NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Newly Purchased by Maxele Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Maxele Advisors bought 34,273 NVIDIA shares worth approximately $6.86 million, making NVIDIA about 4.8% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of the company.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion and EPS of $2.22, exceeding analysts’ estimates, while analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with a $321.89 price target. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program.
• Growth prospects include the Vera Rubin AI platform and expanded networking products, but investors face risks from declining China market share, rising competition from custom AI chips, elevated valuation and insider selling under pre-arranged trading plans.

Maxele Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 34,273 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock, valued at approximately $6,858,000. NVIDIA comprises about 4.8% of Maxele Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 124,849,603 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $16,156,076,000. Amundi raised its holdings 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 acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,692,807,000. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,243,336,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vera Rubin and AI infrastructure momentum: NVIDIA has begun production of its next-generation Vera Rubin platform, which could support another major growth cycle as hyperscalers increase AI capital spending. Analysts see substantial upside if the ramp proceeds smoothly. NVIDIA Begins Vera Rubin Production
• Positive Sentiment: Networking expansion: NVIDIA and Cisco announced a planned 400Gb/s-per-lane Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable optical module. The technology is designed to increase AI-factory bandwidth, improve power efficiency and strengthen NVIDIA’s position across the broader data-center stack. NVIDIA and Cisco Announce USFP
• Positive Sentiment: Additional demand and strategic investments: Scaleway plans an NVIDIA-powered computing site in Copenhagen, while NVIDIA is reportedly considering a minority investment in French healthcare platform Doctolib. Investors are also highlighting NVIDIA’s exceptional profit margins, large buyback authorization and potential software exposure through investments in AI companies.
• Neutral Sentiment: New ecosystem opportunities: NVIDIA-backed AI infrastructure partners, including Navitas, Bitdeer and oil-and-gas customers, continue developing NVIDIA-based systems. These announcements reinforce demand but may take time to produce material revenue for NVIDIA.
• Negative Sentiment: China market-share erosion: IDC reportedly estimates NVIDIA’s share of China’s AI-chip market has fallen to 34% as Huawei gains ground. Export restrictions and the possibility of permanently lower China data-center sales remain significant overhangs. NVIDIA China AI Chip Market Share Falls
• Negative Sentiment: Customer competition is increasing: Microsoft is preparing to rely more heavily on its own Maia chips for AI inference, raising concerns that custom silicon could reduce demand for NVIDIA GPUs among major cloud customers. Intel’s new inference-focused GPU also targets cost- and power-conscious buyers.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and funding concerns: Recent semiconductor weakness, profit-taking and warnings about an AI spending bubble have pressured the group. Firmus’s canceled IPO may signal tighter financing conditions for AI data-center projects, while elevated valuation expectations leave NVIDIA vulnerable if hyperscaler spending or product execution disappoints.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was 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. 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 sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on NVDA shares. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $390.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.89.

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $228.52 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $223.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $210.37. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $243.37. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $5.51 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.89, a PEG ratio of 1.75 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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The business's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.05 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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