Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. Increases Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 17.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 698,361 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 102,133 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 2.5% of Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $121,794,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Norges Bank purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $62,244,133,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $23,454,297,000 after acquiring an additional 124,849,603 shares in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 896.4% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 78,123,960 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $14,570,119,000 after acquiring an additional 70,283,539 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after acquiring an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after acquiring an additional 21,725,326 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of NVDA opened at $223.96 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.42 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.30, a PEG ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 2.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $164.07 and a 1-year high of $236.54. The company has a 50-day moving average of $205.66 and a 200 day moving average of $197.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS 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 the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company’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 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at $3,030,882. The trade was a 4.23% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that SpaceX plans to deploy NVIDIA’s next-generation AI hardware across terrestrial and orbital computing infrastructure reinforced expectations for another major customer and expanded demand for NVIDIA systems. Time to Buy Nvidia or SpaceX Stock After Their AI Partnership?
• Positive Sentiment: Strong spending by hyperscalers, demand for AI data-center capacity, and NVIDIA-backed projects such as Firmus’ $2 billion fundraising in Australia and Asia-Pacific supported the view that AI infrastructure investment remains robust. Firmus nearly doubles valuation to over $10.5 billion
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary highlighted NVIDIA’s leadership in sovereign AI, with one report estimating a 92% share, while investors continued to describe the company as evolving from a GPU supplier into a broader AI infrastructure platform. What’s Going On With NVIDIA Stock Friday?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary pointed to accelerating AI demand, strong cash flow and valuation support, with the median analyst price target reported at $308.50 versus recent trading levels. Should You Buy NVIDIA Stock After Its 11% Rally in a Month?
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s rally has lifted the stock roughly 12% over five sessions, increasing focus on the upcoming earnings report. Analysts remain constructive, but some traders are pausing because near-term catalysts may be limited after the sharp advance. Two reasons why Nvidia’s stock saw its biggest weekly surge
• Negative Sentiment: AMD’s acquisition of AI-inference chip startup Taalas could strengthen its competitive position and create a longer-term challenge to NVIDIA, although initial investor commentary suggested the deal does not immediately close NVIDIA’s AI gap. AMD Is Buying Its Way Deeper Into AI Inference
• Negative Sentiment: QuiverQuant data showed 45 NVIDIA insider sales and no insider purchases during the past six months, a potential caution signal as the stock trades near its highs. NVIDIA Stock Opinions on AI Market Position

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on NVDA. Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Argus increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $413.00 target price (up from $352.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $330.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $304.26.

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.