NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock: Permanens Capital L.P. Grows Holdings

Key Points

• Institutional interest increased: Permanens Capital L.P. raised its NVIDIA position by 316.5% in the second quarter to 8,647 shares valued at approximately $1.73 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 65.27% of the stock.
• NVIDIA exceeded quarterly expectations: The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.22 per share versus the $2.09 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year.
• Analysts remain bullish, but insider selling is notable: NVIDIA has a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.89, alongside a newly authorized $150 billion share-repurchase program. However, insiders sold 1.77 million shares worth about $399.5 million over the past 90 days.

Permanens Capital L.P. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 316.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,647 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 6,571 shares during the quarter. Permanens Capital L.P.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,730,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,741,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.7% in the second quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,507,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Kooman & Associates raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,694,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,767,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.3%

NVDA opened at $226.32 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.45 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. NVIDIA Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two week high of $243.37. The business has a 50-day moving average of $223.05 and a 200-day moving average of $210.02.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The business 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%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.05 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program 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 shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NVDA has been the subject of several research reports. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Mizuho set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $390.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 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 insiders.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

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 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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