NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Holdings Decreased by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lowered its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 19,009,807 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 268,305 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises about 1.9% of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $3,803,526,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Boyd Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 273.4% in the second quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 6,696 shares in the last quarter. Ally Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 10.3% during the second quarter. Ally Financial Inc. now owns 172,000 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $34,415,000 after acquiring an additional 16,000 shares during the period. Altshuler Shaham Ltd lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 6,451.9% in the 1st quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $111,134,000 after acquiring an additional 627,510 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors now owns 52,163 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $10,437,000 after acquiring an additional 2,758 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,898 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $14,386,000 after acquiring an additional 4,958 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on NVDA. KGI Securities raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $321.47.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA stock opened at $210.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. The stock has a market cap of $5.08 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 2.22. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $212.56. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm 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%. The firm’s revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 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 value of $144,122,997.18. Following the sale, the director 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several investment analyses remain bullish on NVIDIA’s long-term outlook. Its CUDA software ecosystem, scale, high margins and deep customer relationships are viewed as a stronger moat than competitors such as Broadcom and Lam Research. Some analysts believe the shares could still double over the next five to 10 years even if growth moderates. Prediction: Nvidia Will Outperform Broadcom Over the Next 5 Years
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its opportunity beyond GPUs through CPUs, networking, AI factories, industrial AI, autonomous driving and quantum-computing interfaces. Partnerships involving Pony.ai, inDrive, Schneider Electric and HPE could support additional demand for its full-stack platform. Pony AI, NVIDIA Take Their Robotaxi Ambitions to a New Market
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group modestly raised its fiscal 2027 and 2028 EPS forecasts, while other commentary highlights NVIDIA’s faster growth, stronger margins and relatively attractive valuation compared with some AI semiconductor peers. Brokers Suggest Investing in Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts argue NVIDIA may become a relative “safe haven” within the AI trade because of its dependable earnings and dominant position, but this is an investor-rotation thesis rather than a new financial result or confirmed catalyst. Can Nvidia’s Stock Become a Safe Haven?
• Negative Sentiment: Seaport Research reiterated a bearish view, citing mounting competition, strategic tension in NVIDIA’s business and substantial financial commitments tied to the AI buildout. This bearish call is the clearest company-specific pressure on the shares. Two Critical Nvidia Stock Flaws
• Negative Sentiment: The recent decline reflects broader concern that hyperscalers and neocloud operators may struggle to finance the hundreds of billions of dollars required for AI data centers. High borrowing costs, funding gaps and possible customer spending discipline are pressuring the entire AI trade, including NVIDIA. Why Nvidia Stock Is Down Over 4%?

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.