NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Position Decreased by Brandywine Managers LLC

Key Points

• Brandywine Managers LLC reduced its NVIDIA stake by 19.5% in the second quarter, selling 3,680 shares and retaining 15,180 shares valued at approximately $3.04 million.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish on NVIDIA, with 49 Buy and five Strong Buy ratings and an average price target of $321.89.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue growth of 105.9% year over year and authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program, allowing buybacks of up to 2.8% of outstanding shares.

Brandywine Managers LLC cut its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 19.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,180 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 3,680 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 1.5% of Brandywine Managers LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Brandywine Managers LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $3,037,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. L2 Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 5.7% during the second quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 134,011 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $26,814,000 after purchasing an additional 7,225 shares in the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC now owns 71,844 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $14,375,000 after buying an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. SaddleRock Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $2,521,000. McDonough Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.9% in the second quarter. McDonough Capital Management Inc now owns 111,267 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $22,264,000 after acquiring an additional 2,022 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 9.4% during the second quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 71,707 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $14,348,000 after acquiring an additional 6,189 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Mizuho set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Raymond James Financial set a $515.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.89.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.5%

NVDA stock opened at $229.28 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $222.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.27 and a 12 month high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted 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 analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. NVIDIA's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Company 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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