NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd’s 2nd Largest Position

Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.2% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 443,753 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,666 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 0.5% of Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $77,391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Diversified Enterprises LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 44.2% in the fourth quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 127,604 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $23,798,000 after acquiring an additional 39,129 shares during the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6,451.9% during the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $111,134,000 after purchasing an additional 627,510 shares during the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $591,086,000 after purchasing an additional 54,877 shares in the last quarter. Storen Legacy Partners LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,350,000. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 85,216 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $15,893,000 after buying an additional 4,439 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of NVDA opened at $224.09 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.07 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.42 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.32, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 2.23. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $205.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $198.06.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The stock was 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 represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015 over the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: $500 billion financing push reduces funding constraints: Bank of America said the initiative could ease financing risk by shifting much of the capital burden to Wall Street. The plan may make it easier for cloud providers and other customers to purchase NVIDIA hardware, networking products, and software, potentially extending the company’s revenue runway. BofA Says Nvidia’s $500 Billion Plan Eases Financing Risk
• Positive Sentiment: Continued demand for current and older GPUs: Susquehanna expects a continued GB300 ramp ahead of NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform release. Separately, CoreWeave’s CEO said the company is booking NVIDIA A100 systems through 2029 at full pricing, challenging concerns that older GPUs will rapidly lose value. Nvidia likely to see continued GB300 ramp ahead of Vera Rubin release
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain bullish: Recent coverage includes rating upgrades and price-target increases, with Wells Fargo maintaining an overweight rating and a $315 target. The positive views reflect expectations for sustained AI infrastructure spending and NVIDIA’s end-to-end hardware, networking, and software advantage. SA analyst upgrades and downgrades
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI ecosystem momentum: IBM and Together AI agreed to a $240 million multiyear contract for an NVIDIA-powered inference cluster, while NVIDIA’s open-weight model efforts could strengthen its software ecosystem and CUDA platform. IBM and Together AI ink $240 million deal
• Negative Sentiment: Financing risks remain a key overhang: Critics question whether the arrangement amounts to circular financing because NVIDIA may provide residual-value support of up to 25% on some deals. Rapid GPU depreciation, potential oversupply, and lower-cost Chinese compute could weaken collateral values and expose NVIDIA to losses if customers struggle.
• Neutral Sentiment: Near-term test: Investors are likely to look to NVIDIA’s late-August earnings report for evidence that GB300 demand, expanding customer spending, and the financing strategy are translating into sustainable revenue and earnings growth.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the subject of several research reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Melius Research set a $400.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 target price (up from $310.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Three 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. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $305.94.

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.