NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by WealthShield Partners LLC

Key Points

• WealthShield Partners cut its NVIDIA stake by 27.7% in the second quarter, selling 22,626 shares and retaining 59,194 shares valued at approximately $11.84 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA insiders reported substantial selling: CFO Colette Kress sold shares worth about $7.65 million, while Director Mark Stevens sold approximately $144.1 million; insiders sold 1.77 million shares worth roughly $399.5 million during the quarter.
• Analyst sentiment remains bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.89. NVIDIA also reported quarterly revenue growth of 105.9% year over year and authorized a $150 billion share-buyback program.

WealthShield Partners LLC lowered its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 27.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 59,194 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 22,626 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 1.8% of WealthShield Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. WealthShield Partners LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $11,844,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Langley Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 8,866.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark 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 value of $144,122,997.18. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. Evercore set a $465.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $345.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.89.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX may become a major new customer. SpaceX is reportedly seeking approximately $40 billion in debt financing—potentially including bank loans and investment-grade bonds—to purchase NVIDIA GPUs for its AI infrastructure. The proposed transaction would reinforce demand for NVIDIA’s chips, although the debt-funded nature of the purchase raises questions about customer financing risk. Apollo, banks in talks to finance SpaceX's $40 billion Nvidia GPU purchase
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is expanding beyond data centers into PCs and edge AI. Microsoft unveiled the $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra with an NVIDIA AI chip, while ASUS and other manufacturers began offering RTX Spark-powered systems for local AI workloads. This could broaden NVIDIA’s addressable market and create a new consumer and enterprise revenue stream. Microsoft to sell Surface Laptop Ultra containing Nvidia AI chip
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure adoption remains widespread. NVIDIA-backed Lambda is reportedly targeting up to $4 billion in additional funding ahead of a planned IPO, while robotics, sovereign-AI and cloud-computing companies continue announcing deployments using NVIDIA platforms. These developments support the company’s ecosystem and long-term demand outlook. Nvidia-backed Lambda targets $4 billion raise
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains bullish. Morgan Stanley raised its price target, and consensus estimates cited by analysts imply additional upside. NVIDIA’s prior quarterly earnings beat and more-than-doubling revenue growth continue to support the bullish case.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market conditions are mixed. Rising oil prices tied to renewed Strait of Hormuz tensions pressured broader equities, while investors also remained focused on interest rates and Federal Reserve minutes.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and concentration risks are becoming more prominent. NVIDIA is approaching a $6 trillion market capitalization after a powerful rally, increasing the potential for profit-taking. Michael Burry has reportedly shifted to longer-dated put options on NVIDIA, citing the risk of an eventual AI downturn.
• Negative Sentiment: Trade and execution risks could weigh on the shares. Fresh tariff threats and concerns about margin compression, inventory levels and the sustainability of debt-financed AI spending are tempering enthusiasm. Investors may also be reluctant to chase the stock near record highs without evidence that earnings growth can continue to exceed elevated expectations.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $237.36 on Thursday. The firm's 50 day moving average is $221.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.72 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.01, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is 12.64%.

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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