Rathbones Group PLC Buys 325,945 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Rathbones Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,048,138 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 325,945 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 4.2% of Rathbones Group PLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,054,795,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Robinswood Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at approximately $432,000. Positano Wealth Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 20.5% during the first quarter. Positano Wealth Management Ltd now owns 121,352 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $21,164,000 after purchasing an additional 20,660 shares during the period. Farmers National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 50.2% during the first quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 49,919 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $8,706,000 after purchasing an additional 16,695 shares during the period. Wealthquest Corp grew its position in NVIDIA by 15.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealthquest Corp now owns 27,339 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $4,768,000 after buying an additional 3,698 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stillwater Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $321,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total value of $133,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. This represents a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015 in the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $217.50 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $205.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $197.78. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 2.23. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.07 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $81.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 62.97% and a return on equity of 96.94%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This is a positive change from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 15.31%.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital for AI data centers, power infrastructure and GPU deployments. The initiative could accelerate customer purchases without requiring NVIDIA to fund the entire buildout directly. Nvidia Just Recruited Wall Street to Help Fund $500 Billion in AI Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang’s characterization of GPUs as “revenue-generating assets” supports a broader financing market for computing capacity. However, NVIDIA may provide residual-value support of up to 25% in some transactions, potentially helping overcome lender concerns and expanding demand for its systems. Nvidia Partners With Major Wall Street Players to Raise $500B
• Positive Sentiment: IBM and Together AI signed a multiyear, $240 million agreement to build an NVIDIA-powered AI inference cluster on IBM Cloud, providing a concrete commercial validation of continued demand for NVIDIA systems. IBM and Together AI Ink $240 Million Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo reaffirmed an Overweight rating with a $315 price target, while Bank of America maintained a Buy rating and expects NVIDIA’s August 26 earnings report could begin a multiquarter estimate-upgrade cycle. Wells Fargo on NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is developing Nemotron 4 open-source models, following the release of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, suggest the company is expanding beyond hardware into software that could lower customers’ AI costs and strengthen platform adoption. NVIDIA Is Developing Nemotron 4 Open-Source Models
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are awaiting fiscal second-quarter results on August 26. Recent coverage points to roughly $91 billion in company guidance, with upside estimates near $94–$95 billion; the report is likely to determine whether the financing announcement translates into stronger operating expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest reportedly added NVIDIA shares, offering a modest sentiment boost, while reports of an asset-manager stake reduction and a congressional sale are unlikely to materially affect the company’s fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that NVIDIA’s potential residual-value guarantees could expose it to losses if AI projects fail or GPU prices decline. Rapid hardware depreciation, particularly if China supplies cheaper computing capacity, could weaken the collateral backing the financing.
• Negative Sentiment: The strategy has prompted “circular financing” concerns: NVIDIA helps finance customers that then buy NVIDIA hardware. Critics fear this could inflate demand temporarily, increase credit risk and make the stock more vulnerable if AI infrastructure spending slows. Why Jensen Huang’s $500 Billion AI Financing Plan Faces China Risk
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft’s development of custom AI silicon and Broadcom’s faster-growing custom-chip business highlight longer-term competitive risks to NVIDIA’s dominant position, even as near-term demand remains strong.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Craig Hallum raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Melius Research set a $400.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.26.

About NVIDIA

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.