439,562 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Sold by National Pension Service

National Pension Service reduced its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,834,621 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 439,562 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 6.6% of National Pension Service’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. National Pension Service’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $10,171,499,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial set a $515.00 price objective on NVIDIA and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, August 24th. KGI Securities lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $335.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $321.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. 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 Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 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. 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 ninety days. Insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $210.96 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $222.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $212.56. The stock has a market cap of $5.08 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.27 and a 12-month high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its 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. The firm 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 in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Key NVIDIA News

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%?

About NVIDIA

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.