NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Lecap Asset Management Ltd.’s 6th Largest Position

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. lessened its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDAFree Report) by 17.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 13,418 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 2,924 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 1.0% of Lecap Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Lecap Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $2,502,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Joule Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% during the third quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Presidio Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 15,137 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Vision Financial Markets LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the third quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. IMG Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.4% during the third quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,820 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $713,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Finally, Cyr Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% during the third quarter. Cyr Financial Inc. now owns 7,737 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $211.54 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $187.59 and a 200 day moving average of $186.68. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $115.21 and a 52 week high of $216.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.14 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.17, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a quick ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDAGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 97.37% and a net margin of 55.60%.The firm’s revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.89 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.78 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $235.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Zacks Research raised NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wedbush raised their price target on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on NVIDIA from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on NVIDIA from $250.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note 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 assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.25.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% 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 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 36,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

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.

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