NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Sold by SkyView Investment Advisors LLC

Key Points

• SkyView Investment Advisors cut its NVIDIA stake by 89.9% in the second quarter, selling 134,166 shares and retaining 15,000 shares worth about $3.0 million. Despite the sale, institutional investors own 65.27% of the stock.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly EPS of $2.22 versus the $2.09 consensus, while revenue rose 105.9% year over year to $96.22 billion. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive, with a consensus “Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.47, although competition, AI infrastructure funding concerns and substantial insider selling present risks.

SkyView Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 89.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,000 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 134,166 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 2.5% of SkyView Investment Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $3,001,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $16,156,076,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 34.7% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 75,849,721 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $15,176,771,000 after acquiring an additional 19,522,304 shares during the period. Amundi grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $23,329,141,000 after acquiring an additional 12,575,177 shares during the period. Nykredit A S purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,315,956,000. Finally, SEB Asset Management AB purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,692,807,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several investment analyses remain bullish on NVIDIA’s long-term outlook. Its CUDA software ecosystem, scale, high margins and deep customer relationships are viewed as a stronger moat than competitors such as Broadcom and Lam Research. Some analysts believe the shares could still double over the next five to 10 years even if growth moderates. Prediction: Nvidia Will Outperform Broadcom Over the Next 5 Years
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its opportunity beyond GPUs through CPUs, networking, AI factories, industrial AI, autonomous driving and quantum-computing interfaces. Partnerships involving Pony.ai, inDrive, Schneider Electric and HPE could support additional demand for its full-stack platform. Pony AI, NVIDIA Take Their Robotaxi Ambitions to a New Market
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group modestly raised its fiscal 2027 and 2028 EPS forecasts, while other commentary highlights NVIDIA’s faster growth, stronger margins and relatively attractive valuation compared with some AI semiconductor peers. Brokers Suggest Investing in Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts argue NVIDIA may become a relative “safe haven” within the AI trade because of its dependable earnings and dominant position, but this is an investor-rotation thesis rather than a new financial result or confirmed catalyst. Can Nvidia's Stock Become a Safe Haven?
• Negative Sentiment: Seaport Research reiterated a bearish view, citing mounting competition, strategic tension in NVIDIA’s business and substantial financial commitments tied to the AI buildout. This bearish call is the clearest company-specific pressure on the shares. Two Critical Nvidia Stock Flaws
• Negative Sentiment: The recent decline reflects broader concern that hyperscalers and neocloud operators may struggle to finance the hundreds of billions of dollars required for AI data centers. High borrowing costs, funding gaps and possible customer spending discipline are pressuring the entire AI trade, including NVIDIA. Why Nvidia Stock Is Down Over 4%?

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value 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 $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president 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. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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 three months. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the topic of several research reports. DZ Bank restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. KGI Securities increased their price target on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised NVIDIA from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b+)" rating in a report on Friday, October 16th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.47.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVIDIA stock opened at $210.96 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.08 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 2.22. 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 fifty day moving average is $222.58 and its 200 day moving average is $212.80. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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