NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Holdings Reduced by Korea Investment CORP

Key Points

• Korea Investment CORP cut its NVIDIA stake by 9.3% in the second quarter, selling 1.69 million shares and retaining 16.45 million shares worth approximately $3.29 billion. NVIDIA remains the fund’s second-largest holding, representing about 6.2% of its portfolio.
• NVIDIA reported strong operating momentum, with quarterly revenue rising 105.9% year over year to $96.22 billion and EPS exceeding estimates. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program, while analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $321.89.
• Insiders and some institutional investors have been active sellers despite continued AI demand. NVIDIA executives sold shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, while the stock’s high valuation, rising competition and legal scrutiny create risks for investors.

Korea Investment CORP lessened its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,445,980 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 1,691,136 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 6.2% of Korea Investment CORP's holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Korea Investment CORP owned 0.07% of NVIDIA worth $3,290,676,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of NVDA. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,070,726 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $614,422,000 after purchasing an additional 443,070 shares during the last quarter. M1 Capital Management LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. M1 Capital Management LLC now owns 16,112 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,224,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA by 23.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160,514 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $32,117,000 after purchasing an additional 30,774 shares during the last quarter. Bard Associates Inc. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 8,866.7% in the second quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the period. Finally, Sterling Financial Planning Inc. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 13.3% in the second quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 2,157 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $432,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI demand indicators remain strong. Foxconn reported record quarterly revenue, helped by accelerating demand for NVIDIA-linked AI servers. Separately, AM Intelligence announced firm orders for 20,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for deployments in India and Malaysia, providing additional evidence of international infrastructure expansion. Foxconn revenue report
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see further upside. Recent commentary argues that rising earnings estimates, NVIDIA’s platform advantages and broadening demand from frontier AI labs, agentic AI and physical AI could extend the rally. One analyst suggested Wall Street may be underestimating growth over the next six to eight quarters. Zacks AI stock analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic ecosystem investments are adding optionality. NVIDIA-backed startups Reflection AI and Lambda are advancing new AI models and cloud infrastructure, with Lambda reportedly seeking up to $4 billion ahead of a planned IPO. These developments could support future demand for NVIDIA computing products and strengthen its influence across the AI stack. Lambda funding report
• Neutral Sentiment: The $6 trillion valuation is now a near-term market milestone. NVIDIA’s market capitalization is approaching that level, and options traders reportedly see a meaningful chance of reaching it this month. The milestone may attract additional momentum buying, but it also raises expectations for execution and earnings. NVIDIA options report
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and concentration risks are increasing. Some market strategists warn that mega-cap technology stocks may be overbought after their recent advances, while NVIDIA’s enormous market value leaves less room for disappointment if AI infrastructure spending slows.
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and legal scrutiny remain risks. Broadcom is expanding its custom AI accelerator business through an Anthropic-related financing arrangement, potentially challenging NVIDIA’s dominance. In addition, a lawsuit alleges NVIDIA’s $20 billion Groq transaction disadvantaged Groq shareholders, creating legal and reputational uncertainty. Groq lawsuit report

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company'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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders 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 NVDA opened at $239.24 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $243.37. The stock's 50 day moving average is $220.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.25, a P/E/G 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.05 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on NVDA. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Zacks Research raised NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Evercore set a $465.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. KGI Securities lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $315.00 target price (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.89.

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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