Rational Advisors Inc. Sells 6,077 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Rational Advisors reduced its NVIDIA stake by 20%, selling 6,077 shares and retaining 24,357 shares valued at approximately $4.87 million.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of NVIDIA, with several major firms—including Van ECK Associates and Amundi—recently increasing their positions.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings and revenue above analyst expectations, while its board authorized a $150 billion share-repurchase plan; analysts maintain a consensus “Buy” rating with a $321.89 price target.

Rational Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 20.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,357 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after selling 6,077 shares during the period. Rational Advisors Inc.'s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $4,874,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $23,454,297,000 after purchasing an additional 124,849,603 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $16,156,076,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 34.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 75,849,721 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $15,176,771,000 after purchasing an additional 19,522,304 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $23,329,141,000 after purchasing an additional 12,575,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SEB Asset Management AB purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,692,807,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA stock opened at $229.28 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.99, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $222.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $209.66. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Phillip Securities increased their target price on NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

About NVIDIA

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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