NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.'s 4th Largest Position

Key Points

• Oppenheimer increased its NVIDIA stake by 3.3% in the second quarter to 1.25 million shares worth approximately $250.6 million, making NVIDIA the firm’s fourth-largest portfolio holding. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of the company.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and earnings of $2.22 per share, exceeding analyst estimates. CEO Jensen Huang also expects chip sales to roughly double next year as AI data-center demand remains strong.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 55 Buy or Strong Buy ratings and a consensus price target of $324.34, though investors face risks from competition, rising memory costs, potential AI-spending moderation and NVIDIA’s reliance on hyperscaler capital expenditure.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,252,314 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 40,109 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 2.7% of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $250,576,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its stake in NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the 4th 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 last quarter. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,635,969,000. Amundi boosted its holdings 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 period. SEB Asset Management AB purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth approximately $1,692,807,000. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,243,336,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang said NVIDIA expects to sell roughly twice as many chips next year, reinforcing expectations that hyperscaler spending on AI data centers remains strong. The forecast includes demand for GPUs, CPUs, networking equipment and complete server racks. Nvidia Chip Sales Could Double Next Year, CEO Jensen Huang Says
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators increasingly view NVIDIA as attractively valued relative to its growth. Its scale, diversified AI exposure, high profitability and lower forward valuation multiple give it an advantage over peers such as Credo, while some estimates suggest revenue growth could remain near 70% in fiscal 2028. Credo vs. NVIDIA After Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand is expanding beyond processors into high-bandwidth memory and optical networking. NVIDIA has identified memory and silicon photonics as potential bottlenecks and has committed capital and purchase agreements involving suppliers such as Coherent and Lumentum, signaling sustained demand throughout its supply chain.
• Positive Sentiment: New ecosystem activity supports NVIDIA’s long-term growth narrative. Cloud partner CoreWeave is deploying next-generation Vera Rubin clusters, while NVIDIA-backed Nscale filed for a U.S. IPO. NVIDIA technology is also being used in autonomous trading systems, quantum-computing research and planned enterprise augmented-reality products.
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculative initiatives, including potential orbital data centers with SpaceX and NVIDIA’s quantum-computing software, could create future demand but are unlikely to materially affect near-term revenue.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain alert to competition from Huawei’s planned 2027 Ascend chips, possible AI-spending deceleration, rising memory costs that could pressure gross margins, and the effects of higher interest rates. The stock’s elevated valuation and dependence on continued hyperscaler capital expenditure also leave it sensitive to disappointing guidance.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total value of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,735,658 shares of company stock worth $392,663,865. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.3%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $222.27 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.36 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week high of $236.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $214.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $204.29.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $390.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, September 4th. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $300.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $324.34.

About NVIDIA

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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