SLT Holdings LLC decreased its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 18.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 73,049 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 17,050 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 9.1% of SLT Holdings LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. SLT Holdings LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $14,616,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on NVDA shares. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on NVIDIA from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $350.00 price objective (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Phillip Securities upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $500.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $324.83.
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Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In other news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total value of $6,536,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark Stevens sold 63,501 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.06, for a total transaction of $13,974,030.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,558,770 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,003,202,926.20. This trade represents a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,563,501 shares of company stock valued at $335,380,530. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.
NVIDIA Price Performance
NVIDIA stock opened at $230.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. The company has a market cap of $5.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $210.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $202.05.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company 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%. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current year.
NVIDIA Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is currently 12.64%.
NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Hugging Face expands NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem: The acquisition gives NVIDIA access to Hugging Face’s open-source platform, which hosts millions of models, applications and datasets used by more than 18 million developers. Investors view the deal as a way to deepen CUDA adoption, strengthen NVIDIA’s software moat and position the company as an AI platform provider rather than solely a chip supplier. Management says Hugging Face will remain open to the broader AI ecosystem. Why NVIDIA’s defensive move to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips
- Positive Sentiment: New consumer AI revenue channel: Lenovo and Acer are expected to launch Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip in October. Local AI processing could expand NVIDIA’s addressable market while reducing reliance on cloud data centers. HP also announced new OmniBook PCs using RTX Spark technology. NVIDIA sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and demand remain strong: Needham and Rosenblatt reaffirmed Buy ratings with price targets of $300 and $390, respectively. Recent earnings showed revenue growth above 100%, a 63.7% net margin and results ahead of consensus, while management’s long-term outlook continues to imply robust AI infrastructure spending. NVIDIA’s equity investments in companies such as OpenAI, CoreWeave and Nebius have also grown substantially, reinforcing its influence across the AI supply chain. NVIDIA has built a $99 billion equity portfolio
- Neutral Sentiment: Competitive and valuation considerations: NVIDIA remains dominant, but AMD, Broadcom and Intel are pursuing AI and server opportunities. Rising memory and optical-networking costs could pressure gross margins even if they confirm that demand exceeds supply.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling adds a cautionary signal: Director Mark Stevens sold roughly 648,500 shares in two transactions, while EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares. The sales were disclosed under planned transactions and represent small portions of their remaining holdings, limiting their significance but potentially weighing on sentiment.
About NVIDIA
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NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company's product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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