NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Director Mark Stevens Sells 500,000 Shares of Stock

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Director Mark Stevens sold 500,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.83, for a total transaction of $109,915,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,399,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,406,861,658.93. This represents a 7.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $218.66 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $202.84 and its 200-day moving average is $190.45. The stock has a market cap of $5.29 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $138.83 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The company had revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.61%.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs continues to highlight NVIDIA as one of its top tech holdings, with an implied upside that suggests Wall Street still sees significant room for appreciation. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Top 10 Goldman Sachs Tech Stocks to Buy Now
• Positive Sentiment: Taiwan Semiconductor said it signed a major AI partnership with NVIDIA, underscoring continued ecosystem expansion around NVIDIA’s AI hardware and infrastructure platform. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Signs Major AI Deal With Nvidia
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s South Korea trip is drawing attention to new AI opportunities, including robotics and deeper ties with key suppliers and partners, which supports the long-term growth narrative. Nvidia CEO sees robotics as next major sector in South Korea
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to frame NVIDIA as the best-positioned AI chip leader, with several notes arguing that its Blackwell ramp, CUDA moat, and AI inference exposure keep the growth story intact. Analyst Picks NVIDIA Over Every Other AI Chip Stock Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: New coverage on NVIDIA’s PC chip push and Jensen Huang’s Computex comments helped highlight fresh product opportunities, but the market reaction appears mixed as investors weigh a longer-term revenue expansion story against near-term expectations. Nvidia’s PC Chip Reveal Obscures a Bigger Catalyst for the Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Senator Elizabeth Warren invited Jensen Huang to testify on China chip sales add policy overhang, especially around export controls and NVIDIA’s business in China. Warren invites Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Senate hearing on China AI chip sales
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling, including a large share sale by Director Mark A. Stevens, may be weighing on sentiment at the margin even though it does not change NVIDIA’s core fundamentals. NVIDIA insider trading filing

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after buying an additional 35,815 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $315,100,000 after buying an additional 22,929 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its stake in NVIDIA by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $7,842,000 after buying an additional 3,653 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,805,000 after buying an additional 11,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $715,000 after buying an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $287.00 to $307.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Itau BBA Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $282.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $255.00 price objective (up from $220.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $305.38.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.