NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Webster Bank N. A.’s 4th Largest Position

Webster Bank N. A. lowered its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.3% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 213,803 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 7,245 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 3.5% of Webster Bank N. A.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Webster Bank N. A.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $37,287,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Paragon Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 288.8% in the first quarter. Paragon Capital Management Inc. now owns 13,573 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,367,000 after acquiring an additional 10,082 shares in the last quarter. Verde Capital Management raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 7.4% in the first quarter. Verde Capital Management now owns 60,353 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $10,526,000 after acquiring an additional 4,152 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Wealth Management Group Inc. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 10.9% in the first quarter. Harbour Wealth Management Group Inc. now owns 2,725 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. AGP Franklin LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. AGP Franklin LLC now owns 75,022 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,084,000 after purchasing an additional 6,212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rainier Family Wealth Inc. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Rainier Family Wealth Inc. now owns 51,716 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $9,019,000 after purchasing an additional 6,198 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA stock opened at $192.53 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $210.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.00. The stock has a market cap of $4.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.48, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $151.49 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54. 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) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a $0.25 dividend. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 15.31%.

NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a stock 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 typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,030,882. The trade was a 4.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators still argue that NVIDIA’s growth story remains intact, citing strong demand for Blackwell chips, continuing hyperscaler spending, and the company’s entrenched CUDA software moat. Why Cerebras’ Mind-Boggling LLM Raw Speed Is Still Falling Into Nvidia’s Massive Software Trap
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA also benefited from coverage pointing to expanding AI infrastructure demand and new use cases, including AWS partnerships and data-center networking growth, which reinforce the company’s long-term AI leadership. NVIDIA (NVDA), AWS (AMZN) Partner to Boost Production-Scale AI with Blackwell-Powered Instances
• Neutral Sentiment: Optimistic pieces also highlighted NVIDIA’s valuation and long-term upside, arguing the stock may still have room to run if AI spending stays strong. How Much Upside Can NVDA Stock’s Growth Deliver?
• Negative Sentiment: The main drag is a broad AI and semiconductor pullback, with reports saying the Nasdaq sold off sharply and NVIDIA fell alongside Micron and SanDisk as investors backed away from crowded tech trades. Stock Market Today: Small Caps Edge Lower As Dow Goes Flat; Heavy Construction Play Surges (Live Coverage)
• Negative Sentiment: There is also growing concern that competition is intensifying, with rivals and customers exploring custom chips and alternative AI hardware, which could pressure NVIDIA’s pricing power over time. Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Zacks Research cut shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $303.84.

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.