Lynch Investment Planning LLC Invests $651,000 in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Lynch Investment Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDAFree Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $651,000. NVIDIA comprises about 0.6% of Lynch Investment Planning LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Syntax Research Inc. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 62.5% in the 4th quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total transaction of $109,915,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,399,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,406,861,658.93. This represents a 7.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,016,125 shares of company stock valued at $224,582,565. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price (up from $275.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Itau BBA Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Melius Research set a $400.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. HSBC restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $295.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.67.

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NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA opened at $210.69 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.10 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $209.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $192.38. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $142.03 and a 52-week high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDAGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.31%.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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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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