Maestria Partners LLC Invests $13.95 Million in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Maestria Partners LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 80,000 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $13,952,000. NVIDIA makes up 5.1% of Maestria Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at $40,000. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $195.74 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.74 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 2.22. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $210.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $193.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $151.49 and a 12 month 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 for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion for 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%.NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NVDA. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Fundamental Research set a $218.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Three research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $303.84.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Micron’s strong earnings and commentary around booming AI infrastructure spending are lifting the broader chip sector, supporting the view that NVIDIA’s data-center demand remains robust. Why Is NVIDIA Stock Gaining Thursday?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to frame NVIDIA as a core AI leader, with bullish notes citing strong revenue growth, healthy margins, and continued hyperscaler demand for Blackwell and other AI products. NVIDIA: AI Dominance With More Room To Run
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also has company-specific support from its expanding AI ecosystem, including new partnerships and use cases in life sciences, robotics, and energy-related data center applications. Tecan Accelerates Data-Driven Lab Journey With Agentic AI Developments Powered by NVIDIA
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s strong latest quarter still provides a solid backdrop, with NVIDIA beating EPS and revenue estimates and reporting sharp year-over-year growth, reinforcing its fundamental strength.
• Negative Sentiment: Competition is getting louder, with Qualcomm and other rivals pushing harder into AI data centers, which is pressuring sentiment around NVIDIA’s long-term pricing power and software moat. Qualcomm’s $4B AI Deal Takes Aim at NVIDIA’s Software Moat
• Negative Sentiment: There is also fresh headline risk from a lower analyst price target and insider share sales, which can add caution when the stock is already trading near a high valuation. MarketScreener
• Negative Sentiment: Broader AI-chip skepticism and reports of intensifying competition in chips are also weighing on sentiment, helping explain why NVIDIA is not fully participating in the semiconductor rally. Why Nvidia stock isn’t joining the Micron-led surge today

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.