NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Acquired by Silvant Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Silvant Capital Management increased its NVIDIA stake by 1.9% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 2.17 million shares valued at approximately $435 million. NVIDIA now represents 12.7% of Silvant’s portfolio, while institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of the stock.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with NVIDIA receiving an overall “Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $320.71. The company also reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and earnings that exceeded expectations.
• NVIDIA authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan, potentially supporting per-share earnings and signaling management confidence. However, insiders have sold 1.77 million shares worth roughly $399.5 million over the past 90 days, while export controls, valuation concerns and AI infrastructure financing risks remain key headwinds.

Silvant Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,174,219 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 40,560 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 12.7% of Silvant Capital Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Silvant Capital Management LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $435,040,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 3,722,756 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $744,886,000 after purchasing an additional 81,671 shares during the last quarter. KilterHowling LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 2.6% in the second quarter. KilterHowling LLC now owns 8,185 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,638,000 after buying an additional 211 shares during the period. Kilter Group LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 5.9% in the second quarter. Kilter Group LLC now owns 8,795 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,760,000 after buying an additional 491 shares during the period. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. now owns 114,511 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $22,912,000 after buying an additional 706 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fischer Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 109,580 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $21,926,000 after acquiring an additional 3,197 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on NVDA. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Four equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $320.71.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark 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 sale, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $598,810,648. The trade was 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 have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $233.95 on Monday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $237.88. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $218.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $207.65. The stock has a market cap of $5.64 trillion, a P/E 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. NVIDIA's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

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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