Touchstone Capital Inc. Takes $12.68 Million Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Touchstone Capital Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDAFree Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 67,942 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $12,677,000. NVIDIA accounts for 6.5% of Touchstone Capital Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after buying an additional 9,554,857 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $91,150,170,000 after buying an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 10.7% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 64,728,856 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $10,226,512,000 after buying an additional 6,235,074 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.7%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $191.13 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $212.19. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market cap of $4.64 trillion, a PE ratio of 47.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.31. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $184.09 and its 200 day moving average is $182.46.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDAGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 53.01% and a return on equity of 99.24%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. Research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Tigress Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $350.00 price target (up previously from $280.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. New Street Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $307.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, HSBC set a $320.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.98.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.04, for a total transaction of $36,008,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,618,547 shares in the company, valued at $651,483,201.88. This trade represents a 5.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock worth $293,285,232. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About NVIDIA

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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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