Range Advisory LLC grew its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 44.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 92,041 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,432 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 2.2% of Range Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Range Advisory LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $18,416,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 4,121 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $825,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. raised 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 buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Kooman & Associates raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,767,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
NVIDIA Stock Performance
NVIDIA stock opened at $212.21 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $212.57. The stock has a market cap of $5.11 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 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 Corporation has a 1-year low of $164.27 and a 1-year high of $243.37.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.64%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Mizuho set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Raymond James Financial set a $515.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Yorkville Ives assumed coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 target price on the stock. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.47.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on NVDA
NVIDIA News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. CEO Jensen Huang said neocloud demand is “off the charts,” while Super Micro’s significantly higher revenue outlook and SpaceX’s plans to add substantial computing capacity provided evidence that customers continue expanding AI infrastructure. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says neocloud demand is off the charts but capital is scarce
- Positive Sentiment: GTC Berlin expanded NVIDIA’s addressable market. The company introduced DSX POD modular Vera Rubin AI factories, designed to reduce deployment timelines from roughly six months to as little as 14 days. Its DSX platform also targets up to 30% lower power consumption and near-zero cooling-water usage, potentially easing customers’ power and permitting constraints. NVIDIA introduces DSX POD AI factories
- Positive Sentiment: Platform expansion supports the long-term bull case. New partnerships involving AI-agent security, robotics, autonomous vehicles, telecom networks, quantum-computing interfaces and industrial AI reinforce NVIDIA’s strategy of selling a broader full-stack computing ecosystem rather than only GPUs.
- Neutral Sentiment: Quantum news is strategically relevant but not yet a material earnings driver. Quantum X Labs reported improved error-correction results using NVIDIA CUDA-Q, illustrating ecosystem adoption, although the announcement does not provide meaningful near-term revenue information for NVIDIA.
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI-spending sustainability and financing. Concerns that hyperscalers, neoclouds and other customers may struggle to fund massive data-center buildouts are weighing on the entire AI trade. Rising-rate risk adds pressure to high-growth technology valuations.
- Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector pressure compounded the decline. Chip stocks weakened after Lam Research cited supply-chain constraints, while broader technology indexes also fell. NVIDIA’s high valuation and upcoming earnings raise the risk of a “sell-the-news” reaction even if results exceed expectations.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, 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 value of $144,122,997.18. Following the transaction, 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. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 over the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.
NVIDIA 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.
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