Private Trust Co. NA trimmed its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 141,032 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 3,206 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 1.9% of Private Trust Co. NA's investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Private Trust Co. NA's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $18,939,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. boosted its stake 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 valued at $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Smart Portfolios LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 2.7% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Palisade Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 15,363 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,866,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank increased its position 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 during the period. Finally, Kwmg LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Kwmg LLC now owns 13,067 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,755,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.
NVIDIA Price Performance
NVDA opened at $94.31 on Friday. NVIDIA Co. has a 1 year low of $75.61 and a 1 year high of $195.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 3.64. The company has a market capitalization of $2.30 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.96. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $121.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $130.96.
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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $39.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $38.16 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. As a group, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 12th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.04%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1.36%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, March 20th. KeyCorp set a $190.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $162.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. HSBC lowered shares of NVIDIA from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $120.00 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-six have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $169.89.
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Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In other NVIDIA news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total value of $525,600.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 479,428 shares in the company, valued at $55,997,190.40. The trade was a 0.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 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 value of $7,787,887.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 3,085,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at $360,509,924.95. The trade was a 2.11 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 183,609 shares of company stock worth $22,642,615 in the last quarter. 4.23% of the stock is currently owned by company 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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