Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda Acquires 42,650 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Kapitalo Investimentos increased its NVIDIA stake by 13% in the second quarter, acquiring 42,650 shares for a total holding of 371,034 shares valued at approximately $74.2 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 49 Buy ratings and five Strong Buy ratings; the average price target is $321.89, while recent targets range as high as $346.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program. However, insiders sold $399.5 million of shares over the past 90 days, including a major sale by director Mark A. Stevens.

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 13.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 371,034 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 42,650 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for about 4.7% of Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $74,240,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. Boyd Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 273.4% during the second quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,830,000 after buying an additional 6,696 shares during the period. Ally Financial Inc. lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 10.3% in the second quarter. Ally Financial Inc. now owns 172,000 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $34,415,000 after acquiring an additional 16,000 shares during the period. Altshuler Shaham Ltd lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 6,451.9% in the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $111,134,000 after acquiring an additional 627,510 shares during the period. Storen Legacy Partners LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $1,350,000. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,898 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $14,386,000 after acquiring an additional 4,958 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. DZ Bank reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Truist Financial upped their target price on NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Phillip Securities upped their target price on NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.89.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $229.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. 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 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $243.37. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $209.43.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

NVIDIA Company Profile

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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