NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock: Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC Increases Stake

Key Points

• Transamerica Financial Advisors increased its NVIDIA stake by 8.1% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 169,632 shares worth approximately $33.9 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings of $2.22 per share, exceeding the $2.09 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $96.22 billion—up 105.9% year over year. The company also authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan.
• Wall Street remains broadly bullish, with an average “Buy” rating and a consensus price target of $321.89, though recent insider sales and concerns about competition from custom AI chips present potential risks.

Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 8.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 169,632 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after acquiring an additional 12,780 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for 2.9% of Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $33,942,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Bard Associates Inc. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 8,866.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frankly Finances LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NVDA opened at $226.32 on Tuesday. 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 company has a market cap of $5.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.61, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $223.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $210.02. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week high of $243.37.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company 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%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. Analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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 given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $390.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen raised NVIDIA from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. KGI Securities raised their target price on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA and Cisco announced USFP, a next-generation optical module designed to support 400Gb/s-per-lane signals and up to 12.8Tb/s of capacity. The technology could help AI data centers scale bandwidth while reducing power use and network complexity. NVIDIA and Cisco announce USFP
• Positive Sentiment: Navitas Semiconductor is collaborating with NVIDIA on a 24-kilowatt power-delivery board for next-generation AI infrastructure. The single-stage design is intended to improve efficiency and reduce board space, reinforcing demand for NVIDIA-based AI factories. Navitas collaborates with NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Bitdeer secured an eight-year agreement for a 60MW Malaysia facility designed for NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin systems, bringing its contracted AI data-center capacity to approximately 333.5MW. This provides another indication of long-term infrastructure demand. Bitdeer expands Malaysia AI campus
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly considering a larger investment in or acquisition of open-weight AI startup Reflection AI. The move could broaden NVIDIA’s software and model ecosystem, but discussions are preliminary and could fail to produce a deal. NVIDIA and Reflection AI talks
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain divided: some argue triple-digit growth makes NVDA reasonably valued and see further upside, while others point to technical signs of a potential peak, a roughly $5.5 trillion valuation, and concentration risk in AI-related equities.
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft said it plans to rely increasingly on its internally developed Maia chips for AI inference, potentially reducing its dependence on NVIDIA GPUs and intensifying competition from hyperscaler-designed silicon. Microsoft to rely more on Maia chips
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue may be about $50 billion—below previously cited estimates—have raised questions about AI spending, infrastructure demand and the valuation of AI suppliers. Separately, Firmus’ canceled data-center IPO suggested financing conditions for AI infrastructure could be tightening.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical analysts warned that NVDA’s retreat from its record high could signal weakening momentum. Investor caution is also reflected in a reported $21 million options position betting the stock falls below $180 by January and continued insider selling, although these signals do not necessarily predict operating performance. Nvidia falls back from record high

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Timothy 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 transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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 the 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% 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 have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last 90 days. Corporate 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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