4,332 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Bought by Veratis Advisors Inc.

Veratis Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,332 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $867,000. NVIDIA makes up 0.6% of Veratis Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Verity Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,667 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,335,000 after buying an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. Wilmar Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. Wilmar Advisors LLC now owns 3,000 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $600,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC now owns 7,530 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,054 shares in the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp increased its stake in NVIDIA by 2.5% in the second quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 79,997 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $16,007,000 after acquiring an additional 1,940 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peak Asset Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 6.7% during the second quarter. Peak Asset Management LLC now owns 9,067 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,814,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVDA opened at $229.28 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $5.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.99, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.27 and a 12-month high of $243.37. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.43.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $390.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Itau BBA Securities dropped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Profile

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), networking products and related software. Its technologies are used in artificial intelligence, data centers, scientific and technical computing, gaming, professional visualization, automotive systems and robotics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs and gaming software, data center computing platforms, networking solutions, and enterprise software for AI development and deployment.