LRZ Capital LLC Takes $13.12 Million Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

LRZ Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 65,581 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $13,122,000. NVIDIA comprises approximately 6.6% of LRZ Capital LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Boyd Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 273.4% in the second quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,830,000 after purchasing an additional 6,696 shares in the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd raised its stake in NVIDIA by 6,451.9% during 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. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $591,086,000 after acquiring an additional 54,877 shares during the last quarter. Storen Legacy Partners LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $1,350,000. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 7.4% in the second quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,898 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $14,386,000 after acquiring an additional 4,958 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. Evercore set a $465.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. KGI Securities increased their price target on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital raised their price target on NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, China Renaissance lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $324.34.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $585,587,360.80. The trade was a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,735,658 shares of company stock worth $392,663,865. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $227.38 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $215.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $204.77. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two week high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA's revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China sales could receive a boost: Upcoming discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have raised hopes that restrictions on Nvidia’s ability to sell advanced chips in China could ease. However, negotiations have not yet produced licenses or customer orders. Nvidia Stock Can Surge on Trump’s China Talks
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand is expanding: Nvidia is positioning its technology for AI agents, CPUs, cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles and potentially orbital data centers. Its support for Swedish autonomous-truck company Einride highlights additional growth opportunities beyond traditional data-center GPUs. Nvidia to Support Scale-Up of Autonomous Trucks at Sweden's Einride
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic AI acquisition: Nvidia reportedly agreed to acquire Hugging Face for approximately $12.9 billion, giving it access to a large ecosystem of AI models, datasets, applications and developers. The deal could strengthen Nvidia’s software and developer distribution, though its financial impact is not yet clear. Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong: Wall Street’s average price target implies substantial additional upside, while a broker raised its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate. Nvidia’s latest reported quarter also showed revenue growth above 100% year over year and an earnings beat. Wall Street Analysts See Upside in Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang rejected AI “doomsday” forecasts and argued that existing laws are sufficient, reinforcing Nvidia’s stance against regulation that could slow adoption. His comments may support sentiment but do not directly change earnings expectations. Nvidia CEO Rejects AI Doomsday Fears
• Negative Sentiment: Rates and valuation remain key risks: Commentary warned that higher interest rates could pressure heavily valued AI stocks by raising financing costs and reducing the present value of future growth. Nvidia’s high expectations leave the shares sensitive to any slowdown in hyperscaler spending or AI demand. Why Higher Rates Are Becoming Nvidia’s Biggest Threat
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s CFO sold roughly $7.6 million of stock. The transaction is small relative to the company’s market value but may add modest insider-selling pressure.

NVIDIA Profile

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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