NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Holdings Raised by Moore Capital Management LP

Moore Capital Management LP increased its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 72.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 506,088 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 212,726 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 1.5% of Moore Capital Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Moore Capital Management LP’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $101,263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Langley Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 8,866.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded down $3.10 on Friday, reaching $214.13. 120,783,023 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 108,333,480. The company has a fifty day moving average of $223.20 and a 200-day moving average of $211.10. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $243.37. The company has a market capitalization of $5.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was 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 represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value 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. This trade represents 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 have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 over the last 90 days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Phillip Securities boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. KGI Securities upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $321.89.

Trending Headlines about 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 Company 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.