ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd Acquires 222,759 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• ANTIPODES PARTNERS increased its NVIDIA stake by 31.3% in the second quarter, purchasing 222,759 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 933,424 shares valued at approximately $186.8 million.
• NVIDIA reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with $2.22 in EPS and $96.22 billion in revenue, up 105.9% year over year. Institutional investors own about 65.27% of the company, while analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with a $324.14 price target.
• AI-chip demand remains robust, but investors are weighing this growth against insider share sales, higher memory costs, rising Treasury yields and continued uncertainty over China export restrictions.

ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 31.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 933,424 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 222,759 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 3.4% of ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $186,769,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 2,091,934 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $418,575,000 after acquiring an additional 217,166 shares during the period. Cornerstone Select Advisors LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 3.0% in the second quarter. Cornerstone Select Advisors LLC now owns 43,208 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $8,646,000 after buying an additional 1,249 shares during the last quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6.4% during the second quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 25,600 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $5,122,000 after purchasing an additional 1,533 shares during the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 313,984 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $62,825,000 after acquiring an additional 835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spirepoint Private Client LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 20.8% in the second quarter. Spirepoint Private Client LLC now owns 180,362 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $36,089,000 after purchasing an additional 31,016 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $225.07 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $216.52 and its 200-day moving average is $205.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $236.54. The company has a market capitalization of $5.42 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 2.22.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company 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 $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were 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 $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Mizuho set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $390.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $324.14.

About NVIDIA

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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