NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Position Reduced by Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD.

Key Points

• Asahi Life Asset Management reduced its NVIDIA stake by 5.6% in the second quarter, selling 2,716 shares and retaining 45,848 shares valued at approximately $9.17 million. Institutional investors overall own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA insiders sold substantial stock recently, including CFO Colette Kress’s approximately $7.65 million sale and director Mark A. Stevens’s roughly $144.1 million sale. Insiders sold 1.77 million shares worth about $399.5 million over the past three months.
• Despite the selling, analysts maintain a broadly positive view, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $320.71. NVIDIA also reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and approved a $150 billion share buyback plan.

Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD. lessened its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 5.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,848 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 2,716 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises approximately 5.2% of Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD.'s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $9,174,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Financial Alternatives Inc boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 24.9% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Alternatives Inc now owns 3,192 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $639,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the period. MSH Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 55.6% during the 2nd quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 31,284 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $6,260,000 after acquiring an additional 11,177 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Equity Management increased its stake in NVIDIA by 24.9% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Equity Management now owns 1,772 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the period. Toews Corp ADV purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $479,000. Finally, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its position in NVIDIA by 17.9% in the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 1,537,950 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $307,728,000 after purchasing an additional 233,722 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through 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 company's 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 directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NVDA. UBS Group set a $300.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NVIDIA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 26th. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $320.71.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $233.95 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $218.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $207.65. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.27 and a 12 month high of $237.88. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.64 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm 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 firm posted $1.05 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to buyback $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. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick, maintaining an Overweight rating and setting a $300 price target. The firm believes NVIDIA’s software ecosystem, scale and positioning across AI infrastructure trends give it a durable competitive moat. Morgan Stanley names NVIDIA a top pick
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s recently announced $150 billion buyback authorization lifts total remaining repurchase capacity to approximately $235 billion. Investors view the plan as a sign of management confidence and a potential source of per-share earnings support. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to raise expectations for hyperscaler spending, with Barclays estimating NVIDIA could generate $401 billion in hyperscaler revenue in 2027. CoreWeave’s launch of the Vera Rubin platform and additional enterprise customers also supports demand for NVIDIA’s next-generation systems. Barclays hyperscaler revenue estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor and technology complex is attracting buying interest as AI investment remains a major market leadership theme. However, NVIDIA’s valuation and substantial market concentration leave the stock sensitive to interest rates, economic data and shifts in institutional positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are monitoring reports that Amazon may move roughly $8 billion of NVIDIA chips off its balance sheet through leasing or financing structures. While this could improve customer flexibility, it adds scrutiny around AI infrastructure financing and so-called circular transactions. Amazon NVIDIA chip balance-sheet report
• Negative Sentiment: Export-control concerns remain a headline risk after prosecutors alleged a California man helped smuggle approximately $300 million of NVIDIA chips to China. Separately, Michael Burry warned that GPU depreciation could undermine the economics of the AI infrastructure boom, while Alphabet’s growing use of internally designed chips represents a longer-term competitive threat. NVIDIA chip smuggling prosecution

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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