Beacon Financial Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 905.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 33,139 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 29,844 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 1.5% of Beacon Financial Advisory LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,094,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $25,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1,900.0% during the second quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 200 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at $26,000. CGC Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Stock Down 1.6 %
NVDA opened at $116.00 on Friday. NVIDIA Co. has a 1-year low of $39.23 and a 1-year high of $140.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $115.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $106.97. The company has a current ratio of 4.27, a quick ratio of 3.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $2.85 trillion, a PE ratio of 67.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.67.
NVIDIA Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 2.34%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 28th that permits the company to repurchase $50.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have issued reports on NVDA. Westpark Capital lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $127.50 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Melius Research lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $125.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-seven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $142.10.
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Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,670 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.59, for a total transaction of $7,773,055.30. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,954,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $577,611,810.26. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 100,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.10, for a total transaction of $13,024,311.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,939,350 shares in the company, valued at approximately $512,509,435. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,670 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.59, for a total value of $7,773,055.30. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 4,954,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $577,611,810.26. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 3,692,303 shares of company stock valued at $444,047,307. 4.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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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