NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Newly Acquired by Jupiter Topco LLC

Key Points

• Jupiter Topco LLC acquired 80.76 million NVIDIA shares worth approximately $16.16 billion, making NVIDIA its largest holding and representing 6.6% of its portfolio. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA continues to show strong operating momentum, with quarterly revenue up 105.9% year over year and earnings exceeding analyst expectations. The company also authorized a $150 billion stock buyback.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and $321.89 price target, although insiders have sold about $399.5 million of shares over the past three months and concerns persist around AI spending sustainability.

Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 80,761,806 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $16,156,076,000. NVIDIA comprises 6.6% of Jupiter Topco LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Jupiter Topco LLC owned 0.33% of NVIDIA at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its position 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 stake in NVIDIA by 10.4% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,329,141,000 after buying an additional 12,575,177 shares during the period. SEB Asset Management AB bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,692,807,000. Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,243,336,000. Finally, H&H International Investment LLC lifted its position 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 buying an additional 6,606,675 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday. Itau BBA Securities dropped their price target on NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Mizuho set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.89.

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $229.28 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $222.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $209.43. The company has a market cap of $5.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two week high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its 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. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company 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 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 currently 12.64%.

About NVIDIA

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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