Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,652,420 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 936,506 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 2.9% of Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,970,704,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth about $40,000. Syntax Research Inc. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 62.5% during the fourth quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Stock Up 0.2%
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $205.19 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $140.85 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The company has a market capitalization of $4.97 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $206.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $191.34.
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 paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan 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 reacquire up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Melius Research set a $400.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $287.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $305.67.
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Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts remained broadly bullish, with multiple notes raising revenue forecasts and price targets while arguing NVDA still looks undervalued given its dominance in AI accelerators and networking. Analyst Calls NVIDIA Undervalued, Sees Major Upside Ahead
- Positive Sentiment: Reuters reported that NVIDIA has begun pitching its Vera CPUs to Chinese customers, suggesting a possible reopening of a meaningful China growth channel and expanding the company’s AI data-center addressable market. Exclusive: Nvidia begins Vera CPU sales pitch to Chinese clients, sources say
- Positive Sentiment: New partnerships and product launches reinforced NVIDIA’s platform leadership, including its RTX Spark push for local AI inference, its collaboration with Microsoft on agentic AI, and healthcare AI work with Abridge. Nvidia Is Developing an AI Healthcare Model With Startup Abridge
- Positive Sentiment: Institutional and thematic commentary continued to support the stock, with articles highlighting strong Blackwell demand, a favorable AI spending backdrop, and the idea that NVDA could benefit from the current wave of AI infrastructure buildouts. NVIDIA’s Outlook Gains Momentum: Stock Price to Follow
- Neutral Sentiment: Some market coverage framed NVIDIA as part of a broader tech rotation, with chip stocks moving differently from the mega-cap AI leaders as investors reassessed valuation and near-term expectations. Nvidia stock slips despite China push, strong AI demand outlook
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish and comparative pieces argued that other AI names like Micron or AMD may offer better near-term upside, which can weigh on sentiment toward NVDA even if the company’s fundamentals remain strong. Micron vs. NVIDIA: One AI Stock Is a Clear Buy Right Now
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 36,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This represents a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at $550,130,190.75. The trade was a 9.04% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,619,457 shares of company stock valued at $332,073,643. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
NVIDIA 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.
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