NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Acquired by Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab

Key Points

• Danica Pension increased its NVIDIA stake by 0.5% in the second quarter, holding 2.49 million shares valued at approximately $499.2 million. NVIDIA is the fund’s largest position, representing about 8% of its portfolio.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion and earnings of $2.22 per share, exceeding analyst expectations, while revenue grew 105.9% year over year. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with an average price target of $320.71, but investors are monitoring risks including elevated valuation, insider share sales, export controls, AI infrastructure financing concerns and competition from internally developed chips.

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab boosted its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,494,681 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 11,492 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 8.0% of Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $499,161,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,741,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Defender Capital LLC. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,507,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Kooman & Associates grew its position in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,767,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.5% in the second quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key NVIDIA News

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 Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $233.95 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $237.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.64 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.58, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $218.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.48.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued 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. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research note on Friday. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $320.71.

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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