NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Sold by Addison Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Addison Advisors cut its NVIDIA stake by 64.7% in the second quarter, selling 13,417 shares and retaining 7,325 shares valued at approximately $1.47 million. Institutional investors overall own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA insiders sold approximately $399.5 million worth of stock over the past 90 days, including significant sales by Director Mark Stevens and CFO Colette Kress.
• Despite the selling activity, analysts remain bullish, with the stock carrying a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $320.71. NVIDIA also reported quarterly revenue growth of 105.9% year over year and authorized a $150 billion share buyback.

Addison Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 64.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,325 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 13,417 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for 0.7% of Addison Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Addison Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $1,466,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mmbg Investment Advisors CO. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.0% in the second quarter. Mmbg Investment Advisors CO. now owns 272,239 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $54,472,000 after buying an additional 7,929 shares in the last quarter. West Family Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 76,955 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $15,398,000 after acquiring an additional 12,022 shares during the period. Knuff & Co LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 22.6% during the 2nd quarter. Knuff & Co LLC now owns 49,535 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $9,911,000 after acquiring an additional 9,120 shares during the period. Denali Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 219,391 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $43,898,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 506.4% in the 2nd quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 1,966,637 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $393,504,000 after purchasing an additional 1,642,337 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA 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 transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. The trade was 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on NVDA shares. DZ Bank reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $330.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, HSBC boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $320.71.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named NVIDIA its top semiconductor pick, maintaining an Overweight rating and setting a $300 price target. The firm believes NVIDIA’s software ecosystem, scale and positioning across AI infrastructure trends give it a durable competitive moat. Morgan Stanley names NVIDIA a top pick
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s recently announced $150 billion buyback authorization lifts total remaining repurchase capacity to approximately $235 billion. Investors view the plan as a sign of management confidence and a potential source of per-share earnings support. NVIDIA buyback analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to raise expectations for hyperscaler spending, with Barclays estimating NVIDIA could generate $401 billion in hyperscaler revenue in 2027. CoreWeave’s launch of the Vera Rubin platform and additional enterprise customers also supports demand for NVIDIA’s next-generation systems. Barclays hyperscaler revenue estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor and technology complex is attracting buying interest as AI investment remains a major market leadership theme. However, NVIDIA’s valuation and substantial market concentration leave the stock sensitive to interest rates, economic data and shifts in institutional positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are monitoring reports that Amazon may move roughly $8 billion of NVIDIA chips off its balance sheet through leasing or financing structures. While this could improve customer flexibility, it adds scrutiny around AI infrastructure financing and so-called circular transactions. Amazon NVIDIA chip balance-sheet report
• Negative Sentiment: Export-control concerns remain a headline risk after prosecutors alleged a California man helped smuggle approximately $300 million of NVIDIA chips to China. Separately, Michael Burry warned that GPU depreciation could undermine the economics of the AI infrastructure boom, while Alphabet’s growing use of internally designed chips represents a longer-term competitive threat. NVIDIA chip smuggling prosecution

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA opened at $233.95 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $237.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.64 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.58, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $218.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $207.48.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. NVIDIA's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA Company 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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