Venturi Wealth Management LLC Acquires 15,227 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• Venturi Wealth Management increased its NVIDIA stake by 4.7% in the second quarter, purchasing 15,227 shares to hold 340,034 shares worth approximately $68 million. NVIDIA now represents 2.6% of the firm’s portfolio.
• Analyst sentiment remains bullish: NVIDIA has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $324.83, while institutional investors own 65.27% of the stock.
• NVIDIA reported quarterly revenue of $96.22 billion, up 105.9% year over year, and EPS of $2.22, beating estimates. However, recent insider selling and competition from AMD, Broadcom and Intel present potential risks.

Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 340,034 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 15,227 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 2.6% of Venturi Wealth Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Venturi Wealth Management LLC's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $68,037,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Selective Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Selective Wealth Management Inc. now owns 14,459 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $2,932,000 after buying an additional 1,301 shares during the period. Brown Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,784 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $5,960,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Poehling Capital Management INC. increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 7.7% in the second quarter. Poehling Capital Management INC. now owns 17,969 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,595,000 after buying an additional 1,282 shares during the period. Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at about $225,000. Finally, Fortem Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.3% during the second quarter. Fortem Financial Group LLC now owns 90,155 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $18,039,000 after acquiring an additional 2,044 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on NVDA. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $400.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $350.00 price objective (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $324.83.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Hugging Face expands NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem: The acquisition gives NVIDIA access to Hugging Face’s open-source platform, which hosts millions of models, applications and datasets used by more than 18 million developers. Investors view the deal as a way to deepen CUDA adoption, strengthen NVIDIA’s software moat and position the company as an AI platform provider rather than solely a chip supplier. Management says Hugging Face will remain open to the broader AI ecosystem. Why NVIDIA’s defensive move to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips
• Positive Sentiment: New consumer AI revenue channel: Lenovo and Acer are expected to launch Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip in October. Local AI processing could expand NVIDIA’s addressable market while reducing reliance on cloud data centers. HP also announced new OmniBook PCs using RTX Spark technology. NVIDIA sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and demand remain strong: Needham and Rosenblatt reaffirmed Buy ratings with price targets of $300 and $390, respectively. Recent earnings showed revenue growth above 100%, a 63.7% net margin and results ahead of consensus, while management’s long-term outlook continues to imply robust AI infrastructure spending. NVIDIA’s equity investments in companies such as OpenAI, CoreWeave and Nebius have also grown substantially, reinforcing its influence across the AI supply chain. NVIDIA has built a $99 billion equity portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive and valuation considerations: NVIDIA remains dominant, but AMD, Broadcom and Intel are pursuing AI and server opportunities. Rising memory and optical-networking costs could pressure gross margins even if they confirm that demand exceeds supply.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling adds a cautionary signal: Director Mark Stevens sold roughly 648,500 shares in two transactions, while EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares. The sales were disclosed under planned transactions and represent small portions of their remaining holdings, limiting their significance but potentially weighing on sentiment.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $230.36 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $210.61 and a 200-day moving average of $202.19. The company has a market cap of $5.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 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. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.07 and a 52 week high of $236.54.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. NVIDIA's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

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

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was 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. The trade was a 1.10% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 1,563,501 shares of company stock worth $335,380,530 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.94% of the company's stock.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company's product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.

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