NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Acquired by Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc.

Key Points

• Institutional ownership increased: Pension & Wealth Management Advisors raised its NVIDIA stake by 12.7% to 21,362 shares, while institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of the company.
• Strong financial performance supports bullish sentiment: NVIDIA exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, with revenue up 105.9% year over year. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $324.14.
• Buybacks offset insider selling: NVIDIA authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan, while insiders sold approximately $399.5 million of stock over the past 90 days. Shares were trading near their 12-month high at $230.86.

Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 21,362 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 2,399 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 1.2% of Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,274,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its stake in NVIDIA by 13,709.1% during the fourth 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. Amundi raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 10.4% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $23,329,141,000 after buying an additional 12,575,177 shares during the last quarter. SEB Asset Management AB bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,692,807,000. Employees Provident Fund Board purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth about $1,243,336,000. Finally, H&H International Investment LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 91.3% in the first quarter. H&H International Investment LLC now owns 13,843,775 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $2,414,354,000 after acquiring an additional 6,606,675 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. 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 transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% 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. Insiders sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $230.86 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.19, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The company has a 50 day moving average of $218.20 and a 200 day moving average of $207.30.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 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 company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, 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 plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to buyback $150.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its estimate for NVIDIA’s 2027 hyperscaler revenue to approximately $401 billion, above its prior $370 billion forecast. The estimate reflects accelerating data-center investment by major cloud providers. Nvidia stock gains as Barclays sees $401B hyperscaler revenue in 2027
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA authorized an additional $150 billion share repurchase, bringing total buyback capacity to $235 billion through 2028. The move signals management confidence in future cash generation and could support earnings per share. Nvidia authorizes $150B buyback
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an overweight rating with a $350 price target, while other coverage highlights NVIDIA’s strong earnings prospects, rising cash flow and demand for its Vera Rubin platform. 2 Growth Stocks With Strong Earnings Prospects to Buy in October
• Positive Sentiment: New ecosystem activity, including NVIDIA’s participation in GMI Cloud’s $668 million financing and expanded digital-twin and AI-safety initiatives, reinforces demand for its full-stack AI platform.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock is nearing its all-time high, making upcoming hyperscaler capital-expenditure updates and future earnings results important catalysts for sustaining momentum. Nvidia stock approaches record territory
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are debating NVIDIA’s financing arrangements for AI customers, which critics describe as potentially circular. Concerns about customer credit quality and overinvestment could increase volatility if AI infrastructure spending slows. Nvidia’s bet that its chips can finance the AI boom
• Negative Sentiment: China’s efforts to develop software for Huawei’s competing AI chips and the broader risk of hyperscaler CapEx fatigue remain longer-term threats to NVIDIA’s market share and valuation.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Melius Research set a $420.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen cut NVIDIA from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 26th. Morgan Stanley set a $300.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Phillip Securities increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $324.14.

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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