NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown

First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown trimmed its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 47,155 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 2,770 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 1.6% of First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $8,794,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wheelhouse Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Wheelhouse Advisory Group LLC now owns 12,499 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,344,000 after acquiring an additional 1,645 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 71.4% during the fourth quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 89,162 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $16,629,000 after acquiring an additional 37,155 shares in the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 81,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $15,204,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Alexis Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Alexis Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,426 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,703,000 after purchasing an additional 464 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Solution LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 42.4% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Solution LLC now owns 2,800 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $522,000 after purchasing an additional 834 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.3%

NVDA stock opened at $223.47 on Thursday. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $129.16 and a one year high of $236.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a current ratio of 3.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $194.82 and its 200 day moving average is $188.75. The firm has a market cap of $5.41 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The business had revenue of $81.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.85 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. New Street Research cut their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, CICC Research lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $228.00 to $240.60 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $279.06.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 42,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.89, for a total transaction of $7,459,058.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 881,387 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $154,145,772.43. This represents a 4.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total value of $3,357,490.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 906,336 shares of company stock valued at $162,802,518 in the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA delivered another huge beat-and-raise quarter, with record revenue, strong EPS growth, and data-center results that underline its dominance in AI infrastructure.
• Positive Sentiment: The company authorized an additional $80 billion share buyback and raised its quarterly dividend from $0.01 to $0.25 per share, signaling confidence in future cash generation and returning more capital to shareholders.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators highlighted broad AI demand, strong Blackwell ramp-up, and continued operating leverage, which support the bullish case for NVIDIA stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA said its outlook does not assume any Data Center compute revenue from China, leaving a meaningful source of potential upside or downside depending on trade and licensing developments.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is also transitioning to a new reporting framework focused on Data Center and Edge Computing, which should better reflect growth drivers but may make comparisons harder in the near term.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the strong results, articles noted rising competition from custom chips at companies like Amazon and Alphabet, plus ongoing uncertainty around China shipments, which could temper enthusiasm if growth slows.

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.