Morningstar Investment Management LLC Sells 351,399 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Morningstar Investment Management LLC trimmed its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDAFree Report) by 61.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 220,891 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 351,399 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 2.4% of Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $41,196,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth about $40,000. Syntax Research Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 62.5% in the fourth quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $550,130,190.75. This represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total value of $7,459,058.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 881,387 shares in the company, valued at $154,145,772.43. This trade represents a 4.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,922,461 shares of company stock valued at $387,385,083 over the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $205.10 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $203.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $190.58. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $140.85 and a 52 week high of $236.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.96 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDAGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

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

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Mizuho set a $300.00 target price on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $275.00 target price (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, HSBC restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $295.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $305.67.

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NVIDIA 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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