NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Purchased by Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC

Key Points

• Knollwood Investment Advisory increased its NVIDIA stake by 0.7% in the second quarter to 476,023 shares valued at approximately $95.2 million. NVIDIA now represents about 8.5% of the firm’s portfolio, while institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of the stock.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with five Strong Buy ratings and 50 Buy ratings; the average price target is $321.47. NVIDIA also reported quarterly earnings and revenue above estimates, with revenue rising 105.9% year over year.
• NVIDIA authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase program, covering up to 2.8% of outstanding shares, while insiders sold about $399.5 million of stock over the past 90 days. The company faces potential longer-term competition from custom AI chips developed by major cloud providers.

Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 476,023 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after buying an additional 3,135 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 8.5% of Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC's holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Knollwood Investment Advisory LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $95,247,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several 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 about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Langley Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 8,866.7% in the second quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on NVDA shares. Phillip Securities increased 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. China Renaissance boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.47.

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $217.09 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. The business has a 50-day moving average of $223.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $211.72. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $243.37. The company has a market capitalization of $5.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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%. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 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 corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a record 104-qubit fault-tolerant quantum-computing simulation on Europe’s JUPITER supercomputer. The project used NVIDIA GH200 GPUs, cuQuantum and CUDA-Q software, and validated an approach that could require 90% fewer physical qubits. While not an immediate revenue driver, the announcement reinforces NVIDIA’s position in accelerated computing and expands potential applications in drug discovery, finance and materials science. NVIDIA quantum-computing simulation
• Positive Sentiment: The broader AI trade rebounded, with institutional investors reportedly reducing bearish positions in semiconductor-related instruments. Continued hyperscaler spending on data centers and AI infrastructure remains a key support for NVIDIA’s growth outlook. Chip stocks and institutional buying
• Positive Sentiment: Additional growth initiatives included new open-weight AI models for enterprise and PC agents, reported cooperation with Samsung and TSMC on next-generation HBM technology, and a collaboration with SpaceX on AI computing systems for space. NVIDIA also reportedly won AI startup Modal for new central processors. NVIDIA open AI models
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue debating valuation. Optimistic views point to rapid earnings growth, strong margins and a reported $235 billion buyback authorization, while other commentary argues that the stock already reflects substantial future AI expansion. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s effort to make its Trainium chips compatible with existing PyTorch code could weaken NVIDIA’s CUDA ecosystem advantage. More broadly, hyperscalers are developing custom AI chips, potentially pressuring NVIDIA’s pricing power and market share over time. Amazon AI chips challenge NVIDIA
• Negative Sentiment: CoreWeave’s declining stock, heavy debt load and sensitivity to higher interest rates remain risks because it is both a major NVIDIA customer and an NVIDIA-backed company. Any slowdown among highly leveraged AI infrastructure providers could raise concerns about the sustainability of industry spending. CoreWeave risks to NVIDIA

About NVIDIA

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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