.21, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.37 trillion, a PE ratio of 51.23, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 2.12. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $86.62 and a twelve month high of $195.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $179.36 and a 200-day moving average of $151.77.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $46.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.65 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 52.41% and a return on equity of 101.74%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 55.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.68 EPS. NVIDIA has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th were paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1.14%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $395,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 1,483 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 3,928 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $621,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 20,903 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,302,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $732,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the subject of several analyst reports. New Street Research increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $225.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. KeyCorp restated an "overweight" rating and set a $250.00 price target (up previously from $230.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Craig Hallum raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $195.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $222.23.

About NVIDIA

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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