NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by NS Partners Ltd

NS Partners Ltd cut its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 18.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 977,258 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 217,327 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 8.4% of NS Partners Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. NS Partners Ltd’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $195,540,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 195,366,864 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $39,090,956,000 after buying an additional 4,165,875 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 143,239,504 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $26,714,167,000 after acquiring an additional 446,178 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $23,329,141,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575,177 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.3% during the second quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 91,954,159 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $18,399,108,000 after acquiring an additional 2,045,101 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 94,521,253 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $16,479,126,000 after purchasing an additional 555,221 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New RTX Spark laptops expand NVIDIA’s addressable market. Systems from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI are now available starting at $2,599, combining Blackwell graphics, up to 128GB of memory and local AI capabilities. The launch could create a new consumer and developer revenue stream beyond data centers. NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs Available Today
• Positive Sentiment: Automotive and enterprise adoption continues. Volvo expanded its partnership with NVIDIA for automated-driving systems, while Adobe is integrating NVIDIA technology across Photoshop, Premiere and other creative tools. These agreements support longer-term demand for NVIDIA hardware and software. Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain investment and customer deployments remain strong. Taiwan is reportedly considering as much as $4 billion for Texas industrial parks serving NVIDIA suppliers, and customers continue deploying Blackwell systems. The developments reinforce demand, although they may take time to affect revenue. Taiwan Texas industrial parks
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its software and AI-model ecosystem. Paid offerings such as AI Enterprise and Mission Control, along with Nemotron open models and partnerships with AI startups, could make earnings less dependent on hardware. However, the articles provide no near-term financial contribution.
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing concerns are the main pressure. CoreWeave’s debt has reportedly traded at distressed yields, raising questions about whether highly leveraged customers can continue funding data-center expansion. Higher Treasury yields and inflation concerns are also making large AI projects more expensive. CoreWeave financing worries
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI growth expectations. OpenAI’s reported $50 billion revenue run rate was below the roughly $68 billion previously anticipated, prompting concern that AI demand may mature more slowly. Microsoft’s development of custom Maia chips also highlights the risk of customers developing alternatives to NVIDIA GPUs. OpenAI revenue expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider selling adds a sentiment overhang. Recent data showed NVIDIA insiders made numerous sales and no open-market purchases over the past six months, though such transactions may reflect planned diversification rather than a change in business outlook.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded down $3.10 during trading on Friday, hitting $214.13. 120,783,023 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 108,333,480. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week high of $243.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $223.20 and a 200 day moving average of $211.10. 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 company has a market cap of $5.16 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program 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 stock through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas Exane restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $345.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 31st. China Renaissance boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Itau BBA Securities reduced their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $321.89.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of NVIDIA 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $598,810,648. The trade was 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 sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About NVIDIA

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.