6,445 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Acquired by Kampmann Melissa S.

Key Points

• Kampmann Melissa S. increased its NVIDIA stake by 409.2% in the second quarter, acquiring 6,445 shares and bringing its total holdings to 8,020 shares valued at approximately $1.61 million.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of NVIDIA, while several other funds also modestly increased their positions during the quarter.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and authorized a $150 billion stock buyback; however, concerns about AI financing, growth expectations and insider selling remain potential sentiment risks.

Kampmann Melissa S. increased its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 409.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,020 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 6,445 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 1.2% of Kampmann Melissa S.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Kampmann Melissa S.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,605,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd 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. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% during 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 increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,694,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,767,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.5% in the second quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 dated 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 ninety days, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $214.13 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $223.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $211.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. The company has a market capitalization of $5.16 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 posted $1.05 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the topic of several research reports. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. DZ Bank reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Melius Research set a $420.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Five 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $321.89.

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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