2,376 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Bought by Wellington Grp LLC

Wellington Grp LLC raised its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,558 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,376 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA comprises 1.5% of Wellington Grp LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Wellington Grp LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $5,914,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the second quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 4,121 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $825,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. increased 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 acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Kooman & Associates raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on NVDA. Mizuho set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NVIDIA from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $321.47.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the company’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 transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Down 4.4%

NVDA opened at $212.21 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $222.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $212.57. 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 12 month low of $164.27 and a 12 month high of $243.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.11 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.83, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program 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. Share buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.