NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

Key Points

• MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH reduced its NVIDIA position by 0.6% in the second quarter, selling 2,264 shares while retaining 354,508 shares worth approximately $70.9 million. NVIDIA remains the firm’s largest holding, representing about 6.1% of its portfolio.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.89. NVIDIA also exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.22 in EPS and $96.22 billion in revenue, up 105.9% year over year.
• NVIDIA announced a $150 billion share-repurchase authorization, alongside a $0.25 quarterly dividend. However, recent insider selling and potential competition from internally developed AI chips at major customers present risks for investors.

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH trimmed its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 0.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 354,508 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 2,264 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 6.1% of MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH's portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $70,934,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $16,156,076,000. Amundi grew its position in NVIDIA by 10.4% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,329,141,000 after purchasing an additional 12,575,177 shares in the last quarter. SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the first quarter worth $1,692,807,000. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth about $1,243,336,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore set a $465.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Wedbush increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA stock opened at $226.32 on Tuesday. 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 Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two week high of $243.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.45 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $223.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $210.02.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The business 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

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

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

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and Cisco announced USFP, a next-generation optical module designed to support 400Gb/s-per-lane signals and up to 12.8Tb/s of capacity. The technology could help AI data centers scale bandwidth while reducing power use and network complexity. NVIDIA and Cisco announce USFP
• Positive Sentiment: Navitas Semiconductor is collaborating with NVIDIA on a 24-kilowatt power-delivery board for next-generation AI infrastructure. The single-stage design is intended to improve efficiency and reduce board space, reinforcing demand for NVIDIA-based AI factories. Navitas collaborates with NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Bitdeer secured an eight-year agreement for a 60MW Malaysia facility designed for NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin systems, bringing its contracted AI data-center capacity to approximately 333.5MW. This provides another indication of long-term infrastructure demand. Bitdeer expands Malaysia AI campus
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly considering a larger investment in or acquisition of open-weight AI startup Reflection AI. The move could broaden NVIDIA’s software and model ecosystem, but discussions are preliminary and could fail to produce a deal. NVIDIA and Reflection AI talks
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain divided: some argue triple-digit growth makes NVDA reasonably valued and see further upside, while others point to technical signs of a potential peak, a roughly $5.5 trillion valuation, and concentration risk in AI-related equities.
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft said it plans to rely increasingly on its internally developed Maia chips for AI inference, potentially reducing its dependence on NVIDIA GPUs and intensifying competition from hyperscaler-designed silicon. Microsoft to rely more on Maia chips
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue may be about $50 billion—below previously cited estimates—have raised questions about AI spending, infrastructure demand and the valuation of AI suppliers. Separately, Firmus’ canceled data-center IPO suggested financing conditions for AI infrastructure could be tightening.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical analysts warned that NVDA’s retreat from its record high could signal weakening momentum. Investor caution is also reflected in a reported $21 million options position betting the stock falls below $180 by January and continued insider selling, although these signals do not necessarily predict operating performance. Nvidia falls back from record high

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 value 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. Insiders have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last 90 days. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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