Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price Inc. Acquires 6,096 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price Inc. raised its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 177,333 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,096 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 6.1% of Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $30,927,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 45.2% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 12,823 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,236,000 after acquiring an additional 3,991 shares during the period. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 31.3% in the first quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC now owns 36,272 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,326,000 after purchasing an additional 8,644 shares during the period. Texas Bank & Trust Co grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Texas Bank & Trust Co now owns 36,072 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,291,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares in the last quarter. Waterfront Wealth Inc. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Waterfront Wealth Inc. now owns 12,761 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,226,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 83.7% during the 1st quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,521 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 1,149 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $203.28 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $209.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $195.26. 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 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $4.92 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.13, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 2.21.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

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

NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $280.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.26.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA expanded Omniverse libraries in Agent Toolkit, strengthening its physical AI and simulation software ecosystem. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Bristol Myers Squibb expanded use of NVIDIA systems for drug discovery, highlighting demand beyond traditional tech customers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: QumulusAI bought 1,632 Blackwell GPUs, signaling continued strong appetite for NVIDIA’s AI hardware. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to frame NVIDIA as a long-term AI winner, but many pieces are mostly valuation-focused rather than new fundamental catalysts. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: AMD’s Microsoft-backed Helios launch has intensified concerns about competitive pressure in AI data centers. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader semiconductor selloff and “AI bubble” worries may be capping upside and keeping investors cautious. Article Title

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.