NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Bought by Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors

Key Points

• Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors increased its NVIDIA stake by 5.6% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 52,163 shares valued at $10.4 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with $2.22 in adjusted EPS and $96.22 billion in revenue, up 105.9% year over year. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share.
• Wall Street remains bullish, with the stock carrying an average “Buy” rating and a consensus price target of $321.89, although insider selling and concerns about AI financing, growth expectations, and customer-developed alternatives pose potential risks.

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 5.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 52,163 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 2,758 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 7.2% of Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors' portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors' holdings in NVIDIA were worth $10,437,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of NVDA. Amundi grew its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. SEB Asset Management AB purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $1,692,807,000. Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $1,243,336,000. H&H International Investment LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 91.3% during the 1st quarter. H&H International Investment LLC now owns 13,843,775 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $2,414,354,000 after acquiring an additional 6,606,675 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 28.6% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 26,337,224 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $5,269,815,000 after acquiring an additional 5,850,506 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $214.13 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.16 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $223.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.10. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.27 and a 12-month 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.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 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 firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase 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 shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New RTX Spark laptops expand NVIDIA’s addressable market. Systems from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI are now available starting at $2,599, combining Blackwell graphics, up to 128GB of memory and local AI capabilities. The launch could create a new consumer and developer revenue stream beyond data centers. NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs Available Today
• Positive Sentiment: Automotive and enterprise adoption continues. Volvo expanded its partnership with NVIDIA for automated-driving systems, while Adobe is integrating NVIDIA technology across Photoshop, Premiere and other creative tools. These agreements support longer-term demand for NVIDIA hardware and software. Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain investment and customer deployments remain strong. Taiwan is reportedly considering as much as $4 billion for Texas industrial parks serving NVIDIA suppliers, and customers continue deploying Blackwell systems. The developments reinforce demand, although they may take time to affect revenue. Taiwan Texas industrial parks
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its software and AI-model ecosystem. Paid offerings such as AI Enterprise and Mission Control, along with Nemotron open models and partnerships with AI startups, could make earnings less dependent on hardware. However, the articles provide no near-term financial contribution.
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing concerns are the main pressure. CoreWeave’s debt has reportedly traded at distressed yields, raising questions about whether highly leveraged customers can continue funding data-center expansion. Higher Treasury yields and inflation concerns are also making large AI projects more expensive. CoreWeave financing worries
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI growth expectations. OpenAI’s reported $50 billion revenue run rate was below the roughly $68 billion previously anticipated, prompting concern that AI demand may mature more slowly. Microsoft’s development of custom Maia chips also highlights the risk of customers developing alternatives to NVIDIA GPUs. OpenAI revenue expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider selling adds a sentiment overhang. Recent data showed NVIDIA insiders made numerous sales and no open-market purchases over the past six months, though such transactions may reflect planned diversification rather than a change in business outlook.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. Truist Financial lifted 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. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $390.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 21st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $321.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ: NVDA is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company's products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.

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