NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Raised by Hound Partners LLC

Hound Partners LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 4.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 494,314 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,737 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 10.8% of Hound Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Hound Partners LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $86,208,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $184,911,111,000 after purchasing an additional 11,451,386 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $109,446,217,000 after purchasing an additional 3,383,441 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 187,181,484 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $34,909,347,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849,678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after buying an additional 2,609,560 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $235.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $285.00 target price (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Mizuho set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Three research 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 a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $304.26.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

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

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations 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 quarter last year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

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

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan 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 purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. The trade was a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. Insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

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

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.