Nykredit A S bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 9,062,150 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,813,246,000. NVIDIA comprises about 5.6% of Nykredit A S’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. MLG Wealth Management DBA Pine Grove Financial Group grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 5.0% in the second quarter. MLG Wealth Management DBA Pine Grove Financial Group now owns 19,481 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,873,000 after purchasing an additional 929 shares during the last quarter. Range Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 44.7% during the 2nd quarter. Range Advisory LLC now owns 92,041 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $18,416,000 after buying an additional 28,432 shares during the period. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 31,140 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,231,000 after buying an additional 1,058 shares during the period. Agur Provident & Training Funds Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at about $15,161,000. Finally, Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 22,008 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $4,404,000 after buying an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $212.21 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $212.57. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.11 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.83, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. 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 a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on NVDA. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Wedbush increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.47.
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Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. CEO Jensen Huang said neocloud demand is “off the charts,” while Super Micro’s significantly higher revenue outlook and SpaceX’s plans to add substantial computing capacity provided evidence that customers continue expanding AI infrastructure. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says neocloud demand is off the charts but capital is scarce
- Positive Sentiment: GTC Berlin expanded NVIDIA’s addressable market. The company introduced DSX POD modular Vera Rubin AI factories, designed to reduce deployment timelines from roughly six months to as little as 14 days. Its DSX platform also targets up to 30% lower power consumption and near-zero cooling-water usage, potentially easing customers’ power and permitting constraints. NVIDIA introduces DSX POD AI factories
- Positive Sentiment: Platform expansion supports the long-term bull case. New partnerships involving AI-agent security, robotics, autonomous vehicles, telecom networks, quantum-computing interfaces and industrial AI reinforce NVIDIA’s strategy of selling a broader full-stack computing ecosystem rather than only GPUs.
- Neutral Sentiment: Quantum news is strategically relevant but not yet a material earnings driver. Quantum X Labs reported improved error-correction results using NVIDIA CUDA-Q, illustrating ecosystem adoption, although the announcement does not provide meaningful near-term revenue information for NVIDIA.
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI-spending sustainability and financing. Concerns that hyperscalers, neoclouds and other customers may struggle to fund massive data-center buildouts are weighing on the entire AI trade. Rising-rate risk adds pressure to high-growth technology valuations.
- Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector pressure compounded the decline. Chip stocks weakened after Lam Research cited supply-chain constraints, while broader technology indexes also fell. NVIDIA’s high valuation and upcoming earnings raise the risk of a “sell-the-news” reaction even if results exceed expectations.
NVIDIA Company Profile
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.
The company’s products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.
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