Rakuten Securities Inc. Buys 54,720 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 40.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 189,785 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 54,720 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 11.5% of Rakuten Securities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $35,395,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Finally, EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said the U.S. has cleared Nvidia’s H200 AI chips for sale to about 10 Chinese companies, raising hopes for a meaningful rebound in China-related data center revenue. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: UBS and Cantor Fitzgerald both raised price targets on NVIDIA, reinforcing Wall Street’s view that AI demand and data center growth still have room to drive further upside. Proactive Investors article American Banking News article
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are increasingly betting that Nvidia will beat Q1 FY2027 expectations, with several previews citing strong hyperscaler spending, AI infrastructure demand, and a possible revenue surprise. Seeking Alpha article Investopedia article
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage this morning emphasized that Nvidia’s stock has run hard into earnings, so some investors are locking in gains and watching whether the report can justify the valuation. CNBC article
• Negative Sentiment: The broader semiconductor complex sold off today, and some articles noted that Nvidia’s China opportunity is still not fully secured because approvals, deliveries, and Chinese domestic-chip competition remain uncertain. Benzinga article CNBC article

NVIDIA Stock Down 4.4%

NVDA opened at $225.32 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $192.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $188.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The company has a market cap of $5.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.98, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 2.25. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $129.16 and a one year high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.89 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on NVDA. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Fundamental Research set a $218.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $276.56.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was 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 approximately $14,526,363.40. The trade was a 19.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total value of $3,357,490.00. Following the sale, the director owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. The trade was a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 in the last 90 days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.