MSH Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 55.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 31,284 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 11,177 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 1.1% of MSH Capital Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. MSH Capital Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,260,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $23,454,297,000 after buying an additional 124,849,603 shares during the period. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,329,141,000 after buying an additional 12,575,177 shares during the period. SEB Asset Management AB purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $1,692,807,000. Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $1,243,336,000. Finally, H&H International Investment LLC boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 91.3% during the 1st quarter. H&H International Investment LLC now owns 13,843,775 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $2,414,354,000 after acquiring an additional 6,606,675 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms have weighed in on NVDA. KeyCorp reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, August 24th. DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, September 21st. Finally, KGI Securities increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $320.71.
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Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In other 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 transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. The trade was a 1.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.
NVIDIA Trading Up 1.3%
NASDAQ NVDA opened at $233.95 on Friday. 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 $237.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.64 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $218.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $207.48.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is 12.64%.
NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
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
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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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