Secure Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 144,954 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,987 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 4.1% of Secure Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Secure Asset Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $29,004,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the first quarter worth $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth $40,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA reported fiscal Q2 revenue of approximately $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year and ahead of Wall Street expectations. Data-center revenue rose 117% to $89 billion, while adjusted EPS of $2.22 also exceeded consensus. The results reinforced that hyperscaler AI spending remains robust. Nvidia rises after signaling longer AI spending runway
- Positive Sentiment: Management guided to roughly $108 billion in fiscal Q3 revenue and indicated that fiscal 2028 sales could grow about 70%, well above the roughly 45% growth analysts had modeled. The forecast has shifted the debate from whether AI demand is slowing to whether NVIDIA and its suppliers can build enough capacity. Nvidia’s 70% growth forecast
- Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their NVIDIA price targets following the results, including Wedbush, Truist, RBC and JPMorgan. The upgrades reflect expectations for sustained Blackwell demand, the Vera Rubin product ramp and strong order visibility through fiscal 2028. Wedbush lifts Nvidia price target
- Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly pursuing a roughly $12.9 billion acquisition of open-source AI platform Hugging Face. The deal could expand NVIDIA’s software ecosystem and improve visibility into future AI workloads, but reports indicate terms may not be finalized and the valuation is high relative to Hugging Face’s revenue. Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face report
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are locking in gains after NVIDIA’s strong post-earnings rally. The stock’s elevated valuation and proximity to record levels make it vulnerable to short-term profit-taking even though fundamentals remain strong. Nvidia AMD Intel stocks slide as investors take profits
- Negative Sentiment: Gross-margin expectations are moving lower toward roughly 72%–73% as NVIDIA absorbs higher memory, packaging and infrastructure costs. Management also said supply constraints remain significant, potentially limiting how much demand can immediately translate into revenue and cash flow.
- Negative Sentiment: Broader market pressure is coming from a more hawkish Federal Reserve outlook, while NVIDIA’s decision to exclude China data-center compute revenue from its forecast underscores continuing export-control and geopolitical risks. Reports that the company paused some revenue-sharing arrangements with AI cloud providers also raise questions about financing and customer ROI. Nvidia pauses revenue-sharing deals
NVIDIA Stock Down 4.6%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its 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 firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given 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 is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.31%.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NVDA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, August 24th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.61.
View Our Latest Stock Report on NVDA
Insider Buying and Selling
In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% 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. Also, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This trade represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,900,500 shares of company stock worth $410,449,265 over the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
NVIDIA Profile
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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