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Additionally, NVIDIA returned USD 99 million in cash dividends to shareholders, exemplifying its financial robustness. Emphasizing the company’s robust market performance, Nvidia’s marketcapitalization has hit the USD 1 trillion milestone, joining the elite league of tech behemoths such as Apple and Amazon.
Currently the company is trading at CHF 30 per share with a marketcapitalization of CHF 56.1 At this level the dividend yield is 2.8%. . The Trading Comparables analysis resulted in a valuation range of CHF 47 to 83 billion, by applying the observed trading multiples EV/EBITDA, EV/EBIT and P/E. Valutico Analysis.
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