NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Acquired by Naples Global Advisors LLC

Naples Global Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 80,898 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,709 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 1.0% of Naples Global Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Naples Global Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,187,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its holdings in 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 last quarter. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,635,969,000. Amundi raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,329,141,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575,177 shares in the last quarter. SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,692,807,000. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board bought a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $1,243,336,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $212.17 on Wednesday. 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 1-year low of $164.27 and a 1-year high of $236.54. The business's fifty day moving average price is $213.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $203.66. The company has a market capitalization of $5.11 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.82, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.12 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Itau BBA Securities dropped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Argus raised their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $324.34.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management pushed back against AI slowdown concerns. CEO Jensen Huang said AI safety risks should be addressed through engineering and testing rather than new regulations, while also arguing that demand for data-center infrastructure remains strong. His planned attendance at a U.S.-China state dinner could also support investor hopes for constructive technology discussions. Nvidia's Huang on AI safety and antitrust
• Positive Sentiment: New products and partnerships reinforce ecosystem demand. Salesforce launched Koa, a CRM reasoning model built on NVIDIA’s Nemotron platform. NVIDIA is also expanding CUDA-Q Logical, which links GPUs with quantum processors and could create longer-term demand for GPUs, networking equipment and DGX systems. Salesforce launches Koa
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain developments point to sustained demand. MediaTek launched a flagship chip using TSMC’s 2-nanometer process, while its broader partnership with NVIDIA includes custom AI chips, PCs and automotive applications. Separate reports highlight demand for NVIDIA’s GB300 systems and the high GPU content of upcoming Vera Rubin racks. TSMC 2-nanometer technology and NVIDIA partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain broadly constructive but acknowledge execution risks. Commentary points to NVIDIA’s strong profitability, broad AI ecosystem and potential growth in CPUs, networking, inference and quantum computing. However, much of this optimism depends on successfully deploying new products and maintaining hyperscaler capital spending. NVIDIA revenue guidance outlook
• Negative Sentiment: AI spending and valuation concerns continue to cap upside. Calls from AI executives to slow frontier-model development have raised questions about whether enormous data-center investments can continue at the same pace. Higher Treasury yields and oil prices are also pressuring high-growth technology valuations, while rising memory costs may weigh on NVIDIA’s gross margins. AI development slowdown concerns

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total transaction of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,585,740 shares of company stock valued at $571,015,527. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Profile

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processors and related software. Its products are used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer graphics, data-center applications and other workloads that benefit from parallel processing.

The company's offerings include GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and software for gaming and personal computers; data-center GPUs, systems and networking products; and professional visualization solutions for design, engineering, media and scientific applications.

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