Orgel Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 3,630 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $726,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of NVDA. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the second quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,741,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.7% during the second quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,507,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Kooman & Associates boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% in 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 last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in 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 last quarter. Finally, Persium Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 1,466 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NVDA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $345.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, October 5th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $321.89.
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NVIDIA News Roundup
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.
NVIDIA Stock Down 1.4%
NASDAQ NVDA traded down $3.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $214.13. The company had a trading volume of 120,783,023 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,333,480. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $223.20 and its 200 day moving average is $211.10. 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 Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $164.27 and a fifty-two week high of $243.37. The company has a market capitalization of $5.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Activity at NVIDIA
In related news, 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 transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a 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, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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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