Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC Buys 5,088 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Coastal Bridge Advisors increased its NVIDIA stake by 2.9% in the second quarter, adding 5,088 shares to own 178,623 shares valued at approximately $35.7 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly EPS of $2.22 and revenue of $96.22 billion, exceeding analyst expectations, while revenue grew 105.9% year over year. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $321.89.
• The company authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan and declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend, though insiders—including a director and the CFO—sold shares recently.

Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 2.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 178,623 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 5,088 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for about 2.2% of Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $35,741,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in NVIDIA by 2.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 195,366,864 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $39,090,956,000 after buying an additional 4,165,875 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 143,239,504 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $26,714,167,000 after acquiring an additional 446,178 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $23,454,297,000 after acquiring an additional 124,849,603 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $23,329,141,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 91,954,159 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $18,399,108,000 after acquiring an additional 2,045,101 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $226.32 on Tuesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week high of $243.37. 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 capitalization of $5.45 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.61, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $223.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.02.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on NVDA. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. 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. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Mizuho set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Five 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and Cisco announced USFP, a next-generation optical module designed to support 400Gb/s-per-lane signals and up to 12.8Tb/s of capacity. The technology could help AI data centers scale bandwidth while reducing power use and network complexity. NVIDIA and Cisco announce USFP
• Positive Sentiment: Navitas Semiconductor is collaborating with NVIDIA on a 24-kilowatt power-delivery board for next-generation AI infrastructure. The single-stage design is intended to improve efficiency and reduce board space, reinforcing demand for NVIDIA-based AI factories. Navitas collaborates with NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Bitdeer secured an eight-year agreement for a 60MW Malaysia facility designed for NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin systems, bringing its contracted AI data-center capacity to approximately 333.5MW. This provides another indication of long-term infrastructure demand. Bitdeer expands Malaysia AI campus
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly considering a larger investment in or acquisition of open-weight AI startup Reflection AI. The move could broaden NVIDIA’s software and model ecosystem, but discussions are preliminary and could fail to produce a deal. NVIDIA and Reflection AI talks
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain divided: some argue triple-digit growth makes NVDA reasonably valued and see further upside, while others point to technical signs of a potential peak, a roughly $5.5 trillion valuation, and concentration risk in AI-related equities.
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft said it plans to rely increasingly on its internally developed Maia chips for AI inference, potentially reducing its dependence on NVIDIA GPUs and intensifying competition from hyperscaler-designed silicon. Microsoft to rely more on Maia chips
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue may be about $50 billion—below previously cited estimates—have raised questions about AI spending, infrastructure demand and the valuation of AI suppliers. Separately, Firmus’ canceled data-center IPO suggested financing conditions for AI infrastructure could be tightening.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical analysts warned that NVDA’s retreat from its record high could signal weakening momentum. Investor caution is also reflected in a reported $21 million options position betting the stock falls below $180 by January and continued insider selling, although these signals do not necessarily predict operating performance. Nvidia falls back from record high

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were 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 $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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