NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock: Invst LLC Trims Holdings

Key Points

• Invst LLC reduced its NVIDIA stake by 7.6% in the second quarter, selling 4,607 shares and retaining 55,729 shares valued at $11.15 million. Institutional investors overall still own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion and earnings of $2.22 per share, exceeding analyst expectations, while revenue surged 105.9% year over year. The board also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 49 Buy and five Strong Buy ratings and a consensus price target of $321.89. However, concerns remain about potentially peak or debt-funded AI spending, mixed options activity and recent insider selling.

Invst LLC trimmed its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 7.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 55,729 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 4,607 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 1.1% of Invst LLC's holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Invst LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $11,151,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,200,989 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $33,345,453,000 after purchasing an additional 4,019,505 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 143,239,504 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $26,714,167,000 after purchasing an additional 446,178 shares in the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 13,709.1% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after purchasing an additional 124,849,603 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 12,575,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 2.3% in the second quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 91,954,159 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $18,399,108,000 after purchasing an additional 2,045,101 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $229.28 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $222.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.66. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week 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 announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. China Renaissance boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital increased their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.89.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company'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 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This trade 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. Insiders sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 over the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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