NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Purchased by Aljian Capital Management LLC

Aljian Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 247,033 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,921 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 8.9% of Aljian Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Aljian Capital Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $43,083,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Stock Down 2.2%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $202.81 on Friday. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.07 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $209.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $195.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.91 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.21.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) 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. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.31%.

NVIDIA declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen cut NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 4th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $295.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Two 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA expanded its AI footprint in Japan with new partnerships across robotics, manufacturing, and public-sector infrastructure, including a national AI infrastructure initiative and the launch of Cosmos 3 Edge and Nemotron-based local AI projects. These moves reinforce NVDA’s role as the core platform for physical AI and could support long-term demand. Japan Government, Industrial Leaders and NVIDIA Launch the World’s First National AI Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts raised earnings estimates for NVIDIA, with KeyCorp and Erste Group boosting forecasts and maintaining bullish ratings/price targets. That suggests Wall Street still sees strong profit growth ahead.
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported strong AI-driven demand, which is a positive read-through for NVIDIA’s supply chain and ongoing chip demand. TSMC Just Announced Fantastic News for Nvidia Shareholders
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple briefly overtook NVIDIA as the world’s most valuable company, highlighting a rotation in mega-cap leadership and renewed investor doubts about how much AI upside is already priced into NVDA. Apple dethrones Nvidia as world’s most valuable company, ending the chipmaker’s long run at the top
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles point to a broader semiconductor sell-off and “sell the news” behavior in AI and chip stocks, which appears to be pressuring NVDA along with peers rather than reflecting a company-specific setback. Why Nvidia stock is down around 2.5% on Thursday
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary from Jim Cramer and other bearish notes on semiconductors suggest some investors are rotating out of chip stocks, adding near-term pressure to NVDA sentiment. Jim Cramer Says Semiconductor Stocks Are “Going Down.” Buy These 2 Dividend Stocks Instead

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. The trade was a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,030,882. This trade represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

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.