NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by True North Advisors LLC

Key Points

• True North Advisors increased its NVIDIA position by 4.7% in the second quarter, buying 6,165 additional shares for a total of 138,090 shares valued at approximately $27.63 million.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of NVIDIA, with several major firms significantly increasing their holdings during recent quarters.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, including 105.9% year-over-year revenue growth and EPS above analyst estimates. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating, though valuation, regulatory scrutiny and substantial insider selling remain key risks.

True North Advisors LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 4.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 138,090 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 6,165 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 2.6% of True North Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. True North Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $27,630,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $62,244,133,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after purchasing 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 period. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 15,496.1% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and growth outlook: Piper Sandler upgraded NVIDIA to “strong buy,” while CEO Jensen Huang reiterated expectations for roughly 70% revenue growth next year and a potential $3 trillion–$4 trillion AI market by 2030. Erste Group also raised its FY2027 EPS estimate to $9.23 from $9.00. NVIDIA analyst upgrade Jensen Huang growth outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Evidence of sustained chip demand: TSMC reported August revenue growth of 53.3% year over year, signaling continued orders for AI accelerators and advanced packaging. The data supports NVIDIA’s view that hyperscaler and enterprise AI infrastructure spending remains strong. TSMC August revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Infrastructure expansion and partnerships: NVIDIA is working with Australian cloud and data-center companies on up to 2 gigawatts of AI-factory capacity by 2027. Its collaborations with Palantir on sovereign AI supply chains and d-Matrix on chip-linking technology further expand the CUDA-based ecosystem and potential future demand. NVIDIA Australia AI infrastructure d-Matrix partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains the central debate: Investors are weighing NVIDIA’s exceptional growth, profitability and AI leadership against a very high market capitalization and the possibility that optimistic forecasts are already reflected in the stock. Analysts continue to compare NVIDIA with Broadcom and AMD as custom silicon competition develops. NVIDIA valuation debate
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and sentiment risks: The Justice Department is reportedly examining NVIDIA’s licensing arrangement with Groq for possible antitrust concerns. In addition, insiders have reported substantial selling with no purchases in the past six months, while higher oil prices and Treasury yields have pressured high-growth technology shares. DOJ Groq investigation NVIDIA insider sales

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Itau BBA Securities decreased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Mizuho set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Truist Financial raised their target price on NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, China Renaissance lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $324.34.

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.0%

NVDA opened at $218.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $213.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $203.33. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $164.27 and a 1-year high of $236.54. 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total value of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal 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, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA 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 transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,585,740 shares of company stock valued at $571,015,527. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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