NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Lifted by Palogic Value Management L.P.

Key Points

• Palogic Value Management increased its NVIDIA stake by 451.1% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 7,330 shares worth approximately $1.47 million. Other institutional investors also raised their positions, and institutions collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with revenue up 105.9% year over year and EPS beating estimates. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-buyback program, while analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $321.89.
• Despite strong AI infrastructure demand and strategic partnerships, risks include significant insider selling, potential competition from Microsoft’s in-house Maia chips, concerns about AI spending and valuation, and technical signs of weakening momentum.

Palogic Value Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 451.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,330 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares during the period. Palogic Value Management L.P.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,466,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Panoramic Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 161.2% in the 2nd quarter. Panoramic Capital LLC now owns 65,268 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $13,059,000 after purchasing an additional 40,282 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.6% during the second quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 323,551 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $64,740,000 after purchasing an additional 5,016 shares in the last quarter. Permanens Capital L.P. boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 316.5% during the second quarter. Permanens Capital L.P. now owns 8,647 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,730,000 after purchasing an additional 6,571 shares in the last quarter. Petrus Trust Company LTA boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 205.8% during the second quarter. Petrus Trust Company LTA now owns 195,702 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $39,158,000 after purchasing an additional 131,702 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Plotkin Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the second quarter. Plotkin Financial Advisors LLC now owns 19,647 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,931,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

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 Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA 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 sale, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $226.32 on Tuesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two week high of $243.37. The company has a market cap of $5.45 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.61, 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. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $223.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.02.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Truist Financial increased 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. Zacks Research raised NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.89.

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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