OFI Invest Asset Management raised its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,809,430 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 475,316 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 7.5% of OFI Invest Asset Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. OFI Invest Asset Management’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $762,229,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Diversified Enterprises LLC raised its position in shares of 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 during the period. Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its position 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. Boyd Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 273.4% during the 2nd quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,830,000 after buying an additional 6,696 shares during the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $591,086,000 after buying an additional 54,877 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Storen Legacy Partners LLC acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth $1,350,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Trading Up 1.8%
Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $228.45 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $209.85 and a 200-day moving average of $201.85. The firm has a market cap of $5.51 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.07 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.
NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.64%.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Hugging Face acquisition: NVIDIA agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for approximately $12.93 billion. The deal could strengthen CUDA adoption, improve developer retention and give NVIDIA a larger role in AI model development and deployment beyond selling chips. Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion
- Positive Sentiment: Growth outlook remains strong: NVIDIA’s recent quarterly results exceeded expectations, with $96.22 billion in revenue and $2.22 in EPS. Management’s roughly 70% fiscal 2028 revenue-growth outlook was materially above consensus, reducing concerns that AI demand is rapidly decelerating. Nvidia: The Market Is Crazy Not To Push The Stock Higher
- Positive Sentiment: Customer spending validation: Dell Technologies’ stronger guidance and expanding AI-server demand reinforced NVIDIA’s view that enterprise and hyperscaler capital expenditures remain elevated. NVIDIA also announced that Lenovo and Acer will launch RTX Spark AI PCs in October, extending its reach into client computing. Nvidia sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
- Positive Sentiment: Broader AI ecosystem exposure: Partnerships with Equinix and Together AI on enterprise inference, plus a reported $6 billion GPU deployment connected to humanoid-robotics company Figure, point to additional demand for NVIDIA’s platforms in inference and physical AI. Nvidia lands surprise $6B GPU windfall with Figure
- Neutral Sentiment: Strategic execution will be closely watched: The Hugging Face transaction is intended to preserve an open developer ecosystem, but NVIDIA must integrate the platform without undermining its neutrality or causing developers to migrate elsewhere. The acquisition also comes as cloud providers continue developing custom AI chips.
- Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure: Rising memory and networking costs are expected to weigh on gross margins, even though they reflect supply constraints and strong demand. Investors are monitoring whether NVIDIA can maintain profitability above 70%. Memory Costs Rise: Can NVIDIA Protect Its 70% Gross Margin?
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and policy risks: Executives and directors recently sold shares, including a Rule 10b5-1 sale by EVP Timothy Teter. Possible U.S. semiconductor tariffs and elevated interest rates remain additional risks to valuation and global supply chains.
Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA
In related news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total transaction of $6,536,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $585,587,360.80. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,563,501 shares of company stock worth $335,380,530. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NVDA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Citic Securities lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $300.00 price target (up from $285.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $324.23.
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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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