305,188 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by HighTower Advisors LLC

Key Points

• HighTower Advisors reduced its NVIDIA position by 4%, selling 305,188 shares and retaining 7.41 million shares valued at approximately $1.48 billion. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with revenue rising 105.9% year over year to $96.22 billion and EPS of $2.22, beating analyst expectations. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with NVIDIA receiving an average “Buy” rating and a consensus price target of $324.14, although insider stock sales, higher memory costs and rising Treasury yields present potential risks.

HighTower Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,407,961 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 305,188 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 1.4% of HighTower Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. HighTower Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,482,259,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,741,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.7% in the second quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,507,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Kooman & Associates boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,767,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $225.07 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $5.42 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.45, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 2.22. The firm's 50-day moving average is $216.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $205.86. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.05 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 21st. President Capital boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $324.14.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Elon Musk said xAI’s Colossus 2 data center could more than double its NVIDIA chip count by year-end. The facility reportedly already uses 110,000 GB200 and 440,000 GB300 GPUs, reinforcing expectations for large hyperscaler and AI-lab orders. xAI Colossus 2 chip deployment article
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary indicates NVIDIA GPU demand is so strong that even poorly built cloud infrastructure can attract customers at healthy margins. This supports the view that AI compute demand still exceeds available supply. NVIDIA GPU demand article
• Positive Sentiment: RMX Industries placed an order for NVIDIA H200 GPU systems through Technologent, providing another example of demand for NVIDIA’s data-center products. Super Micro’s shipment of Vera Rubin NVL72 racks also signals that next-generation systems are reaching customers. RMX H200 purchase order article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to favor NVIDIA over competing AI-chip names such as Micron and Marvell, citing broader AI exposure, stronger margins and higher returns on equity. Bullish coverage also points to a potential Vera Rubin volume ramp and substantial cloud infrastructure backlogs. Micron versus NVIDIA analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Extended U.S.-China trade discussions may eventually improve NVIDIA’s China opportunity, but export restrictions remain unresolved. The stock is also testing important technical levels after a strong recent advance. NVIDIA technical and China outlook article
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Timothy Teter sold approximately $6.8 million of NVIDIA shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale was only about 1.1% of his holdings and does not indicate a fundamental change, but it may weigh on sentiment alongside broader reports of insider profit-taking. NVIDIA insider sale article
• Negative Sentiment: Higher memory costs are expected to pressure NVIDIA’s gross margins, while rising Treasury yields could compress the valuation of high-growth technology stocks. Investors are therefore balancing exceptional AI demand against increasing supply-chain costs and macroeconomic risk.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 stock was sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Profile

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processors and related software. Its products are used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer graphics, data-center applications and other workloads that benefit from parallel processing.

The company's offerings include GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and software for gaming and personal computers; data-center GPUs, systems and networking products; and professional visualization solutions for design, engineering, media and scientific applications.

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