Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Raises Stock Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Mirae Asset increased its NVIDIA position by 8% in the second quarter, adding 1.2 million shares to own approximately 16.1 million shares valued at $3.22 billion. NVIDIA now represents 4.8% of Mirae’s portfolio and is its third-largest holding.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly EPS of $2.22 and revenue of $96.22 billion, exceeding analyst estimates, while revenue grew 105.9% year over year. The company also maintains an $80 billion share-repurchase authorization and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with an average “Buy” rating and a $324.34 price target, but investors face valuation, regulatory and insider-selling risks. Institutional investors own 65.27% of NVIDIA, while insiders sold $571 million of stock over the past 90 days.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,095,070 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 1,196,225 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 4.8% of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.'s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. owned about 0.07% of NVIDIA worth $3,220,463,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 33.8% during the second quarter. J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc. now owns 198,236 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $39,665,000 after purchasing an additional 50,055 shares during the period. IRON Financial LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. IRON Financial LLC now owns 18,347 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,671,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. Vanderbilt University bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $9,612,000. Herold Advisors Inc. raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Herold Advisors Inc. now owns 114,077 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $22,821,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 12.1% during the 2nd quarter. Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,584 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $5,920,000 after purchasing an additional 3,201 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA opened at $218.29 on Friday. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $213.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $203.33. 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 $236.54. The company has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

NVIDIA declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and growth outlook: Piper Sandler upgraded NVIDIA to “strong buy,” while CEO Jensen Huang reiterated expectations for roughly 70% revenue growth next year and a potential $3 trillion–$4 trillion AI market by 2030. Erste Group also raised its FY2027 EPS estimate to $9.23 from $9.00. NVIDIA analyst upgrade Jensen Huang growth outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Evidence of sustained chip demand: TSMC reported August revenue growth of 53.3% year over year, signaling continued orders for AI accelerators and advanced packaging. The data supports NVIDIA’s view that hyperscaler and enterprise AI infrastructure spending remains strong. TSMC August revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Infrastructure expansion and partnerships: NVIDIA is working with Australian cloud and data-center companies on up to 2 gigawatts of AI-factory capacity by 2027. Its collaborations with Palantir on sovereign AI supply chains and d-Matrix on chip-linking technology further expand the CUDA-based ecosystem and potential future demand. NVIDIA Australia AI infrastructure d-Matrix partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains the central debate: Investors are weighing NVIDIA’s exceptional growth, profitability and AI leadership against a very high market capitalization and the possibility that optimistic forecasts are already reflected in the stock. Analysts continue to compare NVIDIA with Broadcom and AMD as custom silicon competition develops. NVIDIA valuation debate
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and sentiment risks: The Justice Department is reportedly examining NVIDIA’s licensing arrangement with Groq for possible antitrust concerns. In addition, insiders have reported substantial selling with no purchases in the past six months, while higher oil prices and Treasury yields have pressured high-growth technology shares. DOJ Groq investigation NVIDIA insider sales

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. KeyCorp reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, September 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Wedbush lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $324.34.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of NVIDIA 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 in the company, valued at approximately $585,587,360.80. The trade was a 1.10% 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 a total of 2,585,740 shares of company stock valued at $571,015,527 over the last 90 days. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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