RDA Financial Network lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 98,615 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,263 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 4.3% of RDA Financial Network’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. RDA Financial Network’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $19,732,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
NVDA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. 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. Melius Research set a $400.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.94.
NVIDIA Trading Up 0.5%
NVIDIA stock opened at $225.30 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $205.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $198.32. 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 has a market cap of $5.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 2.23. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.07 and a 12 month high of $236.54.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: $500 billion AI financing initiative: NVIDIA’s agreement with major financial firms—including Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR—could reduce funding barriers for data-center construction and stimulate demand for NVIDIA GPUs, networking products and software. Bank of America said the plan helps ease financing risk. NVIDIA’s $500B Funding Push: Can It Unlock More Revenue Growth?
- Positive Sentiment: Demand remains broad and durable: CoreWeave reportedly continues renting older A100 GPUs through 2029 at full pricing, challenging fears of rapid hardware obsolescence. NVIDIA also added seven Japanese industrial companies to its physical-AI coalition, potentially expanding long-term demand in robotics and manufacturing. This 2020 Nvidia chip is still going strong
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst and institutional support: Bank of America identified NVIDIA and AMD as leading beneficiaries of the expanding AI chip market, while Wells Fargo reiterated an Overweight rating. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest also purchased approximately $59.9 million of NVIDIA shares before earnings. BofA picks AMD and Nvidia as AI chip winners
- Neutral Sentiment: Earnings are the next major catalyst: Investors are watching the price level highlighted by Bank of America and whether NVIDIA can extend its recent momentum. Consensus expectations call for another substantial revenue increase, raising the importance of guidance on Blackwell, Vera Rubin, networking and customer diversification. BofA Says This Nvidia Price Level Is the One to Watch Before Earnings
- Negative Sentiment: Financing and valuation concerns persist: Critics, including Michael Burry, argue that NVIDIA’s investments, customer funding and GPU sales may create a circular-financing web. The stock’s very large market capitalization leaves little room for execution or demand disappointments. Nvidia is trying to quiet circular financing accusations
- Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and customer risks: CEO Jensen Huang warned that China shifting AI workloads toward Huawei hardware could weaken U.S. chip dominance. Investors are also examining whether hyperscaler concentration and potential customer self-designed chips could eventually pressure NVIDIA’s growth.
- Neutral Sentiment: Market backdrop: Asian market halts and currency-driven liquidations have created volatility across semiconductor stocks, but the reported disruptions appear liquidity-related rather than evidence of weakening AI demand. Asian Market Circuit Breakers Hit Stocks, Not AI Demand
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 value of $133,750.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA 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.
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