Founders Financial Securities LLC Has $32.45 Million Stock Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Founders Financial Securities LLC cut its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 7.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 176,415 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 14,222 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 2.0% of Founders Financial Securities LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $32,445,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth $62,244,133,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its position in NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after buying an additional 124,849,603 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted 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 valued at $14,570,119,000 after buying an additional 70,283,539 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 22,896,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after buying an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.9%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $198.32 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.80 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 2.22. 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 fifty-two week low of $149.26 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $210.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $192.91.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $81.61 billion during 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.31%.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on NVDA shares. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. CICC Research lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.60 to $268.30 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. BTIG Research initiated coverage on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on NVIDIA from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $305.67.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to expand its AI ecosystem, including new BioNeMo and agentic AI tools for life sciences, which supports the long-term growth story. Nvidia launches BioNeMo agent toolkit for AI-driven life sciences research
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary remains constructive, with several analysts still calling NVDA a must-own AI leader despite the recent tech sell-off. NVIDIA (NVDA) Remains a Must-Own for Bernstein Despite Tech Sell-Off
• Neutral Sentiment: The latest earnings report was strong, with NVIDIA beating EPS and revenue estimates and posting very rapid year-over-year growth, providing a solid fundamental backdrop.
• Negative Sentiment: AI spending concerns and a memory-chip selloff are weighing on the entire semiconductor group, pressuring NVIDIA as investors question the pace of future demand. Lam Research, Qualcomm, and Western Digital Stocks Trade Down, What You Need To Know
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters reported that NVIDIA was sued by music company Jamendo over AI training, adding legal uncertainty and headline risk. Nvidia sued by music company Jamendo over AI training

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.