Colony Family Offices LLC Purchases 2,732 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Colony Family Offices increased its NVIDIA stake by 23%, purchasing 2,732 shares to hold 14,627 shares valued at approximately $2.93 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive: NVIDIA has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating, with an average price target of $324.83; several firms recently raised their targets.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings and revenue above expectations, with revenue up 105.9% year over year. However, insiders have sold significant shares recently, while the company also announced a $80 billion buyback program and a $0.25 quarterly dividend.

Colony Family Offices LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 23.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,627 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 2,732 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 0.6% of Colony Family Offices LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Colony Family Offices LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $2,927,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 47.9% during the second quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on NVDA. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Citic Securities upped their price target on NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $400.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $324.83.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark Stevens sold 63,501 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.06, for a total transaction of $13,974,030.06. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,558,770 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,003,202,926.20. This represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total value of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $585,587,360.80. The trade was a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,563,501 shares of company stock worth $335,380,530 over the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $230.36 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $210.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $202.19. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.07 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The company's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Hugging Face expands NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem: The acquisition gives NVIDIA access to Hugging Face’s open-source platform, which hosts millions of models, applications and datasets used by more than 18 million developers. Investors view the deal as a way to deepen CUDA adoption, strengthen NVIDIA’s software moat and position the company as an AI platform provider rather than solely a chip supplier. Management says Hugging Face will remain open to the broader AI ecosystem. Why NVIDIA’s defensive move to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips
• Positive Sentiment: New consumer AI revenue channel: Lenovo and Acer are expected to launch Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip in October. Local AI processing could expand NVIDIA’s addressable market while reducing reliance on cloud data centers. HP also announced new OmniBook PCs using RTX Spark technology. NVIDIA sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and demand remain strong: Needham and Rosenblatt reaffirmed Buy ratings with price targets of $300 and $390, respectively. Recent earnings showed revenue growth above 100%, a 63.7% net margin and results ahead of consensus, while management’s long-term outlook continues to imply robust AI infrastructure spending. NVIDIA’s equity investments in companies such as OpenAI, CoreWeave and Nebius have also grown substantially, reinforcing its influence across the AI supply chain. NVIDIA has built a $99 billion equity portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive and valuation considerations: NVIDIA remains dominant, but AMD, Broadcom and Intel are pursuing AI and server opportunities. Rising memory and optical-networking costs could pressure gross margins even if they confirm that demand exceeds supply.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling adds a cautionary signal: Director Mark Stevens sold roughly 648,500 shares in two transactions, while EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares. The sales were disclosed under planned transactions and represent small portions of their remaining holdings, limiting their significance but potentially weighing on sentiment.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company's product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.

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