NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Sold by Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Fort Sheridan Advisors reduced its NVIDIA stake by 1.9% in the second quarter, selling 3,050 shares and retaining 154,069 shares valued at approximately $30.8 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings of $2.22 per share on $96.22 billion in revenue, exceeding analyst expectations, while revenue rose 105.9% year over year. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $324.14.
• NVIDIA insiders, including CFO Colette Kress and EVP Timothy Teter, sold shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, equivalent to a 0.4% annualized yield.

Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 154,069 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 3,050 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 3.3% of Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $30,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Moran Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 313,984 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $62,825,000 after buying an additional 835 shares during the period. Spirepoint Private Client LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 20.8% during the 2nd quarter. Spirepoint Private Client LLC now owns 180,362 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $36,089,000 after buying an additional 31,016 shares during the last quarter. Mechanics Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mechanics Financial Corp now owns 30,460 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $6,095,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares during the period. Ellis Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,432 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,688,000 after acquiring an additional 1,492 shares during the period. Finally, Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 96.9% in the second quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 65,224 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $13,050,000 after acquiring an additional 32,104 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA stock opened at $225.07 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $236.54. 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 stock's 50 day moving average price is $216.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $205.86. The firm has a market cap of $5.42 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.45, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for 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 quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $324.14.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Elon Musk said xAI’s Colossus 2 data center could more than double its NVIDIA chip count by year-end. The facility reportedly already uses 110,000 GB200 and 440,000 GB300 GPUs, reinforcing expectations for large hyperscaler and AI-lab orders. xAI Colossus 2 chip deployment article
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary indicates NVIDIA GPU demand is so strong that even poorly built cloud infrastructure can attract customers at healthy margins. This supports the view that AI compute demand still exceeds available supply. NVIDIA GPU demand article
• Positive Sentiment: RMX Industries placed an order for NVIDIA H200 GPU systems through Technologent, providing another example of demand for NVIDIA’s data-center products. Super Micro’s shipment of Vera Rubin NVL72 racks also signals that next-generation systems are reaching customers. RMX H200 purchase order article
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to favor NVIDIA over competing AI-chip names such as Micron and Marvell, citing broader AI exposure, stronger margins and higher returns on equity. Bullish coverage also points to a potential Vera Rubin volume ramp and substantial cloud infrastructure backlogs. Micron versus NVIDIA analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Extended U.S.-China trade discussions may eventually improve NVIDIA’s China opportunity, but export restrictions remain unresolved. The stock is also testing important technical levels after a strong recent advance. NVIDIA technical and China outlook article
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Timothy Teter sold approximately $6.8 million of NVIDIA shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale was only about 1.1% of his holdings and does not indicate a fundamental change, but it may weigh on sentiment alongside broader reports of insider profit-taking. NVIDIA insider sale article
• Negative Sentiment: Higher memory costs are expected to pressure NVIDIA’s gross margins, while rising Treasury yields could compress the valuation of high-growth technology stocks. Investors are therefore balancing exceptional AI demand against increasing supply-chain costs and macroeconomic risk.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $598,810,648. The trade was a 1.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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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