CJM Wealth Advisers Ltd. cut its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,939 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 1,749 shares during the quarter. CJM Wealth Advisers Ltd.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $721,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1,900.0% in the second quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 200 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at $26,000. CGC Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth $27,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 120,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.85, for a total transaction of $12,462,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 76,854,995 shares in the company, valued at $7,981,391,230.75. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.51, for a total value of $524,295.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 492,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,370,572.59. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 120,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.85, for a total transaction of $12,462,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 76,854,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,981,391,230.75. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 2,396,270 shares of company stock valued at $279,825,927 in the last three months. Company insiders own 4.23% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Trading Up 0.5 %
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 28th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.04. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.04% and a return on equity of 113.50%. The business had revenue of $30.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 122.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 28th that allows the company to buyback $50.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 12th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 12th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.88%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. TD Cowen upgraded NVIDIA to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. HSBC raised their target price on NVIDIA from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Five 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 MarketBeat, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.07.
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NVIDIA Profile
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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