NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Position Lifted by Camarda Financial Advisors LLC

Camarda Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 189.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,200 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 25,634 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 2.4% of Camarda Financial Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Camarda Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,844,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 195,366,864 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $39,090,956,000 after buying an additional 4,165,875 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 143,239,504 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $26,714,167,000 after buying an additional 446,178 shares during the period. Amundi increased its stake 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 worth $23,329,141,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575,177 shares in the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% in 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 acquiring an additional 124,849,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 94,521,253 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $16,479,126,000 after acquiring an additional 555,221 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was 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 owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 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 value of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vera Rubin and AI infrastructure momentum: NVIDIA has begun production of its next-generation Vera Rubin platform, which could support another major growth cycle as hyperscalers increase AI capital spending. Analysts see substantial upside if the ramp proceeds smoothly. NVIDIA Begins Vera Rubin Production
• Positive Sentiment: Networking expansion: NVIDIA and Cisco announced a planned 400Gb/s-per-lane Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable optical module. The technology is designed to increase AI-factory bandwidth, improve power efficiency and strengthen NVIDIA’s position across the broader data-center stack. NVIDIA and Cisco Announce USFP
• Positive Sentiment: Additional demand and strategic investments: Scaleway plans an NVIDIA-powered computing site in Copenhagen, while NVIDIA is reportedly considering a minority investment in French healthcare platform Doctolib. Investors are also highlighting NVIDIA’s exceptional profit margins, large buyback authorization and potential software exposure through investments in AI companies.
• Neutral Sentiment: New ecosystem opportunities: NVIDIA-backed AI infrastructure partners, including Navitas, Bitdeer and oil-and-gas customers, continue developing NVIDIA-based systems. These announcements reinforce demand but may take time to produce material revenue for NVIDIA.
• Negative Sentiment: China market-share erosion: IDC reportedly estimates NVIDIA’s share of China’s AI-chip market has fallen to 34% as Huawei gains ground. Export restrictions and the possibility of permanently lower China data-center sales remain significant overhangs. NVIDIA China AI Chip Market Share Falls
• Negative Sentiment: Customer competition is increasing: Microsoft is preparing to rely more heavily on its own Maia chips for AI inference, raising concerns that custom silicon could reduce demand for NVIDIA GPUs among major cloud customers. Intel’s new inference-focused GPU also targets cost- and power-conscious buyers.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and funding concerns: Recent semiconductor weakness, profit-taking and warnings about an AI spending bubble have pressured the group. Firmus’s canceled IPO may signal tighter financing conditions for AI data-center projects, while elevated valuation expectations leave NVIDIA vulnerable if hyperscaler spending or product execution disappoints.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $228.52 on Wednesday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $223.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $210.37. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week 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 company has a market cap of $5.51 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NVDA. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. KGI Securities upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target 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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