NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Central Bank & Trust Co.

Key Points

• Central Bank & Trust Co. has reduced its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation by 30%, selling 183,589 shares, leaving it with 427,888 shares, which constitutes approximately 11.1% of the firm's investment portfolio.
• Several institutional investors have recently increased their stakes in NVIDIA, with a significant 20.6% increase from Variant Private Wealth LLC during the first quarter.
• NVIDIA reported earnings of $1.05 per share in the latest quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and set its Q3 2026 guidance with a projected EPS of 2.77 for the current year.

Central Bank & Trust Co. decreased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 30.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 427,888 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 183,589 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 11.1% of Central Bank & Trust Co.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Central Bank & Trust Co.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $67,602,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NVDA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $43,631,000 after purchasing an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $315,100,000 after purchasing an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its stake in NVIDIA by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $7,842,000 after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 737,749 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $99,072,000 after purchasing an additional 13,700 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 28,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.58, for a total transaction of $4,972,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 143,410 shares of the company's stock, valued at $25,466,747.80. This trade represents a 16.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 297,797 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.19, for a total value of $53,064,447.43. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,749,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,380,937,396.57. This represents a 3.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,914,341 shares of company stock worth $662,228,310. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded up $6.94 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $183.61. The stock had a trading volume of 268,372,112 shares, compared to its average volume of 180,339,776. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $86.62 and a 12 month high of $184.55. The company has a quick ratio of 3.60, a current ratio of 4.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $175.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.85. The company has a market cap of $4.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 52.31, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 2.10.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.04. NVIDIA had a net margin of 52.41% and a return on equity of 101.74%. The business had revenue of $46.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $45.65 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.68 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 55.6% on a year-over-year basis. NVIDIA has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $230.00 target price (up from $215.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Phillip Securities raised shares of NVIDIA from a "moderate buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Craig Hallum raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $195.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $208.47.

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications.