NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Sold by Planning Directions Inc.

Key Points

• Planning Directions Inc. cut its NVIDIA position by 33.3% in the second quarter, selling 5,279 shares and retaining 10,565 shares worth approximately $2.1 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with $2.22 in EPS and $96.22 billion in revenue, while sales surged 105.9% year over year. Analysts remain bullish, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $320.71.
• The company authorized a $150 billion share repurchase program, but investors are also monitoring risks including insider selling, export controls, potential AI-chip financing concerns and increasing competition from internally designed chips.

Planning Directions Inc. decreased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 33.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,565 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 5,279 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 1.0% of Planning Directions Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Planning Directions Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $2,114,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Frankly Finances LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Finally, Lam Group Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $77,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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 Up 1.3%

NVDA opened at $233.95 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $218.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $207.48. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $237.88. 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 firm has a market cap of $5.64 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 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 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. NVIDIA's revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp restated an "overweight" rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, August 24th. Wedbush lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. KGI Securities boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research report on Friday. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut their price target on NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $320.71.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other 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 sale, the director 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This trade 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 have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 over the last three months. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA 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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