Kessler Investment Group LLC Makes New $3.78 Million Investment in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Kessler Investment Group acquired 16,568 NVIDIA shares valued at approximately $3.78 million, making NVDA its 20th-largest holding and representing 1.7% of its portfolio.
• Institutional investors own 65.27% of NVIDIA, while company insiders sold approximately $399.5 million worth of shares during the latest quarter, including sales by the CFO and an executive vice president.
• NVIDIA reported better-than-expected quarterly results, with $2.22 in earnings per share and $96.22 billion in revenue, and authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $321.47.

Kessler Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 16,568 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $3,784,000. NVIDIA makes up 1.7% of Kessler Investment Group LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,009,783,437 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $202,047,568,000 after buying an additional 15,897,836 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Amundi grew 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 valued at $23,329,141,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575,177 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG grew 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 valued at $18,399,108,000 after acquiring an additional 2,045,101 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 94,521,253 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $16,479,126,000 after acquiring an additional 555,221 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 quarter. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $213.66 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.15 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.01, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $243.37. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $221.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $204.15.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to buy back $150 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Demand indicators remain strong across the AI supply chain. Vertiv reported 61% year-over-year revenue growth, more than doubled organic orders and $4.12 billion in deferred revenue, suggesting hyperscalers are paying to secure power and cooling capacity rather than slowing spending. NVIDIA’s partnership with Vertiv could also shorten data-center deployment timelines. Plugging In: Vertiv Cashes In On AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports continue to point to substantial long-term growth. Analysts and commentators highlighted NVIDIA’s projected 70% fiscal 2028 revenue growth, expanding product portfolio, supply-constrained demand and potential customer commitments from companies such as Meta and SpaceX. NVIDIA also released open speech-AI models, broadening its software and ecosystem reach. Nvidia Shareholders Have a Major Reason to Be Bullish
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is partnering with Eclypsium to secure the hardware layer beneath AI-agent infrastructure. The initiative may strengthen enterprise trust and create additional platform value, although its near-term financial impact is unclear. Eclypsium partners with Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: The U.S. Department of Justice is examining NVIDIA’s reported $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, focusing on whether the transaction could give NVIDIA control over an important AI-model and developer distribution channel. Regulatory scrutiny adds uncertainty around the deal and NVIDIA’s broader ecosystem strategy. US DOJ examines Nvidia’s Hugging Face acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: Reports alleging that a suspected Chinese intelligence asset had access to CEO Jensen Huang renewed concerns about China-related chip controls, corporate security and potential government investigations. NVIDIA disputed the underlying diversion allegations, saying they had been investigated and debunked, but the controversy remains an overhang. Nvidia responds to report on Chinese intelligence asset
• Negative Sentiment: Seaport reiterated its Sell rating, citing mounting competition from Google’s custom AI chips and other accelerators. Rising memory costs are also expected to pressure NVIDIA’s gross margin, while investors remain sensitive to the company’s dependence on a concentrated group of hyperscale customers. Seaport reiterates its Sell rating on Nvidia

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, September 21st. President Capital upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.47.

NVIDIA Profile

NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ: NVDA is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company's products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.

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