Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Purchases 13,817 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Farmers & Merchants Investments increased its NVIDIA position by 7.5% in the second quarter, purchasing 13,817 shares to hold 199,159 shares valued at approximately $39.85 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with earnings of $2.22 per share and revenue of $96.22 billion, representing 105.9% year-over-year growth. The company also authorized an $80 billion share-repurchase program and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $324.83, although insiders have sold roughly $335.4 million of shares over the past three months.

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 199,159 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 13,817 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 1.0% of Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $39,850,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Defender Capital LLC. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.7% during the second quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,507,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 3.8% in the first quarter. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $243,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. LMG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,649 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,427,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Vision Financial Markets LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penobscot Wealth Management boosted its position in NVIDIA by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management now owns 7,930 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,383,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $230.36 on Monday. 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 stock has a market cap of $5.55 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $210.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $202.19. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.07 and a one year high of $236.54.

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

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark Stevens sold 63,501 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.06, for a total transaction of $13,974,030.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,558,770 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,003,202,926.20. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total transaction of $6,536,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 three months, insiders have sold 1,563,501 shares of company stock worth $335,380,530. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on NVDA. Morgan Stanley set a $300.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. KGI Securities boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Itau BBA Securities lowered their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $324.83.

NVIDIA News Summary

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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