NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Lifted by Cooper Financial Group

Key Points

• Cooper Financial Group increased its NVIDIA position by 5.2% in the third quarter, owning 250,622 shares valued at approximately $57.2 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively hold 65.27% of NVIDIA’s stock.
• Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.47; five analysts rate the stock Strong Buy and 49 rate it Buy.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan. However, insiders sold about $399.5 million of stock over the past 90 days, while competition, margin pressure and regulatory scrutiny remain risks.

Cooper Financial Group lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 5.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 250,622 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 12,386 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 4.6% of Cooper Financial Group's holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Cooper Financial Group's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $57,237,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $28,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Bard Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 8,866.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares during the period. Finally, Frankly Finances LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $60,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the subject of several research analyst reports. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $345.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, October 5th. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $321.47.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Demand indicators remain strong across the AI supply chain. Vertiv reported 61% year-over-year revenue growth, more than doubled organic orders and $4.12 billion in deferred revenue, suggesting hyperscalers are paying to secure power and cooling capacity rather than slowing spending. NVIDIA’s partnership with Vertiv could also shorten data-center deployment timelines. Plugging In: Vertiv Cashes In On AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports continue to point to substantial long-term growth. Analysts and commentators highlighted NVIDIA’s projected 70% fiscal 2028 revenue growth, expanding product portfolio, supply-constrained demand and potential customer commitments from companies such as Meta and SpaceX. NVIDIA also released open speech-AI models, broadening its software and ecosystem reach. Nvidia Shareholders Have a Major Reason to Be Bullish
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is partnering with Eclypsium to secure the hardware layer beneath AI-agent infrastructure. The initiative may strengthen enterprise trust and create additional platform value, although its near-term financial impact is unclear. Eclypsium partners with Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: The U.S. Department of Justice is examining NVIDIA’s reported $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, focusing on whether the transaction could give NVIDIA control over an important AI-model and developer distribution channel. Regulatory scrutiny adds uncertainty around the deal and NVIDIA’s broader ecosystem strategy. US DOJ examines Nvidia’s Hugging Face acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: Reports alleging that a suspected Chinese intelligence asset had access to CEO Jensen Huang renewed concerns about China-related chip controls, corporate security and potential government investigations. NVIDIA disputed the underlying diversion allegations, saying they had been investigated and debunked, but the controversy remains an overhang. Nvidia responds to report on Chinese intelligence asset
• Negative Sentiment: Seaport reiterated its Sell rating, citing mounting competition from Google’s custom AI chips and other accelerators. Rising memory costs are also expected to pressure NVIDIA’s gross margin, while investors remain sensitive to the company’s dependence on a concentrated group of hyperscale customers. Seaport reiterates its Sell rating on Nvidia

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $213.66 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $221.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $204.15. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.27 and a 12 month high of $243.37. The company has a market capitalization of $5.15 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 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 (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. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 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 sale, the director directly 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ: NVDA is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company's products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.

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