NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Position Reduced by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

Key Points

• B. Metzler reduced its NVIDIA stake by 5.6% in the second quarter, selling 219,107 shares and retaining 3.68 million shares valued at approximately $735.4 million. NVIDIA remains the fund’s largest position, representing about 6.4% of its holdings.
• Institutional ownership remains substantial at 65.27%, while NVIDIA insiders sold roughly $399.5 million of stock over the past three months, including sales by CFO Colette Kress and director Mark Stevens.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 54 of 55 ratings at Strong Buy or Buy and an average price target of $321.89. NVIDIA also reported 105.9% year-over-year revenue growth in its latest quarter and authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program, though concerns about AI financing, competition and growth expectations remain.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lessened its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,682,454 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 219,107 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 6.4% of B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings, making the stock its biggest position. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $735,438,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the second quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,741,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,507,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Kooman & Associates grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $1,694,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,767,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $293,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New RTX Spark laptops expand NVIDIA’s addressable market. Systems from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI are now available starting at $2,599, combining Blackwell graphics, up to 128GB of memory and local AI capabilities. The launch could create a new consumer and developer revenue stream beyond data centers. NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs Available Today
• Positive Sentiment: Automotive and enterprise adoption continues. Volvo expanded its partnership with NVIDIA for automated-driving systems, while Adobe is integrating NVIDIA technology across Photoshop, Premiere and other creative tools. These agreements support longer-term demand for NVIDIA hardware and software. Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain investment and customer deployments remain strong. Taiwan is reportedly considering as much as $4 billion for Texas industrial parks serving NVIDIA suppliers, and customers continue deploying Blackwell systems. The developments reinforce demand, although they may take time to affect revenue. Taiwan Texas industrial parks
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its software and AI-model ecosystem. Paid offerings such as AI Enterprise and Mission Control, along with Nemotron open models and partnerships with AI startups, could make earnings less dependent on hardware. However, the articles provide no near-term financial contribution.
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing concerns are the main pressure. CoreWeave’s debt has reportedly traded at distressed yields, raising questions about whether highly leveraged customers can continue funding data-center expansion. Higher Treasury yields and inflation concerns are also making large AI projects more expensive. CoreWeave financing worries
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI growth expectations. OpenAI’s reported $50 billion revenue run rate was below the roughly $68 billion previously anticipated, prompting concern that AI demand may mature more slowly. Microsoft’s development of custom Maia chips also highlights the risk of customers developing alternatives to NVIDIA GPUs. OpenAI revenue expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider selling adds a sentiment overhang. Recent data showed NVIDIA insiders made numerous sales and no open-market purchases over the past six months, though such transactions may reflect planned diversification rather than a change in business outlook.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents 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 company's stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $541,187,310.22. This trade 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 three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the subject of several recent research reports. Phillip Securities lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, September 4th. KGI Securities raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $214.13 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $243.37. The company has a market cap of $5.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $223.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $211.10. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for 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 was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.

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

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA Profile

NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ: NVDA is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company's products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.

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