NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Increased by Flputnam Investment Management Co.

Key Points

• Flputnam Investment Management increased its NVIDIA position by 8.9% in the second quarter, owning 1.72 million shares valued at approximately $343.7 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings of $2.22 per share and revenue of $96.22 billion, beating estimates, with revenue up 105.9% year over year. The company also authorized a $150 billion share buyback and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share.
• Analysts maintain a broadly positive view, with NVIDIA carrying a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.89, although rising yields, financing concerns and growing competition remain risks.

Flputnam Investment Management Co. grew its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,717,562 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 139,872 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 4.1% of Flputnam Investment Management Co.'s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Flputnam Investment Management Co.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $343,667,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Boyd Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 6,696 shares during the period. Ally Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 10.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ally Financial Inc. now owns 172,000 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $34,415,000 after purchasing an additional 16,000 shares during the period. Altshuler Shaham Ltd grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 6,451.9% during the 1st quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $111,134,000 after purchasing an additional 627,510 shares during the period. Storen Legacy Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth $1,350,000. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,898 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $14,386,000 after purchasing an additional 4,958 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA stock opened at $217.23 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $243.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $223.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $211.08. The firm has a market cap of $5.24 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.46, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. NVIDIA's 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the business's 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 approximately $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Automotive expansion: Volvo Cars is expanding its long-running partnership with NVIDIA, adopting three NVIDIA hardware and software components for automated driving systems designed for urban streets and highways. This strengthens NVIDIA’s position in physical AI and autonomous vehicles. Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership with Nvidia
• Positive Sentiment: Broader enterprise adoption: Adobe and NVIDIA expanded their collaboration to optimize Photoshop, Premiere, Substance 3D, Frame.io and Brand Concierge for faster AI-powered creation. LSEG also selected NVIDIA GPUs to accelerate analysis of its large Tick History dataset, supporting demand beyond hyperscale cloud providers. Adobe and NVIDIA Expand Collaboration to Speed Agentic Creation
• Positive Sentiment: Demand remains substantial: QumulusAI put all GPUs covered by a $71.9 million, three-year NVIDIA Blackwell agreement into production, while industry coverage continues to highlight supply constraints and extensive hyperscaler AI spending. These developments support NVIDIA’s revenue outlook, although they do not eliminate financing risks. QumulusAI Blackwell agreement
• Neutral Sentiment: AI safety initiatives: NVIDIA committed $250 million in computing resources over five years for U.K. agentic AI safety and security research. The move may improve NVIDIA’s regulatory and reputational position, but it is primarily a strategic investment rather than a near-term earnings catalyst. Nvidia pledges $250 million to boost UK AI safety research
• Neutral Sentiment: Political and governance attention: NVIDIA confirmed a multimillion-dollar donation to President Trump’s White House ballroom project, while CEO Jensen Huang discussed working with Chinese AI companies on safety and potentially withholding chips from irresponsible customers. These developments could generate reputational or regulatory scrutiny without directly changing near-term results. Nvidia and Cisco donations
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and financing concerns dominated: Rising Treasury yields and hotter inflation data encouraged investors to reduce exposure to high-growth AI stocks. Markets are increasingly questioning whether cloud providers and neoclouds can fund the infrastructure spending required to support NVIDIA’s growth. Rate pressure versus AI demand
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and valuation rotation: Analysts pointed to Micron’s lower valuation and improving AI-related margins as a more attractive alternative, while Broadcom, AMD and Microsoft’s custom-chip efforts reinforce concerns that NVIDIA’s market share and pricing power could face pressure. Micron versus NVIDIA

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Itau BBA Securities decreased their target price on NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Evercore set a $465.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.89.

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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