Plancorp LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 60,873 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 7,998 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for about 0.3% of Plancorp LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Plancorp LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $12,390,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the first quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
NVIDIA Stock Down 4.6%
NVDA opened at $217.55 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $208.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $200.77. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.07 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The stock has a market cap of $5.24 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.50, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 2.23. The company has a quick ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.
NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 20th that permits the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 15.31%.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA reported fiscal Q2 revenue of approximately $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year and ahead of Wall Street expectations. Data-center revenue rose 117% to $89 billion, while adjusted EPS of $2.22 also exceeded consensus. The results reinforced that hyperscaler AI spending remains robust. Nvidia rises after signaling longer AI spending runway
- Positive Sentiment: Management guided to roughly $108 billion in fiscal Q3 revenue and indicated that fiscal 2028 sales could grow about 70%, well above the roughly 45% growth analysts had modeled. The forecast has shifted the debate from whether AI demand is slowing to whether NVIDIA and its suppliers can build enough capacity. Nvidia’s 70% growth forecast
- Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their NVIDIA price targets following the results, including Wedbush, Truist, RBC and JPMorgan. The upgrades reflect expectations for sustained Blackwell demand, the Vera Rubin product ramp and strong order visibility through fiscal 2028. Wedbush lifts Nvidia price target
- Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly pursuing a roughly $12.9 billion acquisition of open-source AI platform Hugging Face. The deal could expand NVIDIA’s software ecosystem and improve visibility into future AI workloads, but reports indicate terms may not be finalized and the valuation is high relative to Hugging Face’s revenue. Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face report
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are locking in gains after NVIDIA’s strong post-earnings rally. The stock’s elevated valuation and proximity to record levels make it vulnerable to short-term profit-taking even though fundamentals remain strong. Nvidia AMD Intel stocks slide as investors take profits
- Negative Sentiment: Gross-margin expectations are moving lower toward roughly 72%–73% as NVIDIA absorbs higher memory, packaging and infrastructure costs. Management also said supply constraints remain significant, potentially limiting how much demand can immediately translate into revenue and cash flow.
- Negative Sentiment: Broader market pressure is coming from a more hawkish Federal Reserve outlook, while NVIDIA’s decision to exclude China data-center compute revenue from its forecast underscores continuing export-control and geopolitical risks. Reports that the company paused some revenue-sharing arrangements with AI cloud providers also raise questions about financing and customer ROI. Nvidia pauses revenue-sharing deals
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In other news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total transaction of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 116,135 shares in the company, valued at $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This trade represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,900,500 shares of company stock valued at $410,449,265 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have commented on NVDA shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 4th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. President Capital boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.61.
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NVIDIA Profile
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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