StoneCrest Wealth Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 17.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 64,534 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 13,768 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 4.1% of StoneCrest Wealth Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. StoneCrest Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $12,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $40,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Potential China revenue boost: Reports indicate small shipments of NVIDIA’s H200 processors have reached mainland China, with ByteDance and Tencent reportedly receiving units. However, Beijing may restrict how the chips are used. Nvidia H200 chips reach China in small shipments
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong: Stifel reaffirmed a Buy rating and a $282 target ahead of NVIDIA’s August 26 earnings report, while Bank of America reportedly sees substantial upside based on the company’s valuation and free-cash-flow potential. Analyst updates Nvidia stock price ahead of earnings
- Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain checks support the AI buildout: Stifel pointed to signals from Foxconn and Super Micro as evidence that demand for NVIDIA systems remains healthy heading into the company’s results. NVIDIA is also expanding its role by connecting Nordic GPU customers with available data-center capacity. What Foxconn and Super Micro are telling us about the AI boom
- Neutral Sentiment: Mercor investment under consideration: NVIDIA is reportedly discussing an investment in AI data-labeling provider Mercor at a valuation of about $20 billion. The deal could strengthen NVIDIA’s broader AI ecosystem, but its size and terms remain unknown. Nvidia weighs investment in Mercor
- Negative Sentiment: China uncertainty remains a key overhang: U.S. efforts to close loopholes allowing Chinese firms to access NVIDIA computing power through overseas data centers could limit sales, while any H200 shipments appear restricted and relatively small. U.S. export controls and Nvidia chips
- Negative Sentiment: The earnings bar is high: Investors are looking beyond a routine quarterly beat and want higher forward guidance, sustained data-center growth, strong Blackwell demand, and healthy margins. This creates volatility ahead of the August 26 report. NVIDIA earnings expectations and AI demand
- Negative Sentiment: Competition and concentration risks are intensifying: Investors are questioning whether custom chips, rivals such as AMD and Broadcom, and newer AI-chip startups could eventually pressure NVIDIA’s dominant position. Michael Burry discusses competition for Nvidia
NVIDIA Trading Down 1.0%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced 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 return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Activity
In other NVIDIA news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 over the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have issued reports on NVDA shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target (up from $275.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Melius Research set a $400.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $305.94.
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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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