176,229 Shares in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Purchased by CIBC Capital Markets Europe S.A.

Key Points

• CIBC Capital Markets Europe acquired 176,229 NVIDIA shares worth approximately $35.3 million in the second quarter, making NVIDIA its sixth-largest holding and representing 4.7% of its portfolio. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and EPS of $2.22 versus the $2.09 consensus estimate. The board also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program, while analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.47.
• The company continues expanding across AI and accelerated computing, but faces risks from competing custom chips such as Amazon’s Trainium, valuation concerns, and financial stress among AI infrastructure customers like CoreWeave.

CIBC Capital Markets Europe S.A. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 176,229 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $35,262,000. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 4.7% of CIBC Capital Markets Europe S.A.'s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Copley Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 22.2% during the second quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,046 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,210,000 after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares during the period. Rik Saylor Financial Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $278,000. Tudor Financial Inc. lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 52.9% in the second quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 14,133 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $2,828,000 after buying an additional 4,890 shares during the period. Wheelhouse Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 3.1% in the second quarter. Wheelhouse Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,088 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $2,219,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the period. Finally, Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC now owns 476,023 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $95,247,000 after buying an additional 3,135 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a record 104-qubit fault-tolerant quantum-computing simulation on Europe’s JUPITER supercomputer. The project used NVIDIA GH200 GPUs, cuQuantum and CUDA-Q software, and validated an approach that could require 90% fewer physical qubits. While not an immediate revenue driver, the announcement reinforces NVIDIA’s position in accelerated computing and expands potential applications in drug discovery, finance and materials science. NVIDIA quantum-computing simulation
• Positive Sentiment: The broader AI trade rebounded, with institutional investors reportedly reducing bearish positions in semiconductor-related instruments. Continued hyperscaler spending on data centers and AI infrastructure remains a key support for NVIDIA’s growth outlook. Chip stocks and institutional buying
• Positive Sentiment: Additional growth initiatives included new open-weight AI models for enterprise and PC agents, reported cooperation with Samsung and TSMC on next-generation HBM technology, and a collaboration with SpaceX on AI computing systems for space. NVIDIA also reportedly won AI startup Modal for new central processors. NVIDIA open AI models
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue debating valuation. Optimistic views point to rapid earnings growth, strong margins and a reported $235 billion buyback authorization, while other commentary argues that the stock already reflects substantial future AI expansion. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s effort to make its Trainium chips compatible with existing PyTorch code could weaken NVIDIA’s CUDA ecosystem advantage. More broadly, hyperscalers are developing custom AI chips, potentially pressuring NVIDIA’s pricing power and market share over time. Amazon AI chips challenge NVIDIA
• Negative Sentiment: CoreWeave’s declining stock, heavy debt load and sensitivity to higher interest rates remain risks because it is both a major NVIDIA customer and an NVIDIA-backed company. Any slowdown among highly leveraged AI infrastructure providers could raise concerns about the sustainability of industry spending. CoreWeave risks to NVIDIA

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.4%

NVDA opened at $217.09 on Tuesday. 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's 50-day moving average is $223.19 and its 200 day moving average is $211.72. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two week high of $243.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.03, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. NVIDIA's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b+)" rating in a research note on Friday. Evercore set a $465.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.47.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.

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