SwitchPoint Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,786 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $508,000.
Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of NVDA. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 120,634 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $14,650,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 40,888,722 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $4,965,526,000 after acquiring an additional 1,868,358 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 5,501,589 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $667,278,000 after acquiring an additional 640,840 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 35,627,274 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $4,326,576,000 after acquiring an additional 1,285,897 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Haverford Trust Co boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 51.0% during the 3rd quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 767,863 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $93,249,000 after purchasing an additional 259,191 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
NVIDIA Trading Down 0.1 %
NVDA traded down $0.10 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $108.92. 223,117,523 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 303,086,208. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 42.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $111.97 and a 200 day moving average of $128.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.64. NVIDIA Co. has a 12-month low of $81.25 and a 12-month high of $195.95.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. The business had revenue of $39.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.16 billion. Equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.04%. NVIDIA's payout ratio is currently 1.36%.
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In related news, Director John Dabiri sold 2,663 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $292,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,279 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,900,690. The trade was a 13.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 3,085,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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. Insiders sold 147,147 shares of company stock worth $17,133,207 over the last quarter. 4.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
NVDA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Raymond James reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Tigress Financial reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-six have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $164.96.
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NVIDIA Company Profile
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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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