Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC Sells 3,257 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors cut its NVIDIA stake by 34.1%. The firm sold 3,257 shares and retained 6,292 shares valued at approximately $1.26 million at quarter-end.
• Insider selling has added a sentiment overhang. NVIDIA executives and directors sold 1.77 million shares worth about $399.5 million over the past 90 days, although some sales were conducted under pre-arranged trading plans.
• NVIDIA’s business momentum remains strong but faces AI-financing concerns. The company reported sharply higher revenue and earnings, analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with a $321.89 target, and NVIDIA authorized a $150 billion buyback; however, concerns about leveraged AI customers, slower-than-expected AI growth, and potential customer-designed chips remain risks.

Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 34.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,292 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 3,257 shares during the period. Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Lam Group Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth approximately $77,000. Finally, West Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 29.2% during the 2nd quarter. West Financial Advisors LLC now owns 443 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at 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 company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA News Summary

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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $345.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Melius Research set a $420.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. KeyCorp restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, August 24th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA opened at $214.13 on Monday. 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 stock's 50 day moving average price is $223.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $211.42. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37. The stock has a market cap of $5.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The business's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.

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

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

NVIDIA 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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