W1M Asset Management Ltd Boosts Position in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Key Points

• W1M Asset Management increased its NVIDIA stake by 14.9% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 32,118 shares valued at approximately $6.4 million. Institutional investors collectively own 65.27% of NVIDIA.
• Analyst sentiment remains strongly positive: NVIDIA has an average “Buy” rating and a $321.89 consensus price target, supported by strong AI-related demand and recent earnings that exceeded expectations.
• Insiders sold significant shares while NVIDIA authorized a major buyback. Insiders sold about $399.5 million of stock over three months, while the company approved a $150 billion repurchase program covering up to 2.8% of outstanding shares.

W1M Asset Management Ltd boosted its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 14.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,118 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 4,176 shares during the quarter. W1M Asset Management Ltd's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $6,416,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,741,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 0.7% in the second quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,507,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Kooman & Associates increased its stake in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $1,694,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,767,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 3.5% during the second quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $350.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $390.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, September 4th. HSBC upped their target price on NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $321.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were 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 approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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 valued at $399,450,353 over the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI demand indicators remain strong. Foxconn reported record quarterly revenue, helped by accelerating demand for NVIDIA-linked AI servers. Separately, AM Intelligence announced firm orders for 20,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for deployments in India and Malaysia, providing additional evidence of international infrastructure expansion. Foxconn revenue report
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see further upside. Recent commentary argues that rising earnings estimates, NVIDIA’s platform advantages and broadening demand from frontier AI labs, agentic AI and physical AI could extend the rally. One analyst suggested Wall Street may be underestimating growth over the next six to eight quarters. Zacks AI stock analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic ecosystem investments are adding optionality. NVIDIA-backed startups Reflection AI and Lambda are advancing new AI models and cloud infrastructure, with Lambda reportedly seeking up to $4 billion ahead of a planned IPO. These developments could support future demand for NVIDIA computing products and strengthen its influence across the AI stack. Lambda funding report
• Neutral Sentiment: The $6 trillion valuation is now a near-term market milestone. NVIDIA’s market capitalization is approaching that level, and options traders reportedly see a meaningful chance of reaching it this month. The milestone may attract additional momentum buying, but it also raises expectations for execution and earnings. NVIDIA options report
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and concentration risks are increasing. Some market strategists warn that mega-cap technology stocks may be overbought after their recent advances, while NVIDIA’s enormous market value leaves less room for disappointment if AI infrastructure spending slows.
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and legal scrutiny remain risks. Broadcom is expanding its custom AI accelerator business through an Anthropic-related financing arrangement, potentially challenging NVIDIA’s dominance. In addition, a lawsuit alleges NVIDIA’s $20 billion Groq transaction disadvantaged Groq shareholders, creating legal and reputational uncertainty. Groq lawsuit report

NVIDIA Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $239.24 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $164.27 and a 1-year high of $243.37. The business has a 50-day moving average of $220.43 and a 200 day moving average of $208.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA's payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Company 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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