Premier Fund Managers Ltd Sells 3,021 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Premier Fund Managers reduced its NVIDIA stake by 3,021 shares, or 2.3%, leaving it with 129,520 shares valued at approximately $25.2 million. NVIDIA remains the fund’s second-largest holding, while institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 65.27% of the stock.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings of $2.22 per share and revenue of $96.22 billion, beating estimates; revenue increased 105.9% year over year. Analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with an average price target of $324.34.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share and has authorization for an $80 billion share-repurchase program. However, substantial recent insider selling and regulatory, valuation, and competitive risks remain key investor concerns.

Premier Fund Managers Ltd cut its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 129,520 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 3,021 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 2.3% of Premier Fund Managers Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Premier Fund Managers Ltd's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $25,242,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Boyd Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 273.4% in the 2nd quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 6,696 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 44.2% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 127,604 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $23,798,000 after purchasing an additional 39,129 shares in the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd raised its stake in NVIDIA by 6,451.9% during the 1st quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $111,134,000 after purchasing an additional 627,510 shares during the period. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $591,086,000 after purchasing an additional 54,877 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Storen Legacy Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at $1,350,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.0%

NVIDIA stock opened at $218.29 on Friday. 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 business's 50-day simple moving average is $213.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $203.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.60, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.12 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on NVDA. Mizuho set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $335.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $400.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $324.34.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and growth outlook: Piper Sandler upgraded NVIDIA to “strong buy,” while CEO Jensen Huang reiterated expectations for roughly 70% revenue growth next year and a potential $3 trillion–$4 trillion AI market by 2030. Erste Group also raised its FY2027 EPS estimate to $9.23 from $9.00. NVIDIA analyst upgrade Jensen Huang growth outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Evidence of sustained chip demand: TSMC reported August revenue growth of 53.3% year over year, signaling continued orders for AI accelerators and advanced packaging. The data supports NVIDIA’s view that hyperscaler and enterprise AI infrastructure spending remains strong. TSMC August revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Infrastructure expansion and partnerships: NVIDIA is working with Australian cloud and data-center companies on up to 2 gigawatts of AI-factory capacity by 2027. Its collaborations with Palantir on sovereign AI supply chains and d-Matrix on chip-linking technology further expand the CUDA-based ecosystem and potential future demand. NVIDIA Australia AI infrastructure d-Matrix partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains the central debate: Investors are weighing NVIDIA’s exceptional growth, profitability and AI leadership against a very high market capitalization and the possibility that optimistic forecasts are already reflected in the stock. Analysts continue to compare NVIDIA with Broadcom and AMD as custom silicon competition develops. NVIDIA valuation debate
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and sentiment risks: The Justice Department is reportedly examining NVIDIA’s licensing arrangement with Groq for possible antitrust concerns. In addition, insiders have reported substantial selling with no purchases in the past six months, while higher oil prices and Treasury yields have pressured high-growth technology shares. DOJ Groq investigation NVIDIA insider sales

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total value of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $585,587,360.80. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 2,585,740 shares of company stock worth $571,015,527 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

About NVIDIA

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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