EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 28.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 121,909 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 26,882 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 3.2% of EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.'s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,371,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Clear Street Derivatives LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter valued at $4,589,905,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 14,641.2% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,676,316 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $4,656,682,000 after buying an additional 34,441,082 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 546,079,492 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $66,101,133,000 after buying an additional 11,525,969 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 3.8% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 180,403,789 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $21,908,236,000 after acquiring an additional 6,526,200 shares during the period. Finally, National Pension Service grew its stake in NVIDIA by 14.9% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 47,220,708 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $5,734,483,000 after acquiring an additional 6,118,674 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.42, for a total value of $2,368,400.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 53,208 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,300,891.36. This represents a 27.32 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $360,509,924.95. This trade represents a 2.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 147,147 shares of company stock valued at $17,133,207 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.23% of the company's stock.
NVIDIA Trading Up 3.1 %
NASDAQ NVDA traded up $3.36 during trading on Friday, hitting $110.93. The company had a trading volume of 312,748,883 shares, compared to its average volume of 314,750,490. The company's fifty day moving average is $118.95 and its 200-day moving average is $130.36. NVIDIA Co. has a one year low of $75.61 and a one year high of $195.95. The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 3.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $2.71 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.96.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $39.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.16 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.04%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is presently 1.36%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts have commented on NVDA shares. DA Davidson cut their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Hsbc Global Res cut NVIDIA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Citigroup lowered their price target on NVIDIA from $163.00 to $150.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-six have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $168.39.
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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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