Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 3.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 8,676,526 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 270,999 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 2.9% of Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,618,172,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position 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 worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NVDA has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Fundamental Research set a $218.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 target price (up from $295.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $285.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $413.00 price target (up from $352.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.67.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA unveiled Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system for physical AI that strengthens its position in robotics and autonomous machines by making its platform more useful for partners building real-world AI systems. NVIDIA Announces Halos for Robotics, the Industry’s First Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI
- Positive Sentiment: The company also highlighted its Vera Rubin supercomputing platform and a growing European deployment base, reinforcing demand for NVIDIA hardware in AI, scientific computing, and research infrastructure. NVIDIA Vera Rubin Delivers World-Class Supercomputers for Science
- Positive Sentiment: New coverage around Fervo Energy’s partnership with NVIDIA and PNNL on a geothermal digital twin suggests NVIDIA is extending its AI stack into clean-energy and industrial simulation use cases, another long-term demand driver for its compute platforms. Fervo Energy to partner with Nvidia, PNNL on geothermal digital twin
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles argue NVIDIA remains a strong long-term AI winner, citing continued revenue growth and attractive valuation relative to its growth profile; these are supportive but do not provide a fresh near-term catalyst. Nvidia: The $1 Trillion Trade Hiding In Plain Sight
- Neutral Sentiment: On the other hand, some reports note that investors are rotating toward memory chips, infrastructure, and lower-priced semiconductor opportunities, while Kalshi-linked commentary suggests chip prices could soften, which can weigh on NVIDIA sentiment even if it does not change the company’s fundamentals. Nvidia’s stock struggles as Kalshi traders bet chip prices are coming down
- Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary says NVIDIA is being held back by profit-taking and macro uncertainty, including softer risk appetite tied to U.S.-Iran peace-talk headlines and broader worries about whether AI chip pricing has further room to fall. Nvidia Stock: How the Chip Maker Is Trading Today
NVIDIA Price Performance
NVDA stock opened at $208.65 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $210.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $192.66. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $142.03 and a 52-week high of $236.54. The company has a market capitalization of $5.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.22. 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed 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 positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a share repurchase 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 buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 500,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total value of $109,915,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,399,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,406,861,658.93. This represents a 7.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,016,125 shares of company stock valued at $224,582,565 in the last ninety days. Corporate 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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