S&CO Inc. Has $12.58 Million Stake in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

S&CO Inc. reduced its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 9.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 72,156 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 7,788 shares during the quarter. S&CO Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $12,584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the first quarter worth $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong results from Microsoft, particularly in Azure and Copilot, renewed expectations that hyperscalers will continue spending heavily on AI data centers—a key demand driver for NVIDIA’s accelerators and networking products. Why Nvidia stock is rebounding after Big Tech earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain bullish on the AI spending cycle. Wolfe Research’s Chris Caso argued that semiconductor oversupply is unlikely before 2028, while multiple analysts maintain targets well above the current trading level. Top chip analyst on semiconductor oversupply
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s reported connection to Hut 8’s planned $19.6 billion Texas AI data-center lease highlights potential future demand for NVIDIA-powered infrastructure, although the headline value depends partly on future renewal options. NVIDIA linked to Hut 8 AI data center lease
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA scheduled its fiscal 2027 second-quarter results call for August 26. The event is the next major catalyst, with investors focused on revenue growth, guidance and evidence that customer AI capital expenditures remain sustainable. NVIDIA schedules second-quarter financial results call
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to debate “circular financing” and credit risks in AI infrastructure. NVIDIA’s proposed OpenAI credit backstop and exposure to highly leveraged AI-cloud customers have raised concerns that a financing problem could weaken demand or increase customer risk. NVIDIA’s OpenAI backstop and AI financing risk
• Negative Sentiment: Investor Michael Burry reportedly increased his short positions in NVIDIA and Micron, reinforcing bearish arguments that AI-related valuations and infrastructure deals have become excessive. Ongoing insider selling and a recent congressional sale add to the caution, though they are not necessarily company-specific signals. Michael Burry adds to NVIDIA and Micron short positions

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA stock opened at $195.04 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $205.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $196.09. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The stock has a market cap of $4.72 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 3.44, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 in the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $285.00 target price (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $304.26.

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.