Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV raised its position in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 12.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 31,707 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,617 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for about 0.6% of Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,258,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Hoertkorn Richard Charles raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Hoertkorn Richard Charles now owns 3,490 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $424,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 8,612 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,157,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Smart Portfolios LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.7% during the third quarter. Smart Portfolios LLC now owns 2,805 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $341,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 15,363 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,866,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baker Boyer National Bank lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 2,403 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $323,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. HSBC cut their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-seven have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $171.51.
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NVIDIA Trading Up 1.6 %
Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded up $1.77 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $110.15. 216,699,398 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 314,275,604. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 3.64 and a current ratio of 4.10. NVIDIA Co. has a twelve month low of $75.61 and a twelve month high of $195.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.69 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.35, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.77. The business's fifty day moving average price is $124.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $131.53.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 114.83% and a net margin of 55.69%. The firm had revenue of $39.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.16 billion. On average, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.04%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1.36%.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total value of $525,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 479,428 shares in the company, valued at $55,997,190.40. The trade was a 0.93 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.83, for a total transaction of $7,787,887.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 3,085,765 shares in the company, valued at approximately $360,509,924.95. This represents a 2.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 183,609 shares of company stock valued at $22,642,615. 4.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About NVIDIA
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NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications.
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