Guidance Capital Inc. Has $1.32 Million Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Guidance Capital reduced its NVIDIA stake by 41.3% in the second quarter, selling 4,482 shares and retaining 6,368 shares valued at approximately $1.32 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with $96.22 billion in revenue, up 105.9% year over year, and EPS of $2.22 versus estimates of $2.09. AI infrastructure demand, Blackwell products and expanding customer agreements remain key growth drivers.
• Analysts maintain a broadly positive outlook, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $324.83, though substantial insider selling, valuation concerns and competition from custom AI chips remain risks.

Guidance Capital Inc. cut its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 41.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,368 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 4,482 shares during the quarter. Guidance Capital Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,321,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA continues to benefit from exceptional AI infrastructure demand. Recent analysis highlighted $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue, 106% year-over-year growth, strong data-center momentum and management’s expectation for approximately 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028. Blackwell, networking and the upcoming Vera Rubin platform provide additional product catalysts. Nvidia's Earnings Staircase Keeps The Momentum Rolling
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang reinforced the investment case by describing NVIDIA’s computing hardware as durable, rentable and capable of generating revenue for customers even as chips age. Continued rental demand for older H100 systems supports the resale and utilization value of NVIDIA’s installed base. Jensen Huang Calls Nvidia Chips a Revenue-Generating Asset
• Positive Sentiment: Customer and ecosystem news remains supportive: NVIDIA-backed Firmus signed a multiyear computing-capacity agreement with OpenAI, while Quantum Cyber announced an eight-GPU NVIDIA A100 cluster for autonomous defense and drone applications. These announcements indicate expanding use of NVIDIA hardware beyond traditional hyperscale deployments. Nvidia-backed Firmus Signs Deal With OpenAI
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s approximately $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face is viewed as a way to deepen its software and developer ecosystem, but investors are watching whether the open-source community embraces the platform under NVIDIA ownership and whether the deal produces adequate returns.
• Neutral Sentiment: Supplier activity points to sustained demand but also rising execution and financing requirements. Wistron announced a $1.5 billion share sale to fund materials and capacity, illustrating the capital intensity of the AI-server buildout without directly changing NVIDIA’s earnings outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: Director Mark Stevens sold 1,022,239 NVIDIA shares for approximately $235.6 million across September 3–4, reducing his direct ownership by roughly one-third across the reported transactions. Although insider sales do not necessarily signal deteriorating fundamentals, the size of the sales can weigh on sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s pullback reflects profit-taking after three sessions of gains and weaker risk appetite linked to higher oil prices and renewed Middle East tensions. Investors also continue to debate competition from custom AI chips, data-center opposition, customer concentration and whether AI spending can justify NVIDIA’s multitrillion-dollar valuation.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Seaport Research Partners lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Wedbush increased their price target on NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Two 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 data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $324.83.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $225.73 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $211.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $202.77. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The company's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued 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 declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,585,740 shares of company stock valued at $571,015,527. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processors and related software. Its products are used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer graphics, data-center applications and other workloads that benefit from parallel processing.

The company's offerings include GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and software for gaming and personal computers; data-center GPUs, systems and networking products; and professional visualization solutions for design, engineering, media and scientific applications.

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