NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Acquired by Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,163 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,758 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 7.2% of Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $10,437,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Defender Capital LLC. boosted 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 in the last quarter. Kooman & Associates grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% during the second quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.8% during the first quarter. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 4,375 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $875,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penobscot Wealth Management increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.7% during the first quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management now owns 7,930 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,383,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $214.13 on Friday. 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 one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37. 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 capitalization of $5.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.05 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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 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.