Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC Sells 9,770 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Mar Vista Investment Partners reduced its NVIDIA position by 2.7%, selling 9,770 shares and retaining 350,322 shares worth approximately $70.1 million. NVIDIA remains the firm’s largest holding at 7.0% of its portfolio, while institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of the stock.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with revenue up 105.9% year over year to $96.22 billion and EPS of $2.22, exceeding analyst estimates. The company also authorized a $150 billion share buyback and maintains a $0.25 quarterly dividend.
• Analyst sentiment remains strongly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $320.71. However, insider selling, export-control concerns, AI infrastructure financing scrutiny and potential competition from internally designed chips remain key risks.

Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC lessened its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 350,322 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 9,770 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 7.0% of Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its largest position. Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $70,096,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,200,989 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $33,345,453,000 after purchasing an additional 4,019,505 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 143,239,504 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $26,714,167,000 after acquiring an additional 446,178 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% in the first 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 last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after acquiring an additional 124,849,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 94,521,253 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $16,479,126,000 after acquiring an additional 555,221 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick, maintaining an Overweight rating and setting a $300 price target. The firm believes NVIDIA’s software ecosystem, scale and positioning across AI infrastructure trends give it a durable competitive moat. Morgan Stanley names NVIDIA a top pick
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s recently announced $150 billion buyback authorization lifts total remaining repurchase capacity to approximately $235 billion. Investors view the plan as a sign of management confidence and a potential source of per-share earnings support. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to raise expectations for hyperscaler spending, with Barclays estimating NVIDIA could generate $401 billion in hyperscaler revenue in 2027. CoreWeave’s launch of the Vera Rubin platform and additional enterprise customers also supports demand for NVIDIA’s next-generation systems. Barclays hyperscaler revenue estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor and technology complex is attracting buying interest as AI investment remains a major market leadership theme. However, NVIDIA’s valuation and substantial market concentration leave the stock sensitive to interest rates, economic data and shifts in institutional positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are monitoring reports that Amazon may move roughly $8 billion of NVIDIA chips off its balance sheet through leasing or financing structures. While this could improve customer flexibility, it adds scrutiny around AI infrastructure financing and so-called circular transactions. Amazon NVIDIA chip balance-sheet report
• Negative Sentiment: Export-control concerns remain a headline risk after prosecutors alleged a California man helped smuggle approximately $300 million of NVIDIA chips to China. Separately, Michael Burry warned that GPU depreciation could undermine the economics of the AI infrastructure boom, while Alphabet’s growing use of internally designed chips represents a longer-term competitive threat. NVIDIA chip smuggling prosecution

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 31st. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $320.71.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer 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 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, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $233.95 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.58, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.27 and a 12 month high of $237.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $218.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.48.

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

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% 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.

NVIDIA 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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