NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Purchased by Paladin Partners LLC

Paladin Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 10.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 81,002 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,970 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 12.4% of Paladin Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Paladin Partners LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $18,499,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Boyd Wealth Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 273.4% during the 2nd quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,830,000 after purchasing an additional 6,696 shares during the last quarter. Ally Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 10.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ally Financial Inc. now owns 172,000 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $34,415,000 after acquiring an additional 16,000 shares in the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 627,510 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 5.6% during the second quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors now owns 52,163 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $10,437,000 after acquiring an additional 2,758 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 worth $14,386,000 after purchasing an additional 4,958 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.47.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business’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 sale, 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 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, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president 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. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA stock opened at $217.94 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.55 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week high of $243.37. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $203.85.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 issued 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 of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to buy back $150 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA plans to invest $3 billion in Meta’s equity offering while expanding collaboration on Meta’s Muse AI models. Meta also intends to deploy more NVIDIA Vera Rubin systems, Vera CPUs, Spectrum-X networking and BlueField-4 technology. The deal strengthens NVIDIA’s relationship with one of its largest customers and could support future infrastructure sales. Nvidia to invest $3 billion in Meta as tech giants deepen AI partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle and NVIDIA expanded the availability of Vera Rubin NVL72 systems and Vera CPUs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with additional Rubin systems planned. Broader cloud availability may accelerate customer adoption and reinforce NVIDIA’s position in AI training and inference. NVIDIA and Oracle Expand NVIDIA Vera Rubin
• Positive Sentiment: Anthropic’s IPO filing disclosed large, long-term computing commitments with Amazon, Alphabet and other providers. The spending supports the broader AI infrastructure market, where NVIDIA remains a major merchant-GPU supplier, although some demand may be served by custom chips. Anthropic’s IPO Filing Reveals a Massive Opportunity for AI Infrastructure Giants
• Positive Sentiment: Partners including CoreWeave, NTT DATA and Schneider Electric continue expanding data-center and AI-factory deployments using NVIDIA systems, providing additional evidence of sustained demand across cloud, enterprise and industrial applications. NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint AI Factory Pilot
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to debate NVIDIA’s valuation after its pullback from the record high. Strong revenue growth and high profitability support the long-term case, but expectations remain elevated.
• Negative Sentiment: Anthropic’s filing highlights its ability to use multiple AI-chip providers. A broader multichip strategy could weaken NVIDIA’s pricing power over time, particularly as custom accelerators from hyperscalers and Broadcom gain traction. Anthropic’s worst nightmare may be lurking inside Anthropic’s IPO filing
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s China AI-chip shipments reportedly fell 44% in the first half of 2026 as Huawei gains ground and supply constraints complicate deliveries. Export restrictions and geopolitical risk remain meaningful headwinds.
• Negative Sentiment: Potentially higher advanced-packaging and wafer costs at TSMC could pressure NVIDIA’s margins, while tighter credit markets may slow data-center construction and reduce GPU orders from financially weaker operators.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.