Blue Whale Capital LLP Boosts Stock Holdings in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Blue Whale Capital LLP boosted its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 3.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,624,430 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 47,606 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 10.3% of Blue Whale Capital LLP's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Blue Whale Capital LLP's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $325,032,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Langley Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $34,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the first quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 8,866.7% in the second quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. KGI Securities lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $230.48 on Friday. 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 firm has a market cap of $5.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 2.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.29. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX is reportedly seeking approximately $40 billion in debt financing to purchase NVIDIA GPUs, potentially creating a major future order and reinforcing demand for the company’s data-center products. Apollo, banks in talks to finance SpaceX's $40 billion Nvidia GPU purchase
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported record quarterly revenue of roughly $46.7 billion, up 50% year over year, indicating that demand for advanced AI processors—including NVIDIA’s products—remains robust. Nvidia and AMD fuel a $46.7B TSMC quarter
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. science initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. The investment may strengthen government relationships and expand long-term technology adoption. NVIDIA Commits $1 Billion to Advance US Science
• Positive Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane upgraded NVIDIA to “strong buy,” while Microsoft and PC manufacturers unveiled systems using NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chips, supporting expansion into local and personal AI computing. NVIDIA Stock Lifted to Strong-Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: A large options trade reportedly bets on additional upside, but the signal is speculative and does not change NVIDIA’s underlying earnings outlook. Nvidia Stock Slips. A Big Options Trade Signals Where It Might Go Next
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI’s reported annualized revenue of about $50 billion was below a previously circulated $68 billion figure, prompting a selloff across AI stocks and raising questions about the pace of AI monetization. Nvidia, Oracle, CoreWeave and other AI stocks sink on OpenAI revenue report
• Negative Sentiment: Firmus, an NVIDIA-backed cloud-computing company, abandoned plans for a major Australian IPO, citing market conditions. The failed offering highlights tightening investor appetite for AI infrastructure financing. NVIDIA’s proposed $20 billion Groq transaction also faces a Delaware lawsuit alleging improper deal structuring, adding legal risk. Nvidia-Backed Firmus Scraps Australian IPO

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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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