Bravias Capital Group LLC reduced its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 29.9% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 8,316 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 3,552 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 0.9% of Bravias Capital Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Bravias Capital Group LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,450,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Mokosak Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Mokosak Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,064 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,062,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 17.0% during the first quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 29,822 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $5,201,000 after purchasing an additional 4,339 shares during the last quarter. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc lifted its position in NVIDIA by 92.1% during the first quarter. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc now owns 88,285 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $15,397,000 after purchasing an additional 42,336 shares during the period. Peak Financial Management Inc. lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.9% during the first quarter. Peak Financial Management Inc. now owns 22,458 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,917,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Financial Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.8% in the first quarter. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC now owns 3,278 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $572,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $287.00 to $307.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (up from $235.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Zacks Research lowered NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, BTIG Research began coverage on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.26.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA 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 transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc raised its price target on NVIDIA to $330 from $310 and kept an Overweight rating, reinforcing the bullish view that earnings and AI demand remain strong. What Is Going on With NVIDIA Stock on Tuesday?
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary continues to highlight NVIDIA as a core beneficiary of the AI buildout, with analysts pointing to expanding partnerships, data center demand, and strong long-term growth prospects. NVIDIA’s AI Partnerships Expand: Can This Keep NVDA Ahead of Rivals?
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that China may allow a limited number of top AI firms to buy NVIDIA H200 chips suggest a possible, though still constrained, reopening of a key market. US official says shipments of H200 chips to China have begun
- Positive Sentiment: Broader market tone also helped, as chipmakers led the Nasdaq higher and investors favored hardware names over software stocks. S&P 500, Nasdaq End Higher On Support From Chipmakers, Cybersecurity Stocks And Soft Inflation Data — NVDA, GS, SKHY, VZ, LCID In Focus
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles frame NVIDIA as still the dominant AI chip leader, but note that expectations are already very high and that the stock may need continued execution to justify further upside. Nvidia’s China Comeback Finally Begins — But Here’s Why Investors Should Keep Expectations in Check
- Neutral Sentiment: At the same time, there are reminders that the China recovery is still limited and that supply, regulation, and competition could keep the upside from being linear. U.S. trade official says ‘very few’ Nvidia H200 AI chips have been shipped to China
- Negative Sentiment: Recent coverage also points to ongoing risks from U.S.-China trade controls and tighter compliance rules, which could limit how much NVIDIA benefits from China in the near term. Nvidia halves Asia buyer list in China chip crackdown, FT reports
NVIDIA Trading Up 4.1%
NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $211.80 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.07 and a one year high of $236.54. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $209.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $194.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 2.21. 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.8 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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 dividend payout ratio is 15.31%.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan 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 repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
About NVIDIA
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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