4,356 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by M Holdings Securities Inc.

M Holdings Securities Inc. trimmed its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 119,383 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,356 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 3.1% of M Holdings Securities Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. M Holdings Securities Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $23,660,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Boyd Wealth Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 273.4% in the second quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 6,696 shares in the last quarter. Ally Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 10.3% during the second quarter. Ally Financial Inc. now owns 172,000 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $34,415,000 after purchasing an additional 16,000 shares in the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 6,451.9% during the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $111,134,000 after purchasing an additional 627,510 shares in the last quarter. Storen Legacy Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at $1,350,000. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 7.4% in the second quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,898 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $14,386,000 after purchasing an additional 4,958 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NVIDIA stock traded down $3.10 on Friday, hitting $214.13. 120,783,023 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, 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 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 $5.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $223.20 and its 200 day moving average is $211.10.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The business’s revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a share repurchase 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 buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

Key Stories 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% 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 valued at $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 9th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. HSBC upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently 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.