Avaii Wealth Management LLC Acquires 36,295 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Avaii Wealth Management increased its NVIDIA stake by 197.6% in the second quarter, purchasing 36,295 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 54,664 shares valued at approximately $10.94 million.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings and revenue above analyst expectations, with revenue rising 105.9% year over year. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan, representing up to 2.8% of outstanding shares.
• Analyst sentiment remains strongly positive, with 54 of 55 analysts rating the stock Buy or Strong Buy and an average price target of $320.71. However, insider selling, export-control concerns and valuation sensitivity remain key risks.

Avaii Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 197.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 54,664 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 36,295 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 3.2% of Avaii Wealth Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Avaii Wealth Management LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $10,938,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Compass Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $299,000. Pacific Sun Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 6.3% in the second quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 13,794 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $2,760,000 after buying an additional 812 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Partners increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 67.5% during the second quarter. Stevens Capital Partners now owns 22,339 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $4,470,000 after acquiring an additional 9,000 shares in the last quarter. Act Two Investors LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. Act Two Investors LLC now owns 105,122 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $21,034,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.5% during the second quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 2,494,681 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $499,161,000 after acquiring an additional 11,492 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $233.95 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $218.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $207.48. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $237.88. The company has a market capitalization of $5.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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 12.64%.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick, maintaining an Overweight rating and setting a $300 price target. The firm believes NVIDIA’s software ecosystem, scale and positioning across AI infrastructure trends give it a durable competitive moat. Morgan Stanley names NVIDIA a top pick
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s recently announced $150 billion buyback authorization lifts total remaining repurchase capacity to approximately $235 billion. Investors view the plan as a sign of management confidence and a potential source of per-share earnings support. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to raise expectations for hyperscaler spending, with Barclays estimating NVIDIA could generate $401 billion in hyperscaler revenue in 2027. CoreWeave’s launch of the Vera Rubin platform and additional enterprise customers also supports demand for NVIDIA’s next-generation systems. Barclays hyperscaler revenue estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor and technology complex is attracting buying interest as AI investment remains a major market leadership theme. However, NVIDIA’s valuation and substantial market concentration leave the stock sensitive to interest rates, economic data and shifts in institutional positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are monitoring reports that Amazon may move roughly $8 billion of NVIDIA chips off its balance sheet through leasing or financing structures. While this could improve customer flexibility, it adds scrutiny around AI infrastructure financing and so-called circular transactions. Amazon NVIDIA chip balance-sheet report
• Negative Sentiment: Export-control concerns remain a headline risk after prosecutors alleged a California man helped smuggle approximately $300 million of NVIDIA chips to China. Separately, Michael Burry warned that GPU depreciation could undermine the economics of the AI infrastructure boom, while Alphabet’s growing use of internally designed chips represents a longer-term competitive threat. NVIDIA chip smuggling prosecution

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction 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 trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing 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 business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Mizuho set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. HSBC lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and issued a $390.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $320.71.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), networking products and related software. Its technologies are used in artificial intelligence, data centers, scientific and technical computing, gaming, professional visualization, automotive systems and robotics.

The company's products include GeForce GPUs and gaming software, data center computing platforms, networking solutions, and enterprise software for AI development and deployment.

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