Cary Street Partners Financial LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 247,223 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 8,983 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 1.1% of Cary Street Partners Financial LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $49,467,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at $62,244,133,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its holdings in shares of 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 period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 896.4% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 78,123,960 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $14,570,119,000 after purchasing an additional 70,283,539 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in NVIDIA by 16.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $30,855,564,000 after buying an additional 22,896,705 shares during the period. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In other news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total value of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 63,501 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.06, for a total value of $13,974,030.06. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,558,770 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,003,202,926.20. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,563,501 shares of company stock valued at $335,380,530. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.
NVIDIA Stock Up 0.8%
Shares of NVDA opened at $230.36 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $5.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.07 and a 52 week high of $236.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $210.61 and a 200-day moving average of $202.05.
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 (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.
Key NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Hugging Face expands NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem: The acquisition gives NVIDIA access to Hugging Face’s open-source platform, which hosts millions of models, applications and datasets used by more than 18 million developers. Investors view the deal as a way to deepen CUDA adoption, strengthen NVIDIA’s software moat and position the company as an AI platform provider rather than solely a chip supplier. Management says Hugging Face will remain open to the broader AI ecosystem. Why NVIDIA’s defensive move to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips
- Positive Sentiment: New consumer AI revenue channel: Lenovo and Acer are expected to launch Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip in October. Local AI processing could expand NVIDIA’s addressable market while reducing reliance on cloud data centers. HP also announced new OmniBook PCs using RTX Spark technology. NVIDIA sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and demand remain strong: Needham and Rosenblatt reaffirmed Buy ratings with price targets of $300 and $390, respectively. Recent earnings showed revenue growth above 100%, a 63.7% net margin and results ahead of consensus, while management’s long-term outlook continues to imply robust AI infrastructure spending. NVIDIA’s equity investments in companies such as OpenAI, CoreWeave and Nebius have also grown substantially, reinforcing its influence across the AI supply chain. NVIDIA has built a $99 billion equity portfolio
- Neutral Sentiment: Competitive and valuation considerations: NVIDIA remains dominant, but AMD, Broadcom and Intel are pursuing AI and server opportunities. Rising memory and optical-networking costs could pressure gross margins even if they confirm that demand exceeds supply.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling adds a cautionary signal: Director Mark Stevens sold roughly 648,500 shares in two transactions, while EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares. The sales were disclosed under planned transactions and represent small portions of their remaining holdings, limiting their significance but potentially weighing on sentiment.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. Morgan Stanley set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. China Renaissance raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $335.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $324.83.
Get Our Latest Stock Report on NVDA
NVIDIA Profile
(
Free Report)
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company's product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
Featured Stories

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.

Continue following MarketBeat
Add MarketBeat as your preferred source on Google to see our latest stories in your feed.
Before you consider NVIDIA, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and NVIDIA wasn't on the list.
While NVIDIA currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. Explore companies poised to replicate the growth, innovation, and value creation of the tech giants dominating today's markets.
Get This Free Report