NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by D.B. Root & Company LLC

D.B. Root & Company LLC decreased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 10.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,107 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 2,827 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 1.1% of D.B. Root & Company LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. D.B. Root & Company LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,682,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 5,824,310 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,086,234,000 after acquiring an additional 411,792 shares during the last quarter. Marmo Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 109.6% in the 4th quarter. Marmo Financial Group LLC now owns 3,814 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $711,000 after buying an additional 1,994 shares during the period. Encompass More Asset Management raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 140.0% in the 4th quarter. Encompass More Asset Management now owns 57,945 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $10,807,000 after buying an additional 33,798 shares during the period. Ponta Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at about $8,065,000. Finally, Fire Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 99,518 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $18,560,000 after buying an additional 2,279 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories 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 Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $211.14 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.11 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $199.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.70. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $132.92 and a 1 year high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.62 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.

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

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The firm 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 boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.61%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $3,497,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 83,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,526,363.40. This represents a 19.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the sale, the director owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at $6,362,796.97. The trade was a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 906,961 shares of company stock valued at $162,936,268. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $305.38.

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.