NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by Strategic Advisors LLC

Strategic Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 55.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 84,794 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 107,141 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 3.2% of Strategic Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $16,966,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the second 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 period. Defender Capital LLC. grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Kooman & Associates raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Mizuho set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.89.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded down $3.10 on Friday, hitting $214.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 120,783,023 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,333,480. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $223.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $211.10. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1 year low of $164.27 and a 1 year high of $243.37. The company has a market capitalization of $5.16 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22. 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) last issued its quarterly 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. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 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 corporate insiders.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New RTX Spark laptops expand NVIDIA’s addressable market. Systems from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI are now available starting at $2,599, combining Blackwell graphics, up to 128GB of memory and local AI capabilities. The launch could create a new consumer and developer revenue stream beyond data centers. NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs Available Today
• Positive Sentiment: Automotive and enterprise adoption continues. Volvo expanded its partnership with NVIDIA for automated-driving systems, while Adobe is integrating NVIDIA technology across Photoshop, Premiere and other creative tools. These agreements support longer-term demand for NVIDIA hardware and software. Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain investment and customer deployments remain strong. Taiwan is reportedly considering as much as $4 billion for Texas industrial parks serving NVIDIA suppliers, and customers continue deploying Blackwell systems. The developments reinforce demand, although they may take time to affect revenue. Taiwan Texas industrial parks
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its software and AI-model ecosystem. Paid offerings such as AI Enterprise and Mission Control, along with Nemotron open models and partnerships with AI startups, could make earnings less dependent on hardware. However, the articles provide no near-term financial contribution.
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing concerns are the main pressure. CoreWeave’s debt has reportedly traded at distressed yields, raising questions about whether highly leveraged customers can continue funding data-center expansion. Higher Treasury yields and inflation concerns are also making large AI projects more expensive. CoreWeave financing worries
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI growth expectations. OpenAI’s reported $50 billion revenue run rate was below the roughly $68 billion previously anticipated, prompting concern that AI demand may mature more slowly. Microsoft’s development of custom Maia chips also highlights the risk of customers developing alternatives to NVIDIA GPUs. OpenAI revenue expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider selling adds a sentiment overhang. Recent data showed NVIDIA insiders made numerous sales and no open-market purchases over the past six months, though such transactions may reflect planned diversification rather than a change in business outlook.

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.