NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Holdings Boosted by Strengthening Families & Communities LLC

Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 89,275 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,057 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 5.9% of Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,650,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CGC Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. CGC Financial Services LLC now owns 1,483 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA by 38.1% during the 4th quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 373 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 138,530 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $25,836,000 after purchasing an additional 868 shares during the last quarter. JLB & Associates Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA by 191.7% during the 4th quarter. JLB & Associates Inc. now owns 5,591 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 3,674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Violich Capital Management Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA by 104.8% during the 4th quarter. Violich Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,010 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after purchasing an additional 3,075 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA opened at $211.14 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $132.92 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $199.28 and its 200 day moving average is $189.63. The stock has a market cap of $5.11 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.61%.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the 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 owned 83,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,526,363.40. This represents a 19.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total value of $54,675,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $550,130,190.75. The trade was a 9.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 906,961 shares of company stock worth $162,936,268 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on NVDA. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $285.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.38.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to next week’s Computex conference, which could provide a fresh catalyst for NVIDIA’s AI-chip leadership and keep sentiment constructive around the stock. Why Nvidia stock is up around 1% today
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continue to point to NVIDIA as the main winner from the AI server boom, with strong demand for its chips, Blackwell products, and broader data-center ecosystem. Jim Cramer names Nvidia as the winner behind Dell rally
• Positive Sentiment: News that NVIDIA is investing heavily in photonics, with billions directed toward next-generation data-center connectivity, suggests the company is trying to extend its AI leadership beyond GPUs into the next bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. Nvidia is investing billions into this emerging technology that could change the AI industry
• Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on NVDA to $307 and kept a Buy rating, reinforcing the view that the company’s strong quarterly results and growth outlook remain intact. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Stock Update: Truist Raises Target to $307 Following Strong Quarter
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang’s reported advisory-board role at Tsinghua University keeps NVIDIA visible in China-related tech circles, but it is more of a corporate-profile headline than a direct earnings driver. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to join board of Beijing’s Tsinghua University, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan, which is routine but can still add to investor caution when the stock is already expensive and volatile. SEC filing for John Dabiri transaction
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles highlight concerns that NVIDIA’s valuation is stretched and that the stock may be struggling to extend gains after a huge AI-driven run, which can weigh on near-term trading. Nvidia And The Reality Of Paying For Perfection

NVIDIA Company 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.