Liberty Atlantic Advisors LLC Takes $989,000 Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Liberty Atlantic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 5,305 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $989,000. NVIDIA makes up 1.0% of Liberty Atlantic Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Syntax Research Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 221,682 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.68, for a total value of $38,501,729.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,399,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,285,192,227.28. This represents a 2.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 906,336 shares of company stock worth $162,802,518 in the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA opened at $214.25 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $132.92 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The company has a market cap of $5.18 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.85 and a current ratio of 3.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $198.67 and a 200-day moving average of $189.55.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The firm had revenue of $81.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $275.00 target price (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. KeyCorp set a $310.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $305.38.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts remain constructive after earnings, with Truist raising its price target to $307 and Tigress Financial lifting its target to $425, citing NVIDIA’s dominant position in AI hardware and strong growth outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s Taiwan expansion plan is reinforcing the long-term AI demand story. NVIDIA said it plans to spend about $150 billion a year in Taiwan and build a new headquarters there, underscoring confidence in the supply chain and future production capacity.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary continues to frame NVIDIA as a key beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout, with articles pointing to ongoing shortages in memory, networking, and power as evidence that demand for NVIDIA’s Blackwell systems remains very strong.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlight Jensen Huang’s growing influence and visibility, including reports that he may join the advisory board of Tsinghua University and that he is now among the world’s richest people. These are notable but not direct stock catalysts.
• Neutral Sentiment: A number of pieces focus on broader AI ecosystem developments, including Groq’s fundraising, IREN’s Blackwell purchase, and other semiconductor names benefiting from the AI trade. These reinforce sector momentum but are mostly indirect for NVDA.
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors are worried NVIDIA’s valuation has become stretched and that the AI trade may be crowded, with bearish commentary warning that a lot of good news may already be priced in.
• Negative Sentiment: There are also geopolitical and regulatory concerns, including reports of possible NVIDIA chip smuggling to China via Japan, which could revive scrutiny around export controls and China exposure.

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.