NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Position Raised by Apollon Wealth Management LLC

Key Points

• Apollon Wealth Management increased its NVIDIA position by 5.8% in the second quarter, adding 81,232 shares for a total of 1.47 million shares valued at approximately $294.9 million. NVIDIA represents 3.6% of the firm’s portfolio and is its second-largest holding.
• NVIDIA reported strong quarterly results, with revenue up 105.9% year over year to $96.22 billion and EPS of $2.22, exceeding estimates. Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $324.34.
• Key risks include valuation and insider selling: NVIDIA has a market capitalization of about $5.26 trillion, while insiders sold roughly $571 million of shares over the past three months. Regulatory scrutiny of its Groq licensing arrangement and rising competition in custom AI chips may also pressure sentiment.

Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 5.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,474,044 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 81,232 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises approximately 3.6% of Apollon Wealth Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Apollon Wealth Management LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $294,941,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position 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 worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and growth outlook: Piper Sandler upgraded NVIDIA to “strong buy,” while CEO Jensen Huang reiterated expectations for roughly 70% revenue growth next year and a potential $3 trillion–$4 trillion AI market by 2030. Erste Group also raised its FY2027 EPS estimate to $9.23 from $9.00. NVIDIA analyst upgrade Jensen Huang growth outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Evidence of sustained chip demand: TSMC reported August revenue growth of 53.3% year over year, signaling continued orders for AI accelerators and advanced packaging. The data supports NVIDIA’s view that hyperscaler and enterprise AI infrastructure spending remains strong. TSMC August revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Infrastructure expansion and partnerships: NVIDIA is working with Australian cloud and data-center companies on up to 2 gigawatts of AI-factory capacity by 2027. Its collaborations with Palantir on sovereign AI supply chains and d-Matrix on chip-linking technology further expand the CUDA-based ecosystem and potential future demand. NVIDIA Australia AI infrastructure d-Matrix partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains the central debate: Investors are weighing NVIDIA’s exceptional growth, profitability and AI leadership against a very high market capitalization and the possibility that optimistic forecasts are already reflected in the stock. Analysts continue to compare NVIDIA with Broadcom and AMD as custom silicon competition develops. NVIDIA valuation debate
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and sentiment risks: The Justice Department is reportedly examining NVIDIA’s licensing arrangement with Groq for possible antitrust concerns. In addition, insiders have reported substantial selling with no purchases in the past six months, while higher oil prices and Treasury yields have pressured high-growth technology shares. DOJ Groq investigation NVIDIA insider sales

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Melius Research set a $420.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Truist Financial increased their target price on NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Craig Hallum lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $324.34.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of NVIDIA 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their position. The sale 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, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 2,585,740 shares of company stock valued at $571,015,527. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $218.29 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $213.29 and a 200-day moving average of $203.33. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $236.54. 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 quarterly earnings results 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. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.05 EPS. The business's revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.12 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processors and related software. Its products are used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer graphics, data-center applications and other workloads that benefit from parallel processing.

The company's offerings include GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and software for gaming and personal computers; data-center GPUs, systems and networking products; and professional visualization solutions for design, engineering, media and scientific applications.

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