Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lowered its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 13.2% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 32,448 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,926 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,493,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $184,911,111,000 after buying an additional 11,451,386 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $109,446,217,000 after buying an additional 3,383,441 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,200,989 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,345,453,000 after acquiring an additional 4,019,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609,560 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at NVIDIA
In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 1,901,125 shares of company stock worth $410,583,015 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
NVIDIA Trading Down 1.0%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. Equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.8 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly in advanced talks to invest several hundred million dollars in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a developer of U.S. data-center power and infrastructure. The move could help address the electricity bottleneck limiting AI capacity while strengthening NVIDIA’s role in projects that use its systems. Nvidia in Talks to Invest in Data-Center Power Developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong before earnings. BMO named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick with a $340 price target, while Jefferies reportedly expects revenue to exceed consensus by roughly $3 billion. Consensus forecasts call for approximately $91 billion of quarterly revenue, supported by Blackwell and broader AI infrastructure demand. Nvidia stock dubbed top pick ahead of Q2 earnings
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that SpaceX is standardizing its AI infrastructure on NVIDIA chips reinforce the company’s competitive position and could support demand for its next-generation Vera Rubin platform. NVIDIA is also exploring a potential partnership or acquisition involving South Korean AI-chip designer Rebellions, indicating continued investment in its AI ecosystem. NVIDIA Could Snap up Korean AI Chip Startup Rebellions
- Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s proposed investment in Cloverleaf follows other efforts to finance AI infrastructure and convert future GPU capacity into a financeable asset. The strategy could accelerate deployments, but it also exposes NVIDIA to capital-allocation and customer-financing risks. Nvidia Makes Another Bet on the AI Power Bottleneck
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are weighing possible competitive and product risks. NVIDIA is reportedly testing Rubin Ultra configurations with less high-bandwidth memory than originally planned, while Microsoft is preparing its own Maia 300 AI chip. These developments could raise questions about performance, supply availability and long-term customer diversification. NVIDIA and AMD: Rubin Ultra memory reports
- Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA denied a report that it plans small-batch shipments of a China-specific AI chip by year-end, removing a potential near-term catalyst. Analysts also say any renewed China H200 sales may have only a limited effect on revenue. Nvidia to ship AI chip for China by year-end
- Negative Sentiment: Higher Treasury yields and warnings from investors such as Michael Burry that AI data-center financing may be excessive are adding valuation pressure ahead of a high-expectation earnings event.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms recently weighed in on NVDA. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday. CICC Research raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $240.60 to $268.30 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $308.01.
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About NVIDIA
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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