NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock: Ma Investment Partnership LP Boosts Holdings

Key Points

• Ma Investment Partnership LP doubled its NVIDIA stake to 400,000 shares during the second quarter, worth approximately $80 million and representing 14.3% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with five Strong Buy and 49 Buy ratings and a consensus price target of $321.89. NVIDIA also reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, beating analyst expectations.
• NVIDIA authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program, but shares face mixed signals, including recent insider selling, valuation concerns and potential competition from Microsoft’s internally developed AI chips.

Ma Investment Partnership LP raised its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 400,000 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 200,000 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 14.3% of Ma Investment Partnership LP's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Ma Investment Partnership LP's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $80,036,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Fayez Sarofim & Co lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 10,039,246 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $2,008,753,000 after buying an additional 216,420 shares during the period. Redwood Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 53,674 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $10,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,967 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 70.1% during the 2nd quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 246,335 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $49,289,000 after purchasing an additional 101,481 shares in the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 9.4% during the 2nd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 213,216 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $42,662,000 after purchasing an additional 18,332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 169,632 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $33,942,000 after purchasing an additional 12,780 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. KeyCorp reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 24th. KGI Securities upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Itau BBA Securities dropped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $256.00 to $218.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.89.

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

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.3%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $226.32 on Tuesday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $223.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $210.02. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $243.37. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.05 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm'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 completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. 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 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 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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